Opinion: Remembering Bill Moyers
NPR's Scott Simon remembers the astonishing career of former White House press secretary and long-time public broadcasting journalist Bill Moyers, who died this week at the age of 91.
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House votes to kill funding for public media
The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with the next two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate.
Partisan battle lines form over Trump's plan to defund NPR & PBS
Senate Democrats warn Trump plan to wipe out public broadcasting funding will shut down stations, eliminate essential services. But House GOP scheduled to vote to clawback $1.1 billion next week.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal says Trump rescission request is 'bad on all accounts'
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., warns President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting will negatively affect millions of people.
Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't
In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".
Poland's Government Tightens Its Control Over Media
Critics say the ruling party overhauled public media to serve as a mouthpiece and a state-backed oil refiner's purchase of a newspaper chain brings more outlets under party loyalist control.
Gothamist Properties Will Be Revived Under New Ownership: Public Media
WNYC will buy Gothamist, KPCC will acquire LAist, and WAMU is taking over DCist. The move is funded by two anonymous donors "who are deeply committed to supporting local journalism initiatives."
A Manifesto On Diversity In Public Media
The host of the award-winning programs State of the Re:Union and Reveal shares his ideas about making public radio sound more like America.