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Engaging with audiences is essential if public media are to build trust and ensure public accountability. Yet, with COVID-19 massively disrupting the way we work and interact, how have public media adapted to best engage with their audiences during the pandemic?

Bipartisan support welcomed as the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee endorses more funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB).

The additional funding proposals come at a time of significant economic uncertainty for US public media.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is requesting an additional $175 million in emergency funds to secure the survival of US public media against a backdrop of newsroom layoffs and closures. 

For the fourth year in a row President Trump has proposed cutting all federal funding for public service media. What would US citizens lose if public media disappears?

The Public Media Alliance is once again calling on President Donald Trump to drop proposals to slash federal funding for public media.

From funding adjustments to new streaming platforms, what’s new in the world of American public media? Read our latest round up.

In light of the recent heat waves occurring across the globe, media organisations, public and independent, are taking heed on placing climate change at the forefront of their reporting. 

Once again, federal budget proposals take aim at funding for public media, causing deep concern for the future of quality local news and content.

Public radio in the US engages students in podcast production with a challenge