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PMA: Senate must reject CPB funding cuts

PMA is deeply concerned for the future of public media in the US after the House approved the rescission package, impacting CPB's funding.

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PMA extends support to US public media

US public media has taken legal action, claiming the executive order that directs the end of all federal funding breaches the First Amendment.

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World Press Freedom Day | The PMA Briefing

On World Press Freedom Day - attacks on press freedom, journalism faces pressure from AI and entrenched threats such as state capture.

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Trump & GOP wants to end all funding for NPR and PBS

The Trump administration's crackdown on PSM intensifies with the recent White House executive order to cease all federal funding for NPR and PBS. 

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PMA calls for withdrawal of executive order instructing end to federal funding for PBS and NPR

The Public Media Alliance calls on President Trump to rescind his Executive Order instructing the end to federal funding for PBS and NPR.

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End of federal funds would break fabric of public national network, says NPR’s CEO

NPR President & CEO Katherine Maher cautions that federal funding cuts could dismantle the infrastructure of US public radio and broadcasting.

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California public media provide lifesaving wildfire information

Public Media stations in Southern California have been collaborating to provide trusted, life-saving information about the devastating wildfires.

Five PSM stories from the New Year break

The Christmas break saw many significant developments - both good and worrying - in public media around the world.

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What does a Trump presidency mean for public media?

After a two year period of job cuts and shrinking, is public media in for a tough time under another Donald Trump presidency?

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New podcast explores US public media job cuts

We explore why the past 18 months has seen so many job cuts at American public media stations, and what impact these cuts might have.