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Patrick, Grand Arbiter<p>I take no joy in it, but maybe <a href="https://mas.to/tags/publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicmedia</span></a> is getting what it deserves. All the sane-washing, the both-sides'ing, eventually the leopards come</p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Public media isn’t outdated or unnecessary. It’s filling the void left by collapsing local for-profit newsrooms.</p><p>In WA state, nearly 1 in 3 journalists now works in public media. Killing funding means killing local journalism, according to a media researcher.</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/trump-targets-npr-and-pbs-as-public-and-nonprofit-media-account-for-a-growing-share-of-local-news-coverage-255740" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/trump-targ</span><span class="invisible">ets-npr-and-pbs-as-public-and-nonprofit-media-account-for-a-growing-share-of-local-news-coverage-255740</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a></p>
LeoKeyz🌱<p>So in conlusion, support the country's youth that supports programming that supports them, educates them, and urges them to keep asking questions they can take to the classroom or to their community.<br>Support people living in news deserts and rural areas where the only alternative is Alex Jones types on AM radio.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fightfascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fightfascism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fightfordemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fightfordemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fighttyrrany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fighttyrrany</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fightoligarchry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fightoligarchry</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fighttrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fighttrump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-e</span><span class="invisible">mails/</span></a></p>
Dallin<p>Folks in the US, if you are concerned about the proposed federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR, this website makes it easy to contact your lawmakers and ask them to oppose these cuts.</p><p><a href="https://protectmypublicmedia.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">protectmypublicmedia.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/npr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>npr</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/pbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pbs</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/publicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/publicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/publicTV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicTV</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Brian Stelter wrote, and Lawrence Tribe agreed: <br>"The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 is what established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. <br>Nothing in the law allows a president to defund <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a>. <br>Congress specifically sought to insulate <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> from political pressure." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
tj (i make it past the end)<p><a href="https://diaspora.im/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Send letters to congress to protect public media! </p><p><a href="https://protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-e</span><span class="invisible">mails/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://diaspora.im/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://diaspora.im/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://diaspora.im/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>KNKX have sent out a statement just now asking everyone to contact their representatives to tell them to protect public media funding.</p><p><a href="https://protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-e</span><span class="invisible">mails/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/knkx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>knkx</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a></p>
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:<p>KUOW's statement on Trump's illegal refusal to spend Congressionally-authorised Public Media funds:</p><p><a href="https://www.kuow.org/stories/statement-trump-executive-order-public-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kuow.org/stories/statement-tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-executive-order-public-media</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/kuow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kuow</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonState</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/cascadia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cascadia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>radio</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p>Another <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/executiveorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>executiveorder</span></a> from the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistClown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistClown</span></a> 🤡 </p><p>🚨 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ALERT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALERT</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/05/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac</span><span class="invisible">tions/2025/05/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media/</span></a> </p><p>Ending tax funding of <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a>, etc. </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FIGHTBACK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FIGHTBACK</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a></p>
gbhnews<p>Public media funding is complex - so for those of you who are following the news about Trump's executive order to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, this is how CPB works, and how it distributes money to public media stations across the country. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC485mf9LRM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=qC485mf9LRM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board of directors to "cease federal funding for NPR and PBS," the nation's primary public broadcasters.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2025/05/02/520365/trump-orders-end-to-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/2025/05/02/520365/trump-orders-end-to-federal-funding-for-npr-and-pbs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Cpb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cpb</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Npr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Npr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Pbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, who has long accused <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> of *biased* [lie-free] coverage, signed an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> late Thurs seeking to end federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> for the 2 broadcasters. The immediate impact of the order was unclear. NPR &amp; PBS get a small portion of their funds from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/independent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>independent</span></a> organization that funds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/01/us/trump-news/ea955454-c1d0-5100-98a6-26b6fd71dcc5?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/05/01/us</span><span class="invisible">/trump-news/ea955454-c1d0-5100-98a6-26b6fd71dcc5?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Pottery by Osa<p>Like many, I grew up watching shows like Sesame Street, Mr. Rogers, Reading Rainbow and NOVA on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a>. A couple of years ago, I had the honor of the local PBS station coming to my home studio to film a feature for a program called ArtsPlus through which I've been able to share my love for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pottery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pottery</span></a> and the natural environment with a national audience. Non-commercial and educational, PBS is definitely worth fighting for. </p><p>Urge Congress: Save <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> Funding</p><p><a href="https://protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-emails/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">protectmypublicmedia.org/rsc-e</span><span class="invisible">mails/</span></a></p>
JL Johnson :veri_mast:<p>I have been slowly listening to How We Survive, a climate change podcast by the same crew behind Marketplace. Today I’m catching the last episode of season 2 (2022) and it’s so so good. You all should check it out. Maybe do it chronologically, like me. <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/shows/how-we-survive" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marketplace.org/shows/how-we-s</span><span class="invisible">urvive</span></a> here’s a link, or search for it in your podcast app. </p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/HowWeSurvive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HowWeSurvive</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a></p>
Daniel M. Reck<p>And a link to the same story, but carried by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TorontoSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TorontoSun</span></a> without a paywall... <a href="https://torontosun.com/news/world/travel-to-u-s-from-almost-everywhere-is-falling-under-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">torontosun.com/news/world/trav</span><span class="invisible">el-to-u-s-from-almost-everywhere-is-falling-under-trump</span></a></p><p>Who else doesn't have <a href="https://mas.to/tags/paywalls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paywalls</span></a>? <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> doesn't have paywalls—they work for you, the public. Consider a small donation to your local public TV, radio, or newspaper. Help them bring you well-reported, verifiable, unbiased local news.</p><p>Don't want politicians, corporations, and grifters deciding what news you read? Look for public media that represents you.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SeanCasten</span></a></span></p>
AAPB<p>More than 6,000 historic tapes from American Samoa’s public broadcasting station, KVZK, are at risk of being lost forever.</p><p>These recordings document decades of island life, including local news, graduations, cultural festivals, religious ceremonies, and more, told in both Samoan and English.</p><p>With no funding for storage or digitization, decades of history could disappear. Donate now: <a href="https://americanarchive.donorsupport.co/page/AmericanSamoa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">americanarchive.donorsupport.c</span><span class="invisible">o/page/AmericanSamoa</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericanSamoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanSamoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Preservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PacificIslander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PacificIslander</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Grifters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grifters</span></a> running <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Amerikkka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amerikkka</span></a> are calling public media a grift! Probably because they embrace DEI and aren't afraid to criticize the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascist</span></a> administration! This will not only cripple or destroy <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicTelevision</span></a> stations, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityRadio</span></a> like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WMPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WMPG</span></a> also receives money from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CPB</span></a>!!!</p><p>White House calls <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a> a “grift,” will ask Congress to rescind funding</p><p>By Jon Brodkin, April 15, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "In a statement provided to Ars today, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said that 'the effort underway to get Congress to rescind public media funding would disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people. There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress... Without PBS member stations, Americans will lose unique local programming and emergency services in times of crisis.' "</p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/04/white-house-aims-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-in-move-slammed-as-cultural-sabotage/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcasting</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NationalPublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CollegeRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmanpourAndCompany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmanpourAndCompany</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SesameStreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SesameStreet</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EducationalTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EducationalTelevision</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MisterRogers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MisterRogers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kindness</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Empathy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Empathy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Truthtelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Truthtelling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndependentMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndependentMedia</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemocracyNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</span></a></p>
Drop Bear<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://this.mouse.rocks/@dibi58" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dibi58</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://redspinning.top/users/sqgl" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sqgl</span></a></span> <br>"As a radio presenter for 10 years I watched as some listeners influenced by the constant attacks on the ABC would ring in, read me passages from the Bible and demand I repent,"<br><a href="https://thepolitics.com.au/abc-holds-its-breath-over-duttons-death-threats/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thepolitics.com.au/abc-holds-i</span><span class="invisible">ts-breath-over-duttons-death-threats/</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/reality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reality</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/belief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>belief</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/worldview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldview</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicMedia</span></a></p>
Cascade PBS<p>You know we've got local news, but did you know we also have local shows, produced right here in Seattle, celebrating the PNW?</p><p>From exploring the outdoors to trying out Seattle's culinary scene, the history and lore of the PNW and more, we've got something for everyone! Check out <a href="https://video.cascadepbs.org/local" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">video.cascadepbs.org/local</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> to start streaming! </p><p><a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seattle</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/pbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pbs</span></a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicmedia</span></a></p>
The Wild Hunt News<p>"Defund NPR and PBS" Act Gains Traction Amidst Partisan Debate Over Public Media Funding ~ “Republicans continue efforts to defund public media, with the proposed ‘No NPR and PBS Act.’ Critics argue the push is ideological, while defenders say funding is essential for rural stations.</p><p><a href="https://wildhunt.org/2025/04/defund-npr-and-pbs-act-gains-traction-amidst-partisan-debate-over-public-media-funding.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wildhunt.org/2025/04/defund-np</span><span class="invisible">r-and-pbs-act-gains-traction-amidst-partisan-debate-over-public-media-funding.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/npr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>npr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pbs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hr8083" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hr8083</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defundnpract" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defundnpract</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hr2443" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hr2443</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/paganjournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>paganjournalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/voiceofamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>voiceofamerica</span></a></p>