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inquilineThis site helps people find radio stations hit by the public media funding cuts--in addition to your home outlets, people might consider donating to rural stations as they will be hit much harder than urban public radio <a href="https://adoptastation.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adoptastation.org/</a><a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/radio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#radio</a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicRadio</a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AdoptAStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AdoptAStation</a> Database:<a href="https://adoptastation.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adoptastation.org/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CBPFundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CBPFundingCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicBroadcasting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPBFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPBFunding</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPB</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CollegeRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DumbingUsDown</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeepingUsInTheDark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KeepingUsInTheDark</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpSucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fundraising</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyFundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmergencyFundraising</a>

NonilexThe demise of the corporation, known as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPB</a>, is a direct result of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s targeting of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a>, which he has repeatedly claimed is spreading political & cultural views antithetical to those the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> should be espousing [meaning <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#facts</a> instead of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#propaganda</a>]. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/closure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#closure</a> is expected to have a profound impact on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/journalistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#journalistic</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/cultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cultural</a> landscape — in particular, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicRadio</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TV</a> stations in small communities across the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Constitution</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreePress</a>

DoomsdaysCWCollege-Affiliated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> Stand to Lose Big Under CutsThe Trump administration’s cuts to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicRadio</a> and television may create <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewsDeserts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewsDeserts</a> and limit experiential learning opportunities for students.By Ashley Mowreader, July 23, 2025"Recent federal cuts are hacking at an additional piece of college and university budgets and operations: on-campus broadcast and radio stations."On July 18, Congress voted to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPB</a>), which gives money to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NPR</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a> and their member stations. The move hurts <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LocalStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LocalStations</a> across the country, particularly in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rural</a> regions, as well as dozens of broadcast hubs located at or affiliated with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colleges</a>."More than half of NPR’s 1,000 member stations are licensed to or affiliated with colleges or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#universities</a>, according to NPR’s website. A 2019 PBS article listed 49 university and college public television licensees, a majority of which belong to public institutions—many of them flagship or public <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandGrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LandGrant</a> universities, but some community and technical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/colleges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colleges</a> as well."Data analysis by Alex Curley, a former NPR staffer and author of the blog Semipublic, found that university licensees were far more dependent than non-college affiliated stations on 'non-operating revenue,' which includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPBFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPBFunding</a> and other money allocated by their parent organization to cover losses. Out of the 173 public stations Curley analyzed, 129 university licensees relied on nonoperating revenue for about 41 percent of their total revenue, compared to the 21 percent it covered for non-college–affiliated stations." 'For stations that lose federal funding, especially those who are losing a lot in relation to total revenue, that’s going to put a huge burden on their parent organization [the college or university] because they’re the only ones who can cover that deficit,' Curley said."On average, CPB funding makes up 12 percent of independently owned and operated public radio stations’ budgets, according to Northwestern University’s Medill School 2023 State of Local News Report. Curley’s analysis found that 15 percent of all stations relied on federal funding for 50 percent or more of their total revenue intake."An Inside Higher Ed analysis of Curley’s data found that cuts to CPB and other relevant federal funding could decimate university-based stations’ expected revenue.Methodology"To compile his database, Adopt a Station, Curley drew on two types of financial reports by public broadcast statements to identify where they sourced their revenue and how much federal funding they received. Based on these reports, Curley estimated how a lack of CPB dollars and other relevant grants would impact total revenue sources. [See the full database at link below.]"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HowardUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HowardUniversity</a>’s TV station, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WHUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WHUT</a> — which was recently awarded two Emmys for its work—lost as much as 21 percent, based on 2023 numbers from the station’s financial reports of revenue from federal sources."<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KISU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KISU</a>, the local station for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IdahoStateUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IdahoStateUniversity</a> students and community members—which produces the athletics broadcast for Division 1 sports—is also poised to take a hit; 30 percent of the station’s funding comes from student fees, but an additional 30 percent comes from CPB."Some institutions host both radio and TV stations that saw budgets slashed. At <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/VincennesUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VincennesUniversity</a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indiana</a>, TV station <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WVUT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WVUT</a> is projected to lose 39 percent of its usual revenue from CPB dollars, while radio station <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WVUB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WVUB</a> could lose 27 percent, according to Curley’s data, which would place greater pressure on the institution to fill the gap."In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WashingtonState</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SkagitValleyCommunityCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SkagitValleyCommunityCollege</a>’s radio station, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KSVR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KSVR</a>—which provides bilingual reporting to the Mount Vernon community, hosted by staff, local and student volunteers—is projected to lose 20 percent of its revenue."The cuts will also likely reduce opportunities on many campuses for students to gain hands-on experience working in a newsroom or alongside professionals. When cuts took place at public media stations in the past, those affiliated with a college or university were less likely to see reductions in force, Curley said—in part because the university could cover the losses they incurred."Now, in an environment where colleges and universities are facing deficits across revenue sources, college-based media stations have less of a safety net." 'I have no idea what’s going to happen,' Curley said. 'It’s almost new territory for many university licensees.'"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElizabethCityStateUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElizabethCityStateUniversity</a>’s on-campus station, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WRVS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WRVS</a>, has five employees and a gaggle of student interns, work-study students and community volunteers who keep the station up and running. But under the latest federal cuts, WRVS’s expected revenue will be slashed an estimated 71 percent."Not every university-affiliated station has the same reliance on federal dollars; the University of Georgia’s WUGA, for instance, reported that just 1 percent of total revenue came from federal funds in 2023. The University of Florida’s WUFT-FM received about 5 percent of total revenue from the government, thanks in part to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fundraising</a> efforts and in part to the success of the station in its local area, Curley said."A 2023 survey of 215 public radio stations found that, on average, colleges contribute less than 15 percent of funding to affiliated radio stations, and 80 percent of stations thought it was unlikely that they would receive additional financial support from their institution."In some parts of the country, student publications, radio and TV stations are the singular source of news for communities. But a lack of funding and support for current operations remains a primary barrier to getting more students involved in public media, according to a 2023 survey by the University of Vermont."The move to cut funding for CPB is generally unpopular with Americans. A Harris Poll on behalf of NPR published in July found that two-thirds of nearly 2,100 Americans surveyed support federal funding for public radio, with a similar number calling it a good value for taxpayer dollars. A 2025 survey found that 47 percent of viewers say PBS’s value for public dollars is excellent and an additional 29 percent said it’s good." <a href="https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/financial-health/2025/07/23/college-affiliated-public-media-stand-lose-big-under-cuts#" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.insidehighered.com/news/business/financial-health/2025/07/23/college-affiliated-public-media-stand-lose-big-under-cuts#</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AdoptAStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AdoptAStation</a> Database: <a href="https://adoptastation.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adoptastation.org/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CBPFundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CBPFundingCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollegeRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CollegeRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumbingUsDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DumbingUsDown</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeepingUsInTheDark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KeepingUsInTheDark</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpSucks</a>

Heidi Reyes“Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funder of NPR and PBS, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts - CBS News” <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-pbs-federal-cuts-operations-end/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-pbs-federal-cuts-operations-end/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPB</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicmedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NPR</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPolitics</a>

Strypey<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/TIl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TIl</a> about the <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PublicSpaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicSpaces</a> Incubator, which ... "... brings together ABC (Australia), ARD (Germany), CBC/Radio-Canada (Canada), RTBF (Belgium), SRG SSR (Switzerland), ZDF (Germany), and New_ Public (United States) to re-conceptualize how to use PSM [Public Service Media] platforms for public connection and conversation."<a href="https://newpublic.org/psi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://newpublic.org/psi</a>This might be of particular interest to <a href="https://mas.to/@cubicgarden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cubicgarden</a>, given your recent role at the BBC.<a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/NewsMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewsMedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a>

JL Johnson :veri_mast:How about some good news? KCUR, <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/KC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KC</a>'s NPR affiliate held an emergency funding drive following the slimy Republicans axing money that was approved bipartisanly just a few months ago. The drive seems to have been a success. Wouldn't it be great if <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> turned out stronger after this trial? I'll tell ya what, as a recurrent donor to various public media entities, I have a vested interest in them all. Seems I'm in good company. <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/KCUR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KCUR</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Missouri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Missouri</a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NPR</a>

Jessica :propride: 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 ✡️Also if you are looking for stations to support regardless of affiliation, this site has a rotating list of stations that will lose 50% or more of funding: <a href="https://adoptastation.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://adoptastation.org/</a><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/npr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#npr</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicmedia</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/nonprofits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonprofits</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

Martin Holland"Public broadcasters are part of a nation’s media-political system — but they’re also a result of it. More public funding of media would do some wonderful things on the ground to create more informed and engaged communities."<a href="https://journa.host/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NPR</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a><a href="https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/01/do-countries-with-better-funded-public-media-also-have-healthier-democracies-of-course-they-do/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/01/do-countries-with-better-funded-public-media-also-have-healthier-democracies-of-course-they-do/</a>

NadiaPurgeEverybody in the US has access to <a href="https://musician.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a> Passport now, right? If not, go donate at least $5/mo, or pay one-time $60.We support <a href="https://musician.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a>. It is on us now.

DoomsdaysCW$179 billion for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Military</a> projects, but $1 billion to keep Americans safe, informed and educated (via <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicBroadcasting</a>) is too much?!! They only want soldiers to fix the machines when they break down! They don't care about science, culture, building community, etc. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hypersonics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hypersonics</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AI</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/droneSwarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#droneSwarms</a>: Pentagon pours $179 billion into R&Dby Kyle Gunn Wed, July 16, 2025<a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/hypersonics-ai-drone-swarms-pentagon-205135850.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.yahoo.com/news/hypersonics-ai-drone-swarms-pentagon-205135850.html</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CultureOfWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CultureOfWar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpSucks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPBCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CPBCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativePublicMedia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommunityRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CommunityRadio</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MilitaryBudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MilitaryBudget</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MoreSesameStreetLessWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MoreSesameStreetLessWar</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyCommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmergencyCommunications</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</a>

Cascade PBSThanks to all who have stood by us. Your continued support can make a difference.Visit CascadePBS.org/Donate to make a donation and support local public media today.<a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/pbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pbs</a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicmedia</a> <a href="https://social.seattle.wa.us/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seattle</a>

DoomsdaysCW<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Cuts to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> Threaten <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmerican</a> Stations That Protect <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Culture</a> & <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicHealth</a>, Issue Alerts July 18, 2025"We speak to Loris Taylor, president of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativePublicMedia</a>, about the Trump administration’s drastic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/defunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#defunding</a> of public media and its impact on tribal nations. Fifty-nine <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalRadioStations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalRadioStations</a> and one tribal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TelevisionStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TelevisionStation</a> that depend on federal funding will be among the first to face possible closure, putting some of the essential services that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicBroadcasting</a> provides, including warning systems for missing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousWomen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousWomen</a> and girls, at risk. "Taylor shares how Native-led public media helps preserve <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousLanguages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IndigenousLanguages</a> and helped keep communities informed during the peak of the COVID-19 <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pandemic</a>. She fears that without these same resources and 'with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateCrisis</a> increasing, [we] are going to be operating on the margins of information and are not going to have real lifesaving information available to our citizens when they need it most.' "Listen / watch / read transcript: <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/18/public_broadcasting_cuts_native_public_media" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.democracynow.org/2025/7/18/public_broadcasting_cuts_native_public_media</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViewerSupportedNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ViewerSupportedNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocracyNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocracyNow</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CulturalGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CulturalGenocide</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyCommunications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmergencyCommunications</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpHatesThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumpHatesThePoor</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorporateColonialism</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LanguagePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LanguagePreservation</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmericanNews</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePublic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativePublic</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeAmericans</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

JL Johnson :veri_mast:He said they’d just keep winning and there would be so much winning and we’d be sick of it. And ya know what? He was right. And I am. I can’t believe they took away funding for <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a>. It’s not NPR or PBS they are hurting though that was the intent. Instead it’s the independent small time stations, local journalism, etc. Particularly those that serve rural communities. SMH

Paul Chambers🚧In response to the federal funding slash to public broadcasting, like <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a>, when it is my time to renew, I am not going to select a free gift for donating, like a hat or mug. There is no reason for them to go through that expense. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> supporters say the commercial forces that made television a “vast wasteland” still exist in an era of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#socialmedia</a> algorithms that reward <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#content</a> that attracts the most likes & shares. That’s rarely the hyperlocal issues or deep policy discussions that are the bread & butter of local public television & radio stations, which have their own locally produced programs that run alongside the national shows of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NPR</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autocracy</a>

NonilexBut in the years that followed, the strength of local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicTelevision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicTelevision</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicRadio</a> stations in conservative states was often what saved the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#funding</a>.In 1995, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewtGingrich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewtGingrich</a>, then the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#House</a> speaker, made one of the most aggressive moves since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nixon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nixon</a> to “zero out” federal support for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> before he found it politically untenable.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicBroadcasting</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#censorship</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autocracy</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s threat to support primary challenges against any <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> who might try to block the cuts all but guaranteed they would go through this time.“Republicans who supported public <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#media</a> for their entire careers are voting to kill it, & there is only one reason: Donald Trump,” said Senator Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts, who has been at the center of efforts to protect <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PublicMedia</a> for decades. “When Trump sets a loyalty test today, Republicans fall in line.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NPR</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autocracy</a>

United States News BeepPBS & NPR Funding Cut Explained, And What Happens NextNow that Congress has zeroed out federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, NPR and stations… <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewsBeep</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UnitedStatesOfAmerica</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TV</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#analysis</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/BrendanCarr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BrendanCarr</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/corporationforpublicbroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#corporationforpublicbroadcasting</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/ElectionLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElectionLine</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Entertainment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Entertainment</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/FCC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FCC</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Media</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NPR</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PBS</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Publicmedia</a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/rescissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rescissions</a> <a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/us/18427/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newsbeep.com/us/18427/</a>

Desert TrailSo it’s time to bake sale fund <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pbs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#publicmedia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/npr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#npr</a> right? Not going to lie, as a lifelong nerd today’s <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> vote to yank a previously budgeted $1B feels personal. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ilovepbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ilovepbs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fuckthegop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fuckthegop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ussenate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ussenate</a> *edited to correct $$

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