Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk – and threatens a vital source of journalism
- Written by Allison Perlman, Associate Professor of Film & Media Studies, University of California, Irvine
Nathan Heffel and Grace Hood rehearse their Colorado Public Radio public affairs program in Centennial, Colo., in 2017. Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives approved by narrow margins on July 17 and 18, 2025, a law that claws back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting....