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It’s been a year since Congress cut off federal funding for public media. How are things going?

Nieman Lab 28 July 2026 5h ago
It’s been a year since Congress cut off federal funding for public media. How are things going?
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Last July, the Republican-led Congress voted to end federal funding for public media, clawing back $1.1 billion in funds that had been previously allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. (The CPB officially shut down this past January.) The depressing one-year anniversary is being marked by a slew of articles and updates on how public...
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