The Trump administration has proposed a memo to Congress advocating the cessation of nearly all federal funding aimed at public media entities such as NPR and PBS. Accusations of these organizations disseminating "radical, woke propaganda" disguised as news are central to this initiative. As Congress prepares to reconvene, a decision will be made regarding the future of $1.1 billion allocated for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. Public broadcasting leaders stress their commitment to providing unbiased information and assert the critical impact funding loss would have on local stations.
Katherine Maher emphasized that the potential loss of funding would significantly impact the NPR network, which relies on federal support to operate 246 stations across the nation.
The memo outlines accusations of 'radical, woke propaganda' against both NPR and PBS, which the administration claims mask as unbiased news.
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