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PBS and NPR are in a once-in-a-generation funding fight. They might well lose
America’s two biggest public broadcasters, PBS and NPR, are facing an up-or-down vote over their federal funding for the first time in decades.
Republicans grill PBS, NPR chiefs as Democrats mock proceedings
The two public media entities have become frequent targets in the GOP's efforts to reduce government spending.
Yes, RFK Jr. said autistic children will never pay taxes, hold a job, play baseball or write a poem
The U.S. health secretary was giving a press briefing about CDC findings on the growing number of autism diagnoses, calling ...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’
The segment Greene cited wasn’t aired; a local station mistakenly uploaded it to PBS’ site, where it stayed for two months ...
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As Republicans Denounce NPR and PBS, Democrats Mock Hearing
Kerger said that the segment never aired on PBS and was removed after it was mistakenly added to its website. “Do you think that it was inappropriate to put the drag queen on the kids show?
Greene calls for ‘complete and total’ defunding of NPR, PBS
In a DOGE panel hearing that hit on Sesame Street and Hunter Biden’s laptop, Republicans grilled public media heads, accusing ...
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PBS Rejects Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Assertions About Drag Queen Programming
“The drag queen was actually not on any of our kids’ shows ... “It was not for PBS,” Ms. Kerger said in response to Mr. Timmons. The video was mistakenly put on our website by our ...
Local public media stations rebranding to emphasize WNY-southern Ontario base
Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM) is rebranding all of its television and radio stations under the BTPM name, reinforcing the connection between its diverse platforms that reach across Western New ...
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4 takeaways from PBS and NPR's testimony on Capitol Hill
Kerger, the PBS CEO, later responded to Greene's assertion, saying that the drag queen "was not actually on any of our kids' shows." "It was mistakenly put on the website of our New York City station, ...
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4 takeaways from PBS and NPR's testimony on Capitol Hill
Kerger, the PBS CEO, later responded to Greene's assertion, saying that the drag queen "was not actually on any of our kids' shows." "It was mistakenly put on the website of our New York City ...