{"id":2469856,"date":"2025-08-01T19:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-npr-pbs-funder-to-shut-down-following-trump-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T19:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T23:37:15","slug":"breaking-npr-pbs-funder-to-shut-down-following-trump-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-npr-pbs-funder-to-shut-down-following-trump-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: NPR, PBS Funder to Shut Down Following Trump Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-npr-pbs-funder-to-shut-down-following-trump-cuts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469856&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is facing a shutdown in January due too the termination of its $500 million federal subsidy.This funding cut followed Congress&#8217;s approval of a rescissions package initiated by President Donald Trump. As a result, NPR, PBS, adn local public radio and TV stations are at risk of going off the air. CPB&#8217;s president, Patricia Harrison, emphasized the critical role public media plays in providing education, emergency alerts, and cultural connection across the U.S. Though, many CPB employees are expected to lose their jobs by the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>The funding elimination follows Trump&#8217;s efforts earlier in the year to remove CPB board members and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-classifies-fbi-and-doj-drone-supplier-as-chinese-military-company\/\" title=\"Pentagon Classifies FBI and DOJ Drone Supplier as Chinese Military Company\">ban federal agencies<\/a> from collaborating with CPB, citing concerns over political bias and the use of taxpayer funds for what the governance considered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-survival-guide-for-conservatives-during-the-biden-years\/\" title=\"A Survival Guide for Conservatives During the Biden Years\">left-wing propaganda<\/a>. Some local stations are now attempting to survive through private donations and local fundraising. The shutdown has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaza-un-director-retracts-praise-for-precision-of-idf-strikes-after-criticism-from-hamas\/\" title=\"Gaza UN Director Retracts Praise for \u2018Precision\u2019 of IDF Strikes After Criticism From Hamas\">received mixed reactions<\/a>, with some politicians and commentators supporting the defunding as a move against biased media.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Public broadcasting may fade away in January after federal budget cuts snapped its government handout.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting saw its $500 million federal subsidy end as Congress approved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-sending-doge-cuts-congress-rescission-including-pbs-npr-foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recissions package<\/a> that originated with President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting said that in January, NPR, PBS, and local public radio and TV stations are at risk of going dark.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country,&rdquo; Patricia Harrison, CPB&rsquo;s president and chief executive, said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/08\/01\/us\/trump-news#corporation-for-public-broadcasting-shut-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply grateful to our partners across the system for their resilience, leadership, and unwavering dedication to serving the American people,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCorporationForPublicBroadcasting%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0mKyZ6k59JrvDBQYegfLqpLgAJcbBpCFUXHpsWSqzG3XejEcHLQAYTRp1RgJcT8apl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"708\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most employees of CPB will lose their jobs by the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created in 1967.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Corporation for Public Broadcasting&mdash;the scheme bureaucrats used to funnel taxpayer money to NPR and PBS&mdash;will soon be no more.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s great news for every American who doesn&rsquo;t want their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tax dollars funding left-wing opinion journalism<\/a> EVER again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oBS29aK7SV\">pic.twitter.com\/oBS29aK7SV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Kennedy (@SenJohnKennedy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenJohnKennedy\/status\/1951346134296719432?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/powerful-anti-trump-media-figures-exposed-holding-secret-weekly-meetings-coordinate-legal-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> sought to fire three members of CPB&rsquo;s board of directors, which fought the action.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also issued an executive order in May banning federal agencies from collaborating with CPB.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;NPR and PBS have fueled partisanship and left-wing propaganda with taxpayer dollars, which is highly inappropriate and an improper use of taxpayers&rsquo; money,&rdquo; a White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/fact-sheets\/2025\/05\/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-ends-the-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fact sheet<\/a> on Trump&rsquo;s order said.<\/p>\n<p>With the federal spigot shut off, some local stations are trying to raise money through local foundations and private donations to survive.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING:<\/p>\n<p>We shut down the leftist Corporation for Public Broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Winning!<\/p>\n<p>We DEMAND real news with ZERO bias and the CPB couldn&rsquo;t comply.<\/p>\n<p>Who&rsquo;s NOT sad to see them go? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pUNtKlIiun\">pic.twitter.com\/pUNtKlIiun<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mila Joy (@MilaLovesJoe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilaLovesJoe\/status\/1951345849512206773?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Republican Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/touchdown-tuberville-blunt-4-word-response-asked-ice-apprehending-citizens-along-illegals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tommy Tuberville<\/a> of Alabama said shutting down biased media is good for the nation, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alreporter.com\/2025\/07\/18\/sens-britt-tuberville-vote-to-cut-funding-for-foreign-aid-and-public-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alabama Political Reporter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am 100 percent supportive of the President&rsquo;s rescissions package, which would claw back taxpayer funding from NPR and PBS,&rdquo; Tuberville said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;News outlets who claim to be unbiased should report the news objectively. But it&rsquo;s clear that both NPR and PBS see themselves as an arm of the Democrat Party, bought and paid for by American taxpayers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As Congress voted to kill CPB&rsquo;s funding, he said the government must &nbsp;&ldquo;stop funding woke media outlets who are hellbent on spewing anti-American propaganda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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