Class of 2025: How Federal Funding Fuels Creative JournalismMarch 5, 2018 · In 2012, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber signed a law setting a goal for the state to reach a 100 percent high school graduation rate byRead More
How Federal Funding Cuts Would Hurt Western North CarolinaFebruary 23, 2018 · President Donald Trump’s annual budget proposal eliminates public media funding. In an opinion column in Smoky Mountain News, Peter Nieckarz, an Associate Professor of SociologyRead More
President’s Budget Eliminates Public Media FundingFebruary 12, 2018 · President Donald Trump’s annual budget proposal eliminates public media funding. Specifically, the budget eliminates funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which distributes criticalRead More
Resolve to Protect Public Media FundingJanuary 8, 2018 · In 2017, we worked tirelessly – 436,000 messages were sent to Congress – and saved public media funding. This year, we must recommit to preservingRead More
Congress Continues to Debate Public Media FundingDecember 20, 2017 · As 2017 comes to a close, the congressional funding debate for 2018 funding, including public media funding, will continue into the New Year. 2017 SuccessesRead More
California Public Media Stations Band Together During California FiresNovember 21, 2017 · When fires broke out across Northern California, my station, KRCB/North Bay Public Media – which serves the area hit hardest by the worst fires inRead More
Houston Public Media Delivers During Hurricane HarveyOctober 5, 2017 · When Hurricane Harvey left large stretches of the Lone Star State underwater, Houston Public Media, a joint public radio and television station operated by theRead More
Congress Approves Public Media Funding Through DecemberSeptember 14, 2017 · Late last week, the House and Senate passed a short-term spending bill to keep the federal government, including public media, fully funded through the beginningRead More
Congress Returns – Action on Public Media FundingSeptember 4, 2017 · Congress is back, and both chambers will be debating federal funding for public media again. This week or next, the House of Representatives is expectedRead More
August Recess – Here’s Where Public Media Funding StandsAugust 15, 2017 · Both chambers of Congress are currently out for their August recess. Thanks to your hard work, we were able to take several steps toward ensuringRead More