Public Media Funding Has a Fighting ChanceAugust 1, 2024 · Thanks to our grassroots supporters’ tireless advocacy over the past month, public media funding has a fighting chance this year! Here’s what we achieved together:Read More
Why Getting Lawmakers on Record Supporting Public Media is VitalApril 11, 2024 · We have a special opportunity to get lawmakers on record supporting public media, and your outreach can play a pivotal role. Recognizing the value ofRead More
Victory: Congress Preserves Public Media Funding!March 26, 2024 · Victory: In a very challenging fiscal environment, Congress has continued funding for every public media program in its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations package!Read More
Strengthening Public Media: Why Congress Should Match the President’s Budget RequestMarch 11, 2024 · The President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget proposal to Congress recommends an increase in public media funding, signaling an important step toward strengthening local publicRead More
How Vermont Public Provided Lifesaving Information Amid Historic FloodsMarch 7, 2024 · Downtown Montpelier on July 11. (Mike Dougherty) When historic, catastrophic flash and river flooding ravaged communities across the state, Vermonters turned to Vermont Public forRead More
How Federal Funding Cuts Would Devastate Local Public MediaNovember 1, 2023 · In response to the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (Labor-HHS-Education) appropriations bill’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for the CorporationRead More
The Status of Public Media FundingJuly 27, 2023 · As Congress adjourns for August recess, we wanted to share an update on the latest actions each chamber has taken on public media funding. TheRead More
A Reflection: 10 Years of Protecting Public MediaDecember 10, 2020 · Ten years ago, 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting, the predecessor to Protect My Public Media, was launched. Recognizing the challenges ahead, our grassroots networkRead More
House Appropriations Committee Proposes Increased Public Media FundingJuly 15, 2020 · This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved increased federal funding for public media as part of their fiscal year (FY) 2021 annual spending bills. HouseRead More
Public Media’s Support Letters Circulating in CongressMarch 5, 2020 · In response to the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 budget proposal to eliminate federal funding for public media, tens of thousands of communications were sentRead More