President’s Update: What Happens Next

President’s Update: What Happens Next

September 5, 2025On July 18, Congress voted to end federal funding for public media. This action, which President Donald Trump signed into law, was the most significant disruption to the system since it was created in 1967. For OPB, the cuts eliminated $5 million in annual funding, about nine percent of our budget. In the wake of these punishing cuts, we made a special emergency appeal to our members and the public. At a time when we needed help…

Media at a crossroads: What the cuts to public broadcasting means for UW journalists

President Trump’s new administration and policies have begun to alter the lives of many seeking higher education. As STEM students across the country grapple with NIH funding cuts, another group of students have recently found their future careers in an uncertain state due to the new administration’s policies.  At the University of Wisconsin, along with numerous other schools across the country, students studying journalism are faced with the co…

Even amid funding cuts, public media is here for Boston — and its students

Since 1967, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has funded public media stations across the country, delivering news, educational content, entertainment and emergency alerts to millions. However, the CPB will be shutting down on Sept. 30 due to federal funding cuts. President Donald Trump signed the Rescissions Act of 2025 on July 24, canceling $1.1 billion of funding for the CPB, which funds National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting…