US EditionPBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs
Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting, leading to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's dissolution and PBS News Weekend's final broadcast.
- PBS shut down its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts due to $1.1 billion in funding cuts to public broadcasting from the federal government.
- Starting next weekend, PBS will air two new weekly shows: Horizons on science and technology and Compass Points on foreign affairs.
- The weekend newscasts averaged 827,000 viewers per show, about 1 million less than the weekday NewsHour broadcast.
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PBS News Weekend signed off permanently... did anyone even notice?
PBS News Weekend signed off permanently on Sunday after 12 years on air.Did anyone actually notice? The answer, quite frankly, is no, and this comes after Congress cut $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting over the Trump administration's view that the public broadcasting outlet was spewing left-wing propaganda. "Due to federal budget cuts, PBS News had to make the difficult decision to rework our staffing and programming. This …
Did Anyone Even Notice PBS News Weekend Signed Off Permanently?
(Zero Hedge)—”PBS News Weekend” signed off permanently on Sunday after 12 years on air. Did anyone actually notice? The answer, quite frankly, is no, and this comes after Congress cut $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting over the Trump administration’s view that the public broadcasting outlet was spewing left-wing propaganda. “Due to federal budget cuts, PBS News had to make the difficult decision to rework our staffing and pr…
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Niagara GazettePBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts
PBS will premiere separate programs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts due to the federal government’s funding cut to public broadcasting.
Why 'PBS News Weekend' Won't Be Missed: ICE Actions Are a 'Threat to Democracy'
The PBS News Weekend show ended Sunday night due to PBS's loss of federal funding. Check out the tough but fair journalism viewers will be missing, from Saturday: ANCHOR JOHN YANG: Good evening. I’m John Yang. This week`s series of shootings by federal agents enforcing President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration has sparked a weekend of protests. There were rallies and demonstrations across the country. They were organized after a woman w…
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