Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR Puts Rural Stations at Risk, Threatens Vital Source of Journalism - Newton Kansan

Clawback of $1.1B for PBS and NPR puts rural stations at risk, threatens vital source of journalism - Newton Kansan

By: Allison Perlman and Josh Shepperd The U.S. Senate narrowly approved on July 16, 2025, a bill that would claw back federal funding for the… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

PBS and NPR are generally unbiased and independent of government propaganda

A host and guest in July 2024 sit inside a recording studio at KMXT, the public radio station on Kodiak Island in Alaska. (Photo by Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal) Champions of the almost entirely party-line vote in the U.S. Senate to erase $1.1 billion in already approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called their action a refusal to subsidize liberal media. “Public broadcasting has long been overtaken by partisan activists…

Unlike Government Propaganda, PBS and NPR Are Generally Unbiased

Accusing the media of liberal bias has been a consistent conservative complaint since the civil rights era, when white Southerners insisted news outlets were slanting their stories against segregation. But those charges of bias rarely survive empirical scrutiny. That independence in the United States – enshrined in the press freedom clause of the First Amendment – gives journalists the ability to hold government accountable, expose abuses of pow…

PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy

by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Champions of the almost entirely party-line vote in the U.S. Senate to erase US$1.1 billion in already approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting called their action a refusal to subsidize liberal media. “Public broadcasting has long been overtaken by partisan activists,” said U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of …

The Conversation: PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

The Conversation: PBS and NPR are generally unbiased, independent of government propaganda and provide key benefits to US democracy. “In all, public media’s unique structure and mission make democracy healthier in the U.S. and across the world. Public media prioritizes education and civic enlightenment. It gives citizens important tools for navigating complex issues to make informed decisions – whether those decisions are about whom to vote for …