Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

9 Deadly Consequences Of Defunding NPR

President Trump just defunded NPR... but at what cost? A survey of leading economists and media analysts may surprise you.

Trump Wants to Cut Federal Funding to PBS and NPR, but They Call the Move ‘Blatantly Unlawful’

Fred Rogers of “Mister Roger’s Neighborhood” once sat before Congress and gave a moving statement as to why the Nixon administration should not cut federal funding to PBS. But long gone are the days when Republicans and Democrats alike could rally behind one singular figure and beacon of goodness like Mister Rogers. Just last March, leaders of both PBS and NPR were brought before Congress for an ugly hearing in which everyone from Elmo to Elon M…

Donald Trump’s Latest Executive Order Directs An End To Federal Funding For NPR And PBS; “Blatantly Unlawful,” PBS CEO Says

UPDATED, with PBS comment: Donald Trump signed an executive order seeking to halt federal funding for NPR and PBS, deeming it “taxpayer subsidization of biased media.” The order directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease direct funding to the media outlets. But the corporation, which distributes federal money to public media, said that it is beyond the president’s jurisdiction. Patricia Harrison, the corporation’s president and…

Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR as he alleged "bias" in the broadcasters' reporting.

Trump signs executive order blocking PBS and NPR funding

‘Neither entity presents a fair, accurate, or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens’ The White House claims

President Trump signs order seeking to end federal funding for NPR and PBS

(CNN) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to end federal funding for America’s two biggest public broadcasters, which have faced a series of attacks from the White House and Republican lawmakers accusing them of biased reporting.The order instructs the CPB’s board to terminate direct funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service to the “maximum exte…