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Trump targets NPR and PBS as public and nonprofit media account for a growing share of local news coverage

  • Written by Matthew Powers, Professor of Communication, University of Washington
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Republicans in Washington have their sights – once again – on defunding public media.

On May 1, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit that helps fund...

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