A look at the Trump administration’s efforts to slash public media funding

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Posted Thursday, April 17, 2025 11:39 am

William Brangham and Ali Schmitz | PBS News Hour

The Trump administration wants to cut the federal funds that support public media. It would impact NPR, PBS and the roughly 1,500 local public media stations across the country. The White House drafted a memo that could make those cuts happen soon. William Brangham reports.

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A look at the Trump administration’s efforts to slash public media funding

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