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2025-08-02 10:44:59
[Trump cuts funding, is American public media facing a life-or-death crisis?] ⑴ The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced on August 1st that it would close in the coming months. ⑵ This decision stems from the Trump administration and Congress completely terminating its federal funding. ⑶ CPB is a critical source of funding for nearly 1,500 local public media outlets in the United States, including NPR and PBS. ⑷ In May of this year, Trump signed an executive order halting funding for CPB. ⑸ Subsequently, Congress approved the recovery of $1.1 billion in already allocated funds. ⑹ In its fiscal year 2026 budget draft, the Senate Appropriations Committee completely eliminated funding for CPB for the first time. ⑺ Despite a massive public petition, CPB President Patricia Harrison stated that the company had no choice but to face the reality of the closure. ⑻ Most staff positions will be terminated by the end of September, with only a small transition team remaining. ⑼ Some media executives warned that this move would severely weaken emergency broadcasting capabilities in remote areas and pose a potential threat to public safety.
