NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
Over its 55-year history, defunding scares have come like clockwork at National Public Radio, timed to GOP power. Will 2025 ...
NPR told gay host Ari Shapiro not to attend Pride event — then reversed decision after emails leaked
NPR urged its longtime host, Ari Shapiro, one of its most visible gay employees, not to attend a Pride event – and later reversed the decision after the email leaked to many newsroom staffers and ...
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Under Attack, NPR Does Its Job
Brendan Carr, the newly appointed chair of the FCC, has made no secret of his antipathy for mainstream press—including NPR, ...
Brendan Carr has big ideas on the FCC — and critics across the spectrum
Recent actions suggest that Brendan Carr, the new chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is seeking to expand the ...
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NPR and PBS’s Impending Reckoning With DOGE
Public broadcasting’s lobbyists and their television and radio clients huddled in a Washington hotel this week to chart an ...
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Feds look into underwriting practices at WBUR and other public media outlets
As part of its ongoing investigation of NPR and PBS, the Federal Communications Commission asked 13 public radio stations, including WBUR, to turn over information about their on-air sponsorships — ...
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Carr Creates a Council on National Security
Citing threats from China in particular, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has established a Council for National Security at the commission. “The council will leverage the full range of the commission’s ...
FCC Seeks Sponsorship Details From 13 Public Radio Stations
The Federal Communications Commission sent letters to 13 public radio stations asking them to compile materials detailing ...
FCC chair sends letter to Google questioning faith-based discrimination claims against YouTube TV
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is confronting Google with questions about allegations YouTube TV is implementing faith-based ...
FCC seeks sponsorship details from radio stations, including WBUR
The Federal Communications Commission sent letters to 13 public radio stations, including WBUR in Boston, asking them to ...