Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS
Read full article: Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBSA federal judge has agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.
Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87
Read full article: Susan Stamberg, first woman to host a national news program, dies at age 87Susan Stamberg, a "founding mother" of National Public Radio and the first female broadcaster to host a national news program, has died.
Study finds little agreement between Republicans and Democrats on media sources they trust
Read full article: Study finds little agreement between Republicans and Democrats on media sources they trustA new survey by the Pew Research Center finds little agreement between Republicans and Democrats in the media sources they trust.
NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public media
Read full article: NPR sues Trump administration over executive order to cut federal funding to public mediaNational Public Radio and three local stations are suing President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal.
As Trump sets his sights on public broadcasting, a decades-old institution frets about the future
Read full article: As Trump sets his sights on public broadcasting, a decades-old institution frets about the futureIt's the decades-long home to Big Bird, Ken Burns documentaries and “All Things Considered.”.
Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence Festival
Read full article: Tank and the Bangas to pay tribute to their New Orleans roots at Essence FestivalNew Orleans group Tank and the Bangas got a big boost when they won a 2017 National Public Radio contest for “undiscovered bands."
An NPR editor who wrote a critical essay on the company has resigned after being suspended
Read full article: An NPR editor who wrote a critical essay on the company has resigned after being suspendedA National Public Radio editor who wrote a critical essay saying that his company had become intolerant of all but liberal views has resigned.
NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
Read full article: NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldviewNational Public Radio has reportedly suspended a veteran editor who wrote an essay for an outside outlet that criticized his employer for what he says is an unquestioned liberal point of view.
Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already has
Read full article: Sweden public radio exits Twitter, says audience already hasSweden’s public radio says it would stop being active on Twitter, but it didn't blame new labels that Elon Musk’s social media platform has slapped on public broadcasters.
NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' label
Read full article: NPR quits Elon Musk's Twitter over 'government-funded' labelNational Public Radio is quitting Twitter over the social media company’s recent actions under owner Elon Musk to stamp it with labels that NPR says undermine its credibility.
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Suspended officials sue agency that runs Voice of America
Read full article: Suspended officials sue agency that runs Voice of AmericaWASHINGTON – Suspended officials at the agency that runs the Voice of America news outlet filed suit against it Thursday, accusing its CEO and his top aides of trying to turn it into a vehicle to promote President Donald Trump's agenda. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, says the actions of U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack and his senior advisers violate the “statutory firewall” intended to protect VOA from political interference. National Public Radio, which first reported the lawsuit, said the five plaintiffs have all been suspended by Pack and are seeking reinstatement. His moves, however, have been criticized by both Democratic and Republican lawmakers who control the agency’s budget. VOA was founded during World War II and its congressional charter requires it to present independent news and information to international audiences.
