A U.S. Public Media Critique of the Trump-Localized USip Case: The NPR Correspondence, Folkenflik and Neuman
The story was written and reported by NPR Correspondents, David Folkenflik and Scott Neuman. The editors responsible for editing it were Emily Kopp as deputy business editor and the Managing Editors. Under the NPR reporting policy, no corporate official or news executive reviewed it before it was posted.
Earlier this month, on social media platforms, Trump blasted the two primary public broadcasting networks, posting in all caps: “REPUBLICANS MUST DEFUND AND TOTALLY DISASSOCIATE THEMSELVES FROM NPR & PBS, THE RADICAL LEFT ‘MONSTERS’ THAT SO BADLY HURT OUR COUNTRY!”
Fired USIP employees are now trying to get their jobs back. The U.S. Justice Department is working on plans to lease the USip headquarters to the U.S. Labor Department. The judge overseeing the case has not yet issued a temporary restraining order because she says the administration has adopted a “bull in a china shop” approach.
Even though the White House has succeeded in previous ways, it’s greatest victory is in the way that representatives of Trump’s budget-slithering doge initiative have been aided by Washington D.C. police officers. The Institute, while funded by Congress, is an independent nonprofit like CPB.
The News Networks of Trump: Trump Plans to Cut Funding for the Corporation for Public Radio Broadcasting (NPR) in the Early Stages of the Trump Administration
The lawsuits argue that Trump has far exceeded the scope of his presidency in a number of ways.
A judge in New York placed a temporary restraining order on a presidential adviser who was attempting to shut down the Voice of America. In Washington, D.C., another judge ruled the government had to keep sending funds that Congress already had committed to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
The networks say the agency and Congress have encouraged them repeatedly to develop a greater share of private financial support. They have worked assiduously for years with the FCC to ensure that their spots fall within FCC guidelines. Other news organizations supported by the U.S. government have also moved into the crosshairs in the early months of the Trump administration.
In making the move, the president appears to have been inspired by a subcommittee hearing in late March. The news coverage is biased against conservatives and the chiefs of NPR and PBS were called to testify.
Over its five and a half decades of existence, public broadcasting has mostly enjoyed bipartisan support, allowing it to survive periodic conservative pushes to strip the system of taxpayer dollars.
Both PBS and NPR provide locally grounded content and reach more than 99% of the population, at no cost to viewers and listeners. Many states and communities have emergency and disaster response stations.
In a statement, NPR said: “Eliminating funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would have a devastating impact on American communities across the nation that rely on public radio for trusted local and national news, culture, lifesaving emergency alerts, and public safety information.”
NPR gets about 1% of its funding directly from the federal government, but it’s not the only source of funding; its 246 member institutions get up to 10% of their funding from the Center for Public Broadcasting. NPR gets paid by them to show its national shows. PBS and its stations get about 15% of their revenues from CPB.
The Republican-controlled U.S House and Senate passed a stop-gap bill last week that allocated $535 million for the current fiscal year. The CPB’s budgets are approved by Congress on a two-year cycle in large part to insulate it from political pressures; Congress has appropriated funds through Sept 30, 2027.
Source: Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS
The Times of Perturbation: A White House Correspondence with a Reply to Kerger Against a Video Featuring a Performer in Drag
PBS CEO and President Paula Kerger was questioned about a video that involved a performer in drag singing a variation on a children’s song. Kerger said that the video was posted on PBS’s New York City member station’s website but never aired on television.
NPR’s chief wassailed by Republicans for political messages she posted to social media long before she became president and CEO. Their questioning also focused largely on stories published before her arrival at NPR.
Some Republican lawmakers, however, vented about what they saw as biased reporting. “You can hate us all on your own dime,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, the chair of the subcommittee that held the hearing. The chairman of the House Oversight Committee complained about how NPR covered his investments with a shell company.
“We serve the public interest. It’s not just in our name — it’s our mission. Across the country, Locally owned public media stations are examples of a tradition of partnership for our shared common good.
NPR produces the award-winning news programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered, while PBS is best known for its nightly PBS News Hour and high-quality children’s programming, such as Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.
The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its plans to eliminate nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR. The memo, which the administration plans to send to Congress on April 28, will initiate a 45-day period in which the House and Senate can either approve the rescission or allow the money to be restored.
The memo, which the administration plans to send to Congress when it reconvenes from recess on April 28, will open a 45-day window in which the House and Senate can either approve the rescission or allow the money to be restored.
Trump threatens to threaten Harvard’s tax-exempt status: The case of Kilmar, Garcia and the man who was wrongly deported
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The action signed by the President was to lower the price of prescription drugs for Americans. The move would include building on Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices, according to a White House official.
Harvard University’s tax-exempt status was threatened by Trump yesterday. This statement comes a day after the administration’s decision to cut over $2 billion in federal funding and grants to the school. The funding freeze was prompted by the president of Harvard’s refusal to comply with government demands, including making changes to hiring and admissions policies and getting rid of DEI programs.
The judge ordered the president’s administration to provide more details on whether it has done enough in order to facilitate Kilmar’s return. He is the man who was wrongly deported. Abrego Garcia’s family has sued the government to bring him back to the U.S. One of the high-profile lawsuits against Trump’s efforts to increase deportations is the case.
Prose To The People: Black Bookstores in Portland, Ore. and Raleigh, N.C.: A Road Trip Through the Country’s Literary Landscape
A book that celebrates Black bookstores, called Prose To The People, has just hit the shelves. It profiles over 50 bookshops that have shaped the country’s literary landscape. The collection has been described as a road trip companion for Black history buffs and bookstore fanatics. The editor of the book says that she sees these bookstores as similar to Black colleges. She says that they have been under studied a lot. Mitchell hopes readers will visit these bookstores when they are in the respective cities. From Raleigh, N.C., to Portland, Ore., listen to several featured bookstore owners tell the stories of their shops. You can read the full transcript by clicking here.
You don’t have to be a grandma to join the Grannies International Football Tournament; you just have to be under 50 years old. GIFT says that you can always play soccer even at an old age, and most women in the club are getting a lot of love on the field. The players on the participating teams grew up in worlds where soccer was for boys. As adults, they often swallowed their ambitions to make space for those who depend on them. Now, you can see it on their faces while competing: They are making up for lost time.