It’s time to reflect on what Current means to public media — and to you

The season of giving begins today, a time to reflect on what means most to you and how you express that.

I’ll be straight with you: Current needs financial support from readers like you to continue delivering the news coverage and analysis you depend on. We’re grateful you spend time with our reporting — and with your donation, we can do even more.   

Current’s reporting team has been firing on all cylinders to report breaking and enterprise news on the CPB rescission and what it means for local communities and the nation. Our reporters stayed on top of a relentless news cycle to report on the NPR lawsuit over CPB’s interconnection grant, workforce reductions at PBS and numerous stations, and the future of public media’s music licensing agreements.

These high-stakes stories are important to our readers and core to our mission, which is to deliver news and analysis that helps people in all areas of public media make informed decisions.

We can’t do this work alone. Our financial health is tied to the public media economy. Private support is increasingly essential for our sustainability.

Thanks to NewsMatch and challenge grants from the MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation and a group of special donors, your gift to Current will be tripled until Dec. 31. It’s hard to find that kind of return on investment anywhere today.

Think about how our coverage has helped you stay connected and informed, this year and over your career.

To keep that current flowing into your inbox and across your screens, give today. You’ll get the match and help sustain public media news coverage that you can trust.