System/Policy
Judge dismisses some claims in lawsuit filed by former Vegas PBS employee
The lawsuit filed by Terry Chi will advance with claims of retaliation and discrimination, among others.Why public media must rethink assumptions shaped by CPB funding
Public media leaders will need to be more open to ideas that might have been discarded in the past due to fears ...NJ PBS hit with layoffs following state and federal funding cuts
The station previously cut NJ Spotlight News staff in March.PBS cuts budget by 21%, reduces station dues
The decision follows last month’s vote in Congress to rescind federal funding to public media in fiscal years 2026 and 2027.Pubmedia leaders plan for future of music licensing agreements without CPB
The shutdown of CPB and rescission of federal support raises questions about who will pay the costs and where funds will come ...FEMA limits NGWS applicants to states and tribal nations, bypassing CPB
The new notice of funding for fiscal year 2025 leaves open the possibility that public media stations could be subrecipients of the ...With CPB funding gone, public media must lean on creativity and community
Now is not the time to hoard our limited resources — the public is calling on us to rise to the occasion.Florida’s WFIT cuts three staff: ‘Funding loss is just too big’
The station is losing $240,000 annually from state and federal funding cuts.What we can learn from America’s long era with no public broadcasting
Forerunners of public media faced many challenges that could show a way forward in a system without CPB.PBS North Carolina will cut staff amid state and federal funding crisis
The station faces an annual loss of $4.8 million in federal support.NETA takes conference fully virtual as CPB prepares closeout
CPB is one of the primary financial supporters of the conference.APT cancels in-person Fall Marketplace conference, shifts to teleconference
PTPA’s Fall Meeting, which was to precede the conference, will also go virtual.CPB to wind down after federal funding loss
A “small transition team” will remain on staff through January, according to a CPB news release.Senate appropriations bill advances without funds for CPB
“This decision to provide no funding to CPB in FY 2026 will cause irreparable harm, especially to small and rural public media ...WQED to lay off 35% of staff due to federal funding cuts
The organization laid off 19 employees, primarily in its marketing, membership and production departments.
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