System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee takes next step in zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
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President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
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President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
The two-year grant funds four new reporter positions and three shared editors.
Two of the stations serve Indigenous audiences.
Cruz had written to CPB’s CEO to “express deep concern” about what he called NPR’s “departure from its stated mission.”
If approved, the appropriation would be a record sum for CPB.
CPB CEO Patricia Harrison said that a CPB technician mistakenly “clicked the wrong setting” when he was adjusting settings on the corporation’s SoundCloud profile.
Sen. Cruz questioned whether a CPB policy violates the 14th Amendment in light of a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.
Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.
The funds will help stations upgrade their technology for emergency alerts.
Grants to seven stations and NPR aim to “fill gaps” in public media’s statehouse reporting.
The recommendation follows a House subcommittee’s proposal earlier this month to zero out public media funding.
Stations will pay on a sliding scale for editing assistance from the Public Media Journalists Association.
CPB President Pat Harrison said she’s “grateful” for the proposed increase to the corporation’s appropriation.
As chair of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, Sanchez has increased the visibility and pipeline of Latinos in the creative arts.
The CPB president talks about her experiences with failure in “The Dirty F-Word: Lessons From Our Failures,” a new book by the leader of PBS Charlotte.
A former CPB board member argues that updating the Act could be a boon for smaller stations.
CPB will receive an additional $10 million in its base appropriation, and public media’s FEMA grant program gets a $16 million boost.
Representation of Hispanics and African Americans grew in leadership ranks, while the percentage of such roles held by Asians and Pacific Islanders fell.
The nomination of another Biden appointee, Kathy Im, still awaits confirmation by the Senate.