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Opinion: Why NPR’s dispute with CPB really is about the First Amendment

Over the past couple of weeks, there have been a bunch of opinions about “NPR taking CPB to court” over interconnection funding. Some are ill-informed (“clinging to distribution”) or disingenuous (the ...
Capital Public Radio

New CPB audit of CapRadio finds station overreported funding, noncompliant with financial policies

A new audit from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting found that Capital Public Radio and its affiliate stations overstated funding, reported “questionable costs,” and failed to comply with ...
Rolling Out

CPB to shut down after five decades of public media funding

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has announced plans to formally wind down operations after being excluded from the Senate Appropriations Committee’s proposed budget for the 2026 fiscal ...
Capital Public Radio

Federal Funding Cuts for Public Media

On July 18, 2025, Congress passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. This decision "clawed back" $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 — ...
Variety

Bruce Ramer on CPB Shutdown: ‘A Good Part of Public Radio and Broadcasting Will Be Out of Business’

The repercussions will be enormous. Venerable entertainment lawyer Bruce Ramer, of Gang Tyre Ramer Brown and Passman, tells Variety that the shuttering of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will ...