PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS News Weekend,” the companion to the weekday “NewsHour” program, has signed off, eliminated due to federal funding cuts to ...
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Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'

For the past 15 years, the fact-checkers at PolitiFact have sorted through hundreds of statements by politicians to name the "Lie of the Year." This year, the editors dubbed 2025 the "Year of the Lies ...
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How a small town in Rhode Island is connected to 'It's a Wonderful Life'

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The group that funded PBS and NPR votes to dissolve after congressional cuts.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) board voted to wind down the 58-year-old organization after Congress slashed its funding. CPB president and CEO Patricia Harrison said shutting it down ...
TheWrap

PBS Extends Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ Free Streaming Window Through New Year’s Eve

PBS has extended Ken Burns’ free streaming window for his history docuseries “The American Revolution,” following its ratings success. The 12-hour documentary series, directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein ...
Los Angeles Times

6 ways public broadcasting will improve your life. And that’s a promise

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Community-supported media has had a tough year with the defunding of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, created by ...
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting board votes to dissolve organization after Congress defunds NPR, PBS

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced its board voted to dissolve itself after 58 years as an organization after Congress voted last year to pull federal funding allocated to NPR and ...