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Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds

NPRSunday, July 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM

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Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds
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A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide.

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What happened

A year after President Trump signed a law ending six decades of federal funding of public media, it's a time of reinvention, innovation and clear anxiety at public tv and radio stations nationwide.

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Timeline

  1. NPR published: Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds

  2. Story is in today’s RedScroll edition. Follow the original source for updates.

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