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PBS, NPR face ‘tremendous changes’ and will be ‘forced to make hard decisions’ as funding cut looms
Roughly $1.1 billion of the targeted cut would defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the non-profit that supports ...
Trump funding cuts to PBS set to hit free educational content for kids
Looming federal funding cuts for PBS put in jeopardy some of the most-used educational videos and games shown to help ...
With PBS funding cut, will the next generation be raised by ‘Skibidi Toilet’?
Cuts to PBS funding could change kids’ media forever, as families opt for short-form video and online series optimized for ...
Thanks to Congress, your kids might never find out how to get to Sesame Street | Cartoon
FAILED APPEAL: One local conservative guest columnist appealed to Congress to save funding for public broadcasting.
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Only Two Republicans Voted Against Trump Defunding Sesame Street
Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski and Maine’s Susan Collins joined Senate Democrats in opposition to Republican cuts to organizations ...
Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades
Nixon was so “disturbed” that PBS had started a new national news show with the hosts Robert MacNeil and Sander Vanocur — ...
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PBS, NPR have outlived need for taxpayer funding
As of this column’s deadline Friday morning, the bill awaits the signature of President Donald Trump. The cut equals the ...
NPR and PBS enter uncharted territory after historic defunding by Congress
In decades past, PBS has been the home of popular children’s and adult programming, ranging from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and Sesame Street to Ken Burns documentaries and Nova. But conservatives ...
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Sesame Street's New ABCs: On PBS And Now HBO : The Two-Way : NPR
But Sesame Street never made that much money from public television — most of its revenue comes from licensing toys and DVDs. And today, most kids watch Sesame Street on demand, not on PBS.
Jon Stewart's ‘Sesame Street' Spoof Addresses Elmo's Tweets, With Muppet Saying He's "Alt-Right" So There's "No Reason" To Pull PBS Funding
Once again, Jon Stewart had a “tremendous show planned for you - well-designed, articulate,” but the tidal wave of current ...