Illinois Public Media announces staff layoffs due to federal funding cuts
Two full-time positions at the station are being eliminated and three others will remain vacant, IPM Executive Director Moss Bresnahan told staff on Wednesday.
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NPR news chief announces she’s leaving days after Congress kills federal funding
The veteran news leader’s announcement comes just days after the Republican-led Congress, driven largely by President Trump’s claims of liberal bias at NPR, voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.
Here’s how much federal funding Illinois and Missouri public media stations will lose
Missouri and Illinois public media stations stand to lose about $20.5 million annually as the result of the federal rescission package.
Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid
The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Senate approves cuts to NPR, PBS; Illinois public media stations brace for ‘worst-case scenario’
Public broadcasting stations in the state are bracing for big changes.
Global AIDS program PEPFAR saved from congressional funding cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting remains part of the package and stands to lose about $1.1 billion in funding.
Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for PBS, NPR and some foreign aid
Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration’s bid to kill $9 billion in federal funding that Congress already has approved for public broadcasting and international aid programs.
House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation Thursday to claw back two years of federal funding for public media outlets.
‘That funding is really essential’: IPM’s executive director weighs in on potential cuts to public broadcasting
IPM’s executive director Moss Bresnahan spoke to IPM News’ Kimberly Schofield about what a loss in public support could mean for the station’s radio, television and digital programs.
Local public media sounds alarm as Trump directs drastic cuts to public broadcasting
At Illinois Public Media’s WILL, which serves central Illinois, public broadcasting cuts would mean a sharp reduction in local programming for one of the last locally owned and controlled media operations in the area.
Here’s how Trump’s order to cut federal funding to NPR and PBS could impact Illinois
President’s Trump order seeking to cut off funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting affects about 1,500 stations around the country including many in Illinois. But it’s likely headed for the courts or for drama in Congress.
NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters
Now, public radio stations are being targeted for cuts by President Donald Trump, who this week signed an executive order aimed at slashing public subsidies to NPR and PBS, alleging “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations.