Hacker News with Generative AI: Public Broadcasting

Urge Congress to Save Public Media Like PBS (protectmypublicmedia.org)
Public media is facing multiple serious threats. The Administration has proposed eliminating federal funding in its annual budget request, issued an Executive Order to block support for PBS and NPR, cancelled grants that support the creation of children's educational programming, and plans to claw back funding approved by Congress.
Politics, Public Broadcasting, Funding, Media
13 points by burnt-resistor 8 days ago | 2 comments
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order (cpb.org)
WASHINGTON, D.C, (May 2, 2025) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today regarding the President’s Executive Order on public media:
Public Broadcasting, Government, Media, Policy
392 points by coloneltcb 21 days ago | 560 comments
Trump's FCC Starts Harassing Public Broadcasters with Bogus Investigations (techdirt.com)
If you hadn’t noticed, consolidated corporate media hasn’t been meeting the challenges of the current moment very well.
Politics, Media, Government Regulation, Public Broadcasting
42 points by beardyw 56 days ago | 8 comments
FCC Chair Orders Investigation into NPR and PBS Sponsorships (nytimes.com)
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has waded into the politicized debate over NPR and PBS, ordering up an investigation that he said could be relevant in lawmakers’ decision about whether to continue funding the public news organizations.
Government, Media, Funding, Public Broadcasting
9 points by tomrod 112 days ago | 0 comments
FCC Chair Orders Investigation into NPR and PBS Stations (nytimes.com)
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has waded into the politicized debate over NPR and PBS, ordering up an investigation that he said could be relevant in lawmakers’ decision about whether to continue funding the public news organizations.
Media, Politics, Government, Public Broadcasting
11 points by rob 113 days ago | 7 comments
UK Weighs Making Netflix Users Pay License Fee to Fund BBC (bloomberg.com)
The UK is considering making households who only use streaming services such as Netflix and Disney pay the BBC license fee, as part of plans to modernize the way it funds the public-service broadcaster.
UK, Streaming Services, Funding, Public Broadcasting, Media
37 points by ksec 115 days ago | 30 comments