Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Arcs in the news about Corporation for Public Broadcasting from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 15 stories · 153 articles · earliest story we hold Apr 29, 2025

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Mar 31.

All arcs1 named arc in 2025

Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.

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every arc in 2025 at its own dates · opens on month
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The Trump administration and the press: the end of federal money for NPR and PBS

11 of 13 stories this year · gone quiet

Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS · 11 articles, Jan 30Congressional Republicans target PBS, NPR funding in contentious hearing · 7 articles, Mar 26Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after he tries to fire board members · 10 articles, Apr 29Trump signs executive order cutting funding to PBS, NPR · 84 articles, May 2NPR sues Trump over order to cut funding · 73 articles, May 27PBS sues Trump administration over executive order targeting public broadcasting · 31 articles, May 30Trump formally asks Congress to to defund PBS and NPR · 13 articles, May 30PBS and NPR Funding Face “Devastating” Cut as Rescission Package Heads to Trump’s Desk · 20 articles, Jul 17Corporation for Public Broadcasting, funder of NPR and PBS, says it will shut down after cuts by Congress · 73 articles, Aug 1PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts · 13 articles, Aug 31As federal funds wane, NPR ruefully clashes with CPB · 5 articles, Sep 27

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2025482 articles202620 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

Apr 28Jun 16Aug 4Sep 29Nov 17Jan 5

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Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Apr 28, 20256211686
May 26, 20251424997
Jun 2, 20252219
Jul 14, 202515307161
Jul 21, 20250249
Jul 28, 20256161070
Aug 11, 20250112
Aug 25, 20250309
Sep 22, 20252105
Jan 5, 202632318

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else5 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Corporation for Public Broadcasting

  1. Aug 25– 26After Trump and Congress spending cuts, public media stations wait on money for emergency alerts9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  2. Aug 15PBS Slashes Budget by Over 20 Percent After Trump Cuts Federal Funding: Report1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Jul 22NPR news chief announces she's leaving days after Congress kills federal funding11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 4 right
  4. Jul 16– 18House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting, foreign aid122 articles · 46 independent sources
    7 left, 22 center, 3 right
  5. Jul 14– 16Senate advances Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts28 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 9 center, 3 right
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