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PBS

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

Organization · 80 stories · 500 articles · earliest story we hold Jul 9, 2022

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

All arcs2 named arcs in 2026

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

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Gone quiet · 1

On a timeline

every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Jan 1 – Oct 12, 20262 arcs shown
  • Each row is an arc
  • A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
  • Who covered it: left, center, right
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The Trump administration and the press: the end of federal money for NPR and PBS

2 of 13 stories this year · gone quiet

Corporation for Public Broadcasting board votes to dissolve organization after Congress defunds NPR, PBS · 20 articles, Jan 5Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS · 49 articles, Mar 31
Trump's clawbacks of money Congress approved, from public broadcasting to foreign aid

2 of 8 stories this year

Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress · 25 articles, Sep 25Trump admin cancels funding for refugees, immigrants and others in move lawmakers argue is illegal · 20 articles, Sep 25

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

Jul 2022May 2023Mar 2024Jan 2025Nov 2025Sep 2026

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jul 4, 20221001
Oct 2, 20230213
Oct 9, 202365246
Oct 23, 20230239
Dec 18, 202317429
Jan 29, 202442221
Feb 5, 20240056
Feb 19, 20242105
Mar 11, 202463218
Apr 8, 202444338
May 13, 20243217
May 20, 202445013
Jul 29, 20240203
Aug 5, 202456641
Aug 19, 202423417
Sep 23, 20240101
Oct 21, 2024210436
Nov 25, 20240227
Jan 27, 20253138
Mar 24, 20250307
Apr 14, 20252114
Apr 28, 20256211686
May 5, 20259181689
May 19, 2025516348
May 26, 20251424997
Jun 2, 202554215
Jun 23, 202543220
Jun 30, 202543625
Jul 7, 202536638
Jul 14, 202513306163
Jul 21, 20251417
Jul 28, 20256161070
Aug 11, 20250112
Aug 25, 20250206
Sep 1, 20251307
Oct 6, 202533331
Nov 10, 20252015
Jan 5, 202632318
Feb 2, 20260101
Feb 9, 20261307
Mar 30, 2026611444
Apr 13, 202659120
Apr 27, 20261001
May 4, 20261114
Jun 1, 20261001
Jun 29, 20261001
Jul 6, 20260011
Jul 13, 20261113
Jul 20, 202612310
Jul 27, 20261023
Aug 3, 20260011
Aug 10, 20261012
Aug 17, 202602219
Aug 24, 2026121216
Aug 31, 20260012
Sep 7, 20260235
Sep 14, 20261001
Sep 21, 20260314

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

Everything else7 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about PBS that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Feb 8– 9Venezuela frees key opposition figures after US demands. Here’s the latest on the release of political prisoners8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right

Stories that name PBS

  1. Aug 27– 28Canada’s CBC instructs staff not to call 9/11 a ‘terrorist attack’ in news coverage15 articles · 15 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 12 right
  2. Aug 19– 22'Reading Rainbow' host says he's checking into hospital over mental health18 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. May 7– 9At least 8 killed as Israel pounds Lebanon despite truce11 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Apr 14– 15Lebanon and Israel hold first direct diplomatic talks in over 30 years25 articles · 19 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 25– 26St. Scholastica choir students featured on national broadcast2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 23Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library head stepping down for media job7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
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