Foundations Pledge $37M to Public Media After Federal Cuts

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Above: Katherine Maher, CEO of National Public Radio (NPR), testifies in Washington in March 2025. Image copyright: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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The Spin

Republican narrative

NPR and PBS ignored decades of warnings about their left-wing bias and didn't reform their programming, so now they're rightfully facing historic funding cuts that will prevent taxpayers from supporting biased media organizations. It's no surprise that these liberal foundations, which have long histories of supporting controversial progressive causes and woke ideology, are stepping in to rescue these stations.

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Democratic narrative

This philanthropic response to Trump's cuts to public media is necessary because these stations serve as critical community anchors, providing trusted journalism, educational programming and emergency alerts that commercial media often cannot provide in remote areas. If liberal foundations don't step in, rural and underserved communities that rely on public media will be devastated.

New York Times Politico