CPB, the Funding Source for U.S. Public Broadcasting, Closes After 58 Years... "We Will Prevent Political Misuse" Self-Dissolution
Trump Administration Surrenders to Full Budget Cuts... Board Unanimously Decides to Dissolve, Cutting Off Funding for NPR and PBS Established in 1967... "We Would Rather Dissolve Than Leave a Hollow Shell Open to Misuse" Small Local Stations Face Existence Crisis... Major Shift in the U.S. Media Ecosystem
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting , which has served as a backbone and funding source for U. S. public broadcasting, is closing its doors after 58 years. In response to the Trump administration's complete budget cuts, the organization made the 'final decision' to prevent political misuse.
