How Government Cuts to Public Broadcasting Undermine National Unity and Security
Federal defunding of public broadcasting threatens vital educational content and emergency alerts crucial to rural America, exposing the dangerous consequences of political bias overriding common-sense governance.
When the federal government pulls the plug on funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), it’s not just beloved characters like Big Bird at risk—it’s the very fabric of information and safety for millions of Americans, especially those in rural areas where access to reliable news is scarce. Founded in 1968 as a response to a media landscape labeled a "vast wasteland" by then-FCC Chairman Newton Minow, CPB has long served as a taxpayer-backed lifeline delivering educational programming, cultural heritage shows, and crucial emergency communications. Yet recent moves by Washington to slash its $1.1 billion budget threaten to shutter...
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