Dark pronouncements by Republicans about a “communist agenda” espoused by public media were intercut with lighter references to “Sesame Street” and “Curious George.”
Category: Public Broadcasting Service
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PBS Rejects Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Claims About Drag Queens on Shows
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized PBS for featuring a drag queen named Lil Miss Hot Mess in its children’s programming.
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PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before
Republicans in Congress have made several attempts to defund NPR and PBS over the last half-century.
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PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.
Top executives from the public media networks are bracing for a hearing on Wednesday organized by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.
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‘Sesame Street’ Faces Uncertain Future Amid Funding Cuts and Layoffs
Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems.
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FCC Chair Orders Investigation Into Comcast’s DEI Practices
The investigation follows inquiries by the agency into NPR, PBS and CBS News.
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F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations
Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships.
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Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76
When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.
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NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump
Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
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Ofra Bikel, Filmmaker With a Focus on Criminal Justice, Dies at 94
Her award-winning documentaries for PBS’s “Frontline” series shed light on serious flaws in several cases and helped lead to the release of 13 prisoners.
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Robert MacNeil, Earnest News Anchor for PBS, Dies at 93
With his longtime co-host Jim Lehrer, he delivered thoughtful reports that stood in stark contrast to the commercial networks’ ever more sensational newscasts.
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Sandra Elkin, Creator of a Pioneering Feminist Talk Show, Dies at 85
“Woman,” which she hosted, brought frank talk about issues like birth control, pay inequality and homosexuality into millions of homes in the 1970s.