David Folkenflik
Stories
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How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era
"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.
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Public media is on the verge of losing federal funds
NPR, PBS and their member stations are on the brink of change as Congress closes in on wiping out all federal funding for public media.
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Cato Institute's Jeff Miron says it's wrong for the government to fund public media
The Senate is debating whether to halt funding for public media, which could be devastating for some stations. The libertarian Cato Institute makes the case for why the funding should be pulled.
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CBS is the latest news giant to bend to Trump's power
With a $16 million payment to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with Kamala Harris, CBS becomes the latest media outlet to bow to his power.
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Paramount agrees to pay $16 million to settle Trump's CBS lawsuit
Paramount Global will pay $16 million to settle President Trump's lawsuit over 60 Minutes' interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris — a lawsuit that many legal experts considered spurious.
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Kari Lake takes her war on Voice of America to Congress
Presidential adviser Kari Lake attacked the Voice of America in Congressional testimony Wednesday. A former network official called her actions "profoundly harmful to our national interests."
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Reporters for Voice of America and other U.S. networks fear what's next
Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for Voice of America and its sister news outlets wonder what happens to them now that the Trump administration has gutted their parent agency.
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Voice of America gutted by Trump adviser Kari Lake
The Trump administration is slashing jobs at Voice of America's parent agency by 85%. Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for the broadcaster wonder what happens next.
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Journalists dodge rubber bullets in covering L.A. immigration protests
The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times.
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Public media funding up in the air as House prepares to vote on claw backs
The U.S. House plans to vote Thursday on a rescission bill that would claw back two years of funding for the public media system.
