NPR’s CEO on the Fight Over Public Media

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In May, President Trump signed an executive order cutting off federal funding for public broadcasters, including NPR and PBS. In his order, Trump said “neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens.” WSJ’s Joe Flint breaks down the decades-long fight over public media, and NPR’s CEO Katherine Maher explains why her network is challenging the Trump administration in court. Jessica Mendoza hosts. 


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In May, President Trump signed an executive order cutting off federal funding for public broadcasters, including NPR and PBS. In his order, Trump said “neither entity presents a fair, accurate or unbiased portrayal of current events to taxpaying citizens.” WSJ’s Joe Flint breaks down the decades-long fight over public media, and NPR’s CEO Katherine Maher explains why her network is challenging the Trump administration in court. Jessica Mendoza hosts. 


Further Listening:

-For Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers, It's Time to Pay 

-Can the GOP Unite Around Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'? 


Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter .


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-05-29 24 min
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