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Surprise — NPR and PBS Still Exist

Despite Congress cutting funding to public broadcasting six months ago, almost no NPR or PBS affiliate stations have closed.

Wealthy White Left-Wingers Save Public Media

Several philanthropic foundations famous for funding leftist causes have pledged to save NPR and PBS from the mean Republicans who cut their taxpayer funding.

Defunding the Corporation for Propaganda Broadcasting

Donald Trump orders the end of taxpayer subsidies for NPR and PBS.

White House Presses Defunding 'Public' Broadcasting

The Trump administration will present a plan to Congress for ending the taxpayer funding of the Leftmedia outlets NPR and PBS.

Belly Laugh of the Week: No 'Political Bias' at NPR

The CEO who once called Trump a "deranged racist sociopath" says NPR plays it totally straight.

Defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Big Bird isn't on the chopping block yet, but taxpayers shouldn't subsidize PBS or NPR.

Biden Dodges Fox News Super Bowl Interview

Instead of sitting for the traditional interview with the Super Bowl's host network, Biden opted for a midweek softball session with PBS.

Biden's 2023 State of the Union

See Joe Biden's State of the Union speech in its entirety.

Time for Sesame Street Federal Funding to Meet Dead End

The show is beloved by millions, but it's becoming more politicized each year.

Trump Should Cut Funding for NEA, NPR, PBS

Funding things like Sesame Street and offensive "art" isn't in the Constitution.

'Sesame Street' Moves to HBO, and Everyone Wins

Starting this fall, "Sesame Street" will be brought to its millions of viewers by the letters H, B, and O. After 45 years as a jewel in the crown of public broadcasting, the iconic children's television program is moving to the cable network better known for such decidedly adult fare as "Game of Thrones" and "True Detective." The five-year deal, announced last week by Sesame Workshop and HBO, is a good-news story from every angle: good for the show's fans, good for the nonprofit that creates it, and good for anyone who never before noticed that there was always an obvious and reassuring response to the public-television slogan: "If PBS doesn't do it, who will?"

Hypocrites Line Up on Sesame Street

The churning of market forces in television are once again forcing the question of why Americans are spending hundreds of millions of tax dollars a year on public broadcasting. On August 13, HBO announced it was buying all-new episodes of the iconic PBS show "Sesame Street," delaying their debut on PBS for nine months. Decades of liberal mockery of Republicans for wanting to "kill Big Bird" just collapsed in an ugly pile. The show that was supposedly dedicated to poor kids in "underserved" communities was just sold to the highest-bidding paywall in Yuppie Land. Before that they were negotiating with Amazon and Netflix as well.

Romney Was Right: Big Bird Heads to HBO

Turns out public funding isn't entirely necessary.

PBS Will 'Humanize' Late-Term Abortionists