Article in Poynter by Tom Jones, 9/8/26
Headline: “Opinion | As ‘perfect storm’ hits public media, initiative seeks a reimagined system to serve communities”
Subhead: “Poynter Institute, Public Media Company will guide effort to recommend plans for renewed public media after federal funding cuts”
“A little more than a year ago, the federal government delivered a devastating blow to a critical part of our media landscape: It defunded public media.
“The move, under the direction of President Donald Trump, stripped important funding from public radio and television stations that provide crucial news and information from our biggest cities all the way to our most rural outposts. . .”
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