The US House of Representatives approved a law that reduces federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting by $1.1 billion, affecting NPR, PBS, and local stations. This move reflects a long-standing target on public broadcasting by conservative Republicans. While CPR funding constitutes a substantial portion of local station budgets, NPR and PBS also depend on private funding, including donations and foundation grants. The measure passed with bipartisan opposition, including votes against from some Republicans. Public broadcasters are expected to feel both direct and indirect impacts from this funding cut.
"Public broadcasting has long been a target of conservative Republicans. Both NPR and PBS receive money from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, an independent nonprofit corporation which Congress created in 1967 to receive and distribute federal money to public broadcasters."
"More than 70 percent of the money it distributes flows directly to local stations, and some stations get up to half of their budgets from the CPB."
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