What's next for PBS and NPR after Republicans strip funding?

LA Times via Yahoo ^ | July 18th, 2025 | Kaitlyn Huamani, Stephen Battaglio

[WhoisAlanGreenspan?]

I'm not sure what you're trying to reference there yousetube doesn't return anything. Is there a domain or a link you could offer?

I was a long time supporter of PBS and NPR before I took course correction and left the left behind in the mid-1990's there's several PBS programs I've searched for and found on youtube but they are never free. Let's see; there's the Civil War, a multi-part series on Roald Amundsen, and another on two brothers who documented their adventures to Indonesia. And of course when looking for humor I've also searched for MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour which I guess doesn't exist anymore, but it was funny.

[HP8753]

I’m sure AI is better and cheaper at making up Leftist tripe. They will adapt.

[OttawaFreeper]

You could even show the vintage colour programming from NBC (and the other networks) made between 1958 and 1965 (some of it very groundbreaking in that regard). The Dinah Shore shows that were done in colour videotape and kept for all of these years are really neat to see if you haven’t before. And there were the special variety shows, etc.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

The best send-up of that little punk Burns is the Old Negro Space Program.

[Mariner]

I thought Civil War, Baseball and Jazz were outstanding.

He’ll go to work for Netflix and make a lot more money.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Netflix buy ALL of their entertainment properties.

Nobody wants NPR though. Nobody.

[Bullish]

Tough titties Kenny, we’ll do just fine without your revisionist history.

[Drew68]

NPR and PBS haven't tweeted since April 2023 after Elon Musk had their accounts labeled "government funded media."

They objected to this and said it wasn't true. And now they're crying about the government funding getting cut?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

"Nobody wants NPR though. Nobody."

Why are the "personalities" on NPR old crow nagging yentas harpies?

[Lurker]

Ken can find private investors.

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[Governor Dinwiddie]

That begs the question: just what are all the NPR/PBS viewers toting?

Tote bags are useless, and always end up on a closet shelf, or fallen down
in the back among old shoes.

[chopperk]

The Staffs will have to find legitimate work.

[blackdog]

Pipe in syndicated lefty talk radio content, followed by classical music, and local news from local radio.

There. I just saved us fifty billion.

[blackdog]

I use the tote bags for my grocery shopping and storing onions, potatoes, and other root crops.

[faithhopecharity]

they can make do with the proceeds from all of their 23/7 beggathons

[vis a vis]

So let him underwrite his next project.

[BlackbirdSST]

They could always put Miss Piggy on the street corner.

[jeffersondem]

“But without funding from public television, his educational programming such as “The Civil War” and “Baseball” might never have existed”

I watched Burns’ slide show on the “Civil War.” It was very biased. His disinformation may be why decades later monuments to the war's dead were desecrated.

Burns did have sense enough to incorporate Jay Ungar’s beautiful “Ashokan Farewell.” The piece was featured 25 times in the series.

Burns reminds me of LBJ's Bill Moyers. They both did deadly propaganda.

[xp38]

All the more to cherish the time that it has been defunded.

[Mariner]

“I watched Burns’ slide show on the “Civil War.” It was very biased.”

I’ve heard others say that.

I didn’t pick it up. I guess I was overwhelmed with new information that I should have learned much earlier.

Can you cite an example of that bias?

[animal172]

That’s the aggravating part. As soon as a Democrat is elected he will reverse most everything Trump has accomplished. I use to be an optimist, but not any longer. I truly believe we are in our last days.