The Trump administration vs. Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Public media outlets fight back against funding cuts
PBS Kids show characters including the title character from "Arthur" decorate boxes at the Arizona PBS offices in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, Friday, May 2, 2025. AP Photo/Katie Oyan
The Trump Administration has threatened to cut funding to NPR and PBS, through a “rescindance package,” which would take away funding that was already set aside through 2027. NPR's media correspondent, the head of an Illinois-based public broadcasting organization, and a law professor discuss the legal implications this entails and what it means for the first Amendment and public media stations across Illinois.
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Heather Norman
General Manager, WIUM — Tri States Public Radio
President, Illinois Public Broadcasting Council
Lena Shapiro
Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Law
Director of the First Amendment Clinic, University of Illinois College of Law
David Folkenflik
Media Correspondent, NPR