Why the shutdown of US public broadcasting funding is suddenly everywhere - and what it really means
1. Why this topic is everywhere right now Over the past few days, many people have seen alarming headlines about public broadcasting in the US “ending” or PBS and NPR being shut down. Social media posts are treating it as the collapse of trusted media, while others are celebrating it as a political victory. The truth sits somewhere in between. What actually triggered the conversation is a formal decision by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to dissolve after Congress withdrew its federal funding. This is significant - but it is also widely misunderstood. ...