In the age of tight budgets and rallying cries for fiscal conservatism, public media has not fared well. During the spring and summer budget debates, one program facing the chopping block was the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the entity which supports National Public Radio and PBS. While federal funds for public media remain safe for the time being, the truth is that public media have already seen large cuts in government spending. In the past four years, 24 states have either significantly decreased or zeroed-out contributions to local media. Read more.

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   Way to go, Pennsylvania. My birthplace and the home of WHYY and WQED. Shame on you.

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   - at least we’re not Florida. Or Pennsylvania. Jeez.

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   Mississippi makes me sad :(

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