PBS and NPR are in the news this week. But, they’re the topic of conversation for dubious reasons.
This week, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting decided to close. Political pressure directly contributed to the folding of this nonprofit. For 58 years, the CPB handled dispensing federal funding to the Public Broadcasting Service and the National Public Radio. Both NPR and PBS are still here. In a statement, the board of the CPB clarified that they made the decision to shut down to preserve the integrity of public radio and television in the United States of America.
