Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds
She's now back at South Dakota Public Broadcasting as a podcaster, thanks to an outpouring of financial support from listeners. Packard for NPR hide caption toggle caption Aaron C. Packard for NPR A year ago, President Trump drove a conservative backlash against NPR and PBS straight to Capitol Hill, where Congress stripped public radio and television stations of nearly all federal funding.
- ▪She's now back at South Dakota Public Broadcasting as a podcaster, thanks to an outpouring of financial support from listeners.
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- ▪Packard for NPR A year ago, President Trump drove a conservative backlash against NPR and PBS straight to Capitol Hill, where Congress stripped public radio and television stations of nearly all federal funding.
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| Publication time | Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 -0400 |
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Media Rage-giving, innovation and cuts: How public media has survived without federal funds July 26, 20266:00 AM ET David Folkenflik A year after Trump funding cuts, public media finds support from audiences Listen · 5:15 5:15 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/nx-s1-5884022/nx-s1-9859716" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Lori Walsh was laid off and her public affairs show canceled following the loss of federal funding. She's now back at South Dakota Public Broadcasting as a podcaster, thanks to an outpouring of financial support from listeners. Aaron C. Packard for NPR hide caption toggle caption Aaron C.
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