Fifty million dollars sought to bail out public TV and radio stations

An oversized patriotic themed "catfish" stands at one of the corners in downtown Belzoni, Mississippi, Thursday, March 23, 2017. Mississippi's statewide broadcasting network receives $1.9 million in support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that combined with money from state government and private donors enable the state network to reach virtually every rural and small community including this "Catfish Capitol of the World."

Less than two months after President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans finally delivered on a promise to defund liberal public media outlets, several philanthropies today announced plans to step in with a bailout fund. The effort, led by the Knight Foundation, Pivotal Ventures, the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, the Schmidt Family Foundation, and the Robert … Continue reading Fifty million dollars sought to bail out public TV and radio stations

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