Joe Flint

It's a fight that's going on on multiple levels. That's our colleague Joe Flint.

It's a fight that's going on on multiple levels. That's our colleague Joe Flint.

It's a fight that's going on on multiple levels. That's our colleague Joe Flint.

So one aspect of the fight is the idea or question of whether the government should continue to help fund public media. So there's been many attempts over the last several decades to end public funding, and Trump has just put it on the forefront. He has pretty much said, I feel that they are biased, hence we shouldn't support them with taxpayer money.

So one aspect of the fight is the idea or question of whether the government should continue to help fund public media. So there's been many attempts over the last several decades to end public funding, and Trump has just put it on the forefront. He has pretty much said, I feel that they are biased, hence we shouldn't support them with taxpayer money.

So one aspect of the fight is the idea or question of whether the government should continue to help fund public media. So there's been many attempts over the last several decades to end public funding, and Trump has just put it on the forefront. He has pretty much said, I feel that they are biased, hence we shouldn't support them with taxpayer money.

Well, it probably started getting criticized sometime a few days after the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 was signed.

Well, it probably started getting criticized sometime a few days after the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 was signed.

Well, it probably started getting criticized sometime a few days after the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 was signed.

But I think we really began to see a push about funding public media in the 90s. Newt Gingrich wanted to end funding for public media. George W. Bush also at one point made remarks about whether there was a need to fund public media. Mitt Romney, when he was running. The things I like, PBS.

But I think we really began to see a push about funding public media in the 90s. Newt Gingrich wanted to end funding for public media. George W. Bush also at one point made remarks about whether there was a need to fund public media. Mitt Romney, when he was running. The things I like, PBS.

But I think we really began to see a push about funding public media in the 90s. Newt Gingrich wanted to end funding for public media. George W. Bush also at one point made remarks about whether there was a need to fund public media. Mitt Romney, when he was running. The things I like, PBS.

and now Trump.

and now Trump.

and now Trump.

You may have noticed a pattern here. It seems to be Republicans who want to explore this idea of cutting funding for public media because their idea is, you know, we have so many challenges and so many debts and everything else. Why do we need to fund public media when there's so many options for the consumer out there?

You may have noticed a pattern here. It seems to be Republicans who want to explore this idea of cutting funding for public media because their idea is, you know, we have so many challenges and so many debts and everything else. Why do we need to fund public media when there's so many options for the consumer out there?

You may have noticed a pattern here. It seems to be Republicans who want to explore this idea of cutting funding for public media because their idea is, you know, we have so many challenges and so many debts and everything else. Why do we need to fund public media when there's so many options for the consumer out there?

Well, I think it really depends on the particular markets. So you're in D.C., I'm in L.A. We're in big markets. The public stations here and in D.C. don't rely as much on those funds from CPB the way smaller market stations do. But you go out into smaller markets and you might be talking about 15, 20 percent of their funding comes from the corporation.

Well, I think it really depends on the particular markets. So you're in D.C., I'm in L.A. We're in big markets. The public stations here and in D.C. don't rely as much on those funds from CPB the way smaller market stations do. But you go out into smaller markets and you might be talking about 15, 20 percent of their funding comes from the corporation.