It goes without saying that Stephen Colbert is a frequent critic of the Trump administration — and, sometimes, his bosses. Earlier this week, he called Paramount's $16 million settlement with Trump "a big fat bribe."

That’s it. Congress has officially killed federal funding of PBS, NPR and local stations across the U.S. after decades of thwarted attempts.

How bipartisan support for public media unraveled in the Trump era My analysis - for NPR. npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-…

USA Today - House passes Trump's $9 billion in cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid; next stop president's desk. usatoday.com/story/news/pol… ift.tt/9AVq056

Sky TV buys Three for $1 in massive media shake-up newstalkzb.co.nz/news/business/…

Joint statement on Gaza from AFP News Agency, The Associated Press, BBC News (World) and Reuters

“VOA is a cornerstone of America’s reputation and influence abroad.” — Andrew Hyde, Former U.S. Foreign Service Officer Without VOA, the U.S. loses a trusted voice that defends press freedom and counters global censorship. #SaveVOA #AndrewHyde #PressFreedom

Kari Lake calls Judge Lamberth order to explain what's happening at VoA "another example of a federal judiciary that is activist and out-of-control." Full statement:

A network of small, often rural, public broadcasters have long depended on CPB funding for their survival. time.com/7307069/corpor…

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which has distributed federal funds to both PBS and NPR for decades, announced Friday that it's shutting down. The news comes after President Donald Trump recently clawed back more than a billion dollars of funding for public

VOA and its sister networks broadcast to the most censored countries in the world. And our journalists know first hand the risk of reporting under hostile regimes. Several of our colleagues remain imprisoned just for trying to report the truth. jessicajerreat #SaveVOA

“VOA was sometimes my only connection to the truth.” —John Erath, former U.S. diplomat In places where disinformation thrives, VOA delivers facts. Without it, America’s voice fades. #SaveVOA #PressFreedom #VOAMatters #JohnErath

When the ABC presents one-sided narratives about regional disputes that directly impact our trade, diplomacy, and security, it doesn’t just inform poorly – it constrains the national conversation we need to be open. #auspol #media #chinathreat johnmenadue.com/post/2025/08/a…

“This is part of a pattern that we’ve long seen from Israel ... in which it kills journalists, it then subsequently alleges without providing any credible evidence that they are terrorist operatives,” CPJ’s CEO Jodie Ginsberg told ABC Australia. Watch the interview⤵️

My latest for The Atlantic theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Just one-in-five people pay for online news according to our Digital News Report 2025, which tracks a group of 20 countries where many publishers actively seek reader revenue. Lead author of the #DNR25 nicnewman explains more here. Watch the whole podcast:

Two weeks ago, CPJ reported on Anas Al-Sharif getting threats from the IDF to cease reporting. He didn’t, and now he’s dead. He’s not the only journalist getting threats from the IDF. We partnered with The Intercept to document this horrific practice. theintercept.com/2025/07/03/isr…

MJA strongly condemns the new Media and Broadcasting Regulation Bill. This bill poses a direct threat to press freedom and seeks to place the media under government control. We call for its immediate withdrawal. #HatharehgeHaggugai #CTRLbillBeyrukurey #CTRLehNukureveyne Read our

The last of our work supported by the Walkley Foundation Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism is out! It has been a rewarding journey, meeting communities and sharing their stories alongside Cooper Lindsay Williams #climate #climatejournalism #Pacific #kanaky theguardian.com/environment/20…

Forum Ministers back Australia’s bid to host COP31 as a Pacific COP pina.com.fj/2025/08/22/for… Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 Peter Roberts SPREP Pacific Community Ralph Regenvanu Tuvalu Government Pacific Islands Forum Georgina Kekea @newsroo