President Trump seeks to fire three of the five board members for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The CPB - led by a former head of the GOP - sues the White House, saying Trump doesn't have the authority to do so. My latest story for NPR npr.org/2025/04/29/nx-…

One of the best podcast episodes you'll hear all year.

Another one of the great internet sites destroyed by greedy corporations.

NPR goes in on Trump’s EO defunding public media: “We will challenge this Executive Order using all means available.” npr.org/2025/05/02/g-s…

US Senator Murkowski, a moderate Republican, writes in support of public media in her home state of Alaska

NEW: DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month. CPB leaders denied that request, citing federal law spelling out its independence from gov’t. npr.org/2025/05/12/nx-…

One really, really important piece of news buried in this: NPR is finally bringing back its internship program.

UPDATE: Corporation for Public Broadcasting board passes bylaws stating no board member can be removed by anyone, including the President, without a 2/3 confirming vote from rest of the board. Move appears to take inspiration from federal judge's remarks yesterday. con't/ 1

We are excited to announce that all new Sesame Street episodes are coming to Netflix worldwide along with library episodes, and new episodes will also release the same day on PBS Stations and PBS KIDS platforms in the US, preserving a 50+ year relationship. The support of

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A total joy to get to edit this People's History of Kansas City episode about Barbara Grier, a bold and unapologetic advocate for lesbian love - who decided to start her own publishing company from her Kansas City home. You'll want to listen to this: kcur.org/history/2025-0…

The Post Guild is proud to congratulate our colleagues WaPo Tech Guild on their overwhelmingly successful union election. With a blowout vote of 171-38, this historic victory marks a significant milestone for tech workers at The Post.

"We will never be at the arrived state. It will always be a process of making the neighborhood a better place to live.” Read my latest w/KCUR on how two generations of leadership at Ivanhoe Neighborhood are building faith in the future of their community. kcur.org/arts-life/2025…

Senate Democrats oppose Trump's request to claw back public media funding but top GOP Hill leaders move full steam ahead to defund NPR/PBS , as heads of both push back at rescissions David Folkenflik npr.org/2025/06/04/g-s…

Public radio stations in red states receive a higher proportion of their annual revenue from fed funding than those in blue states and thus would likely fail first if funding is eliminated. localnewsinitiative.northwestern.edu/posts/2025/06/…

With the world’s attention elsewhere, Saudi Arabia executes a blogger who had advocated for women’s driving and other civil society changes. apnews.com/article/saudi-…

The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters more than three dozen times. My NPR story: npr.org/2025/06/16/nx-…

One of the country's best reporters, right here.