In a statement provided to the ARS, CPB President Petricia Harrison suggested that these measures to prevent networks were more than Trump’s authority.
Harrison said, “CPB is not a federal executive agency that is subject to the president’s authority.” [CPB] Or a grant or contractor. “
In a statement provided to ARS, the PBS President and CEO Pola Carger added, calling the order “clearly illegal”.
“The” Trump Order “, released in the middle of the night, threatens our ability to serve the American people through educational programming, as we have for more than 50 years.” The career said. “We are currently looking for all options to allow PBS to continue serving our member stations and all Americans.”
orgs say rural communities need public media
Although Trump opposes the NPR and PBS, he promotes content that he disagrees – criticizing white privileges, gender identities, “fat phobia” and abortion -related segments – networks have defended their programming neutral and federally imposed. More, NPR Reported That the “locally ground content” of networks currently reaches more than 99 % of the population, “not only provides educational fare and entertainment, but also provides critical refreshments associated with the local emergency and destruction response system.
By eliminating the fund, Craiger said last month, in rural communities, especially in parts of the country where the NPR and PBS still work as “the only source of news and emergency broadcasts”, “NPR” will have a “devastating impact”. Reported.
For example, Alaska Public Media CEO Ed Alman last month testified to Congress that his stations have provided “potentially life -saving warnings and warnings, which are very important for Alaska, from extreme weather to earthquakes, landslides and landslides.” Some small rural stations sometimes rely on NPR, about 50 % of their funds on CPB Reported.