Public Media Policy
Public media encompass more than just NPR and PBS. They include all media outlets and formats whose mission is to serve the public rather than to earn a profit. Public media educate, engage and inform audiences, and offer an essential alternative to mainstream commercial media.
Free Press supports policies that promote nonprofit noncommercial media and foster a world-class public media system. Free Press is working to expand Low Power FM and community radio stations, protect public access TV and support small-circulation independent media.
The Latest Public Media Policy Updates
Free Press Urges Public Broadcasters to Reject Attack Ads
WASHINGTON –– On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down a ban on political advertising on public television and radio stations. The court said that permitting this type of advertising would not threaten or undermine the educational nature of public broadcast stations. It upheld the ban on advertising by commercial and for-profit companies.
Free Press Releases First-Ever Inventory of State Cuts to Public Media
WASHINGTON -- On Monday, Free Press released a new report showing state support for public broadcasting is declining at an alarming rate.
Report Highlights Impact of State Budget Cuts on Public Media
Our report describes half a decade of budget battles at the state level that have eroded funding for public broadcasters around the country. In the last year, governors and state legislatures have dramatically reduced public media budgets and even zeroed out all state funding for local stations.
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Free Press: FCC Report Falls Far Short of Real Solutions
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission released its long-awaited report on the future of media, now re-titled "The Technology and Information Needs of Communities.” The report is the result of more than a year of research, and was presented as a rare opportunity to respond to a crisis facing journalism and its negative effect on the public, and inform a proactive publi
Free Press Action Fund Calls Vote to Defund NPR 'Shameful'
WASHINGTON -- On Thursday, the House voted 228 to 192 to approve a bill (H.R. 1076) that would eliminate federal funding for NPR and prohibit local stations from using federal funds to purchase NPR programming.
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