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Penn State board approves sale of WPSU to WHYY
The Board of Trustees at Penn State University has approved the sale of its college-run public broadcast outlet to its larger peer.

NPR names former CNN executive Thomas Evans to editor-in-chief role
NPR has appointed veteran journalist Thomas Evans as its next editor-in-chief, tapping the longtime CNN executive to lead its global newsroom.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down amid funding cuts
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will wind down its operations over the coming weeks after Congress voted to strip more than $1.1 billion in funding from the operation.

NPR, PBS members see record donations after Congress cuts funding
The $20 million in annual added value flowing from donations to stations is a fraction of the $550 million in lapsed federal grants.

Senate votes to strip $1.1 billion in funding from PBS, NPR stations
The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly approved a measure that eliminates more than $1 billion in federal funding from public radio and television stations across the country.

House narrowly passes bill to pull public broadcast funding
The bill, which claws back $1.1 billion in public media funding, now heads to the Senate.

NPR sues Trump administration over funding cuts
The public radio program distributor takes issue with Trump's executive order that directed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to eliminate funding for NPR and PBS.

CPB: We don’t have to listen to Trump on NPR, PBS funding matters
Officials at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting said President Donald Trump has no legal authority over their organization.

Trump signs Executive Order to cut NPR, PBS funding
The Executive Order signed on Thursday said funding to NPR and PBS is no longer necessary because alternative sources of news exist.

NBC News loses Pentagon office to One America News Network
The Department of Defense is evicting four news outlets from their Pentagon offices and will allow four right-of-center news organizations to take over that space.

FCC Chairman Carr probes sponsorships at NPR, PBS stations
The Chairman of the FCC is looking into sponsorship spots aired on PBS and NPR member stations.

Former NPR CEO John Lansing dies at 67
John Lansing, the former chief executive of public radio program distributor NPR, died this week at the age of 67.