Trump tries to finish the financing of public media. Nebraska Public Media says that the order limits you

Lincoln, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) – President Donald Trump signed an executive regulation late Thursday, in which federal financing for public media ended.

It marks the latest escalation of the White House in its political fight against the media, since Trump and some Republicans of the Congress make a promise to reduce funding for the organizations. In contrast to other instructions that he had signed in public ceremonies, Trump signed this behind closed doors while he flew on Air Force One, Politico reported.

Initial reactions to the order of the Nebraska all-GOP federal delegation were mixed. US representative Mike Flood, who represents the 1st Congress district of Ostnebraska, repeated Trump's criticism of the national prejudices of NPR, but defended the unique value that Nebraska's public media offer on site. The US MP Adrian Smith, who is the largely rural district and US -Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts represented, had no immediate comment on Friday. The US MP Don Bacon, who represents the 2nd district based in Omaha, emphasized how important Nebraska's public media remain for the state.

Governor Jim Pillen also gave no immediate comment from a spokeswoman who visited the president this week in Washington, DC. If Trump's command stood to promise legal challenges, PBS could lose almost 15% of its annual sales and NPR could lose 1% of his budget. While federal financing is a fraction of the budget for national independent public news organizations, federal financing helps to operate smaller, often rural company businesses in places where the free market may not also serve.

The effects could be significant near home. Nebraska's public media could lose up to 16% of its annual budget, which could put essential services in danger, including notal arm systems. The timing creates a household hole that the state is difficult to fill in a budget deficit.

The order from Trump calls for the public broadcasting company to receive a private non -profit organization approved by the congress in order to maintain federal funds and to distribute them to support public broadcasting in order to “cancel existing direct funds to the legally required extent and … to deliver the news organizations”.

“Which viewpoints promote NPR and PBS does not matter,” says the order. “What is important that none of the companies represents a fair, accurate or impartial presentation of current events for taxable citizens.”

Trump has also said that NPR and PBS produce “biased and party policy reporting”.

The heads of NPR and PBS defended their federal financing and insurance in front of a US Ministry of House for Government Efficiency or Doge, the meeting of the subcommittee in March.

Bacon said: “He respects the great job that NPR and PBS did in Nebraska.”

The congress distributes more than 500 million US dollars for public broadcasting to the company annually and indicates its intended use. Funding is administered in two -year cycles that are planned in advance, a structure that is supposed to protect the public media from political pressure.

CPB officials questioned the legitimacy of the president's new order. The Trump administration is already suing the private non -profit organization because of another executive regulation to fire three of its five board members.

PBS and NPR illegally called the orders and said they violated freedom of the press. Both plan to question it in court.

Order 'Limits Nebraska Public Media' '

Nebraska Public Media, which is responsible for most public television and radio stations in the state, receives around 4 million US dollars of federal financing, which corresponds to approximately 16% of its annual budget. NPM General Manager and CEO Stacey Decker said that the station still evaluates the effects of Trump's latest implementation regulations, but NPM is “deeply disappointed”.

“Nebraska Public Media's ability limits to make independent and locally focused decisions about the programming and resources that we provide Nebrascan,” says Decker's explanation. “It also sets the strong local national partnership, which is the backbone of public media, and offers all Americans trustworthy, valued and essential programs and services.”

The state -owner finances around 44% of the NPM budget, according to information that was published on the NPM website. Nebraska Public Media is commissioned to overthrow the legislative session and public hearings for invoices. NPM is also one of the few news organizations in Nebraska who occupy the state captain with reporters every day during the session.

“Even in this challenging time, we are steadfast in our commitment to offer trustworthy, valued and essential programs and services to every Nebraskan,” said Decker. “Just like for more than 70 years.”

NPMS “clear value”

Flood said that Trump Executive Order was “an opportunity for America to check the work of the company for public broadcasting in order to stop liberal bias that has infected national public radio and to rethink how federal funding for local public broadcasting networks works.”

But Flood, who heads its own private media company, which includes the news channel Nebraska, emphasized the “unique value” of Nebraska Public Media for rural communities in the state and how it works “independently of CPB”.

“[NPM] is the backbone of the notal arm system of our state and you have provided high quality reporting on youth sports, ”said Flood.

Nebraska Public Media programs and streams of local high school and college sports, including the Nebraska School Activities Association and the University of Nebraska and Creighton University. There are also important important warnings for severe storms and other emergencies. According to the NPM website, a reduction in federal financing could endanger these services.

Flood added that he would “secure [Nebraska] The public broadcasting network remains strong ”by visiting the NPM executives to discuss how order affects it.

The appropriation committee of the legislature has a proposal to increase the financing of the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, the state agency, which is too responsible for the surveillance and license of the public television and radio stations from which the public media from Nebraska are.

Nevertheless, the state budget credit has increased by 190 million US dollars, and the legislator has less than a month to compensate for the budget. This week, the committee has attempted to close the gap by taking a further 135 million US dollars from cash funds from various state authorities and would reduce the financing authorities over the next two years.

If NPM loses the financing, Bacon would “leave an emptiness” “absence”.

Note from the publisher: The reporter of Nebraska Examiner Juan Salinas II was previously served as a news intern at Kera, an NPR station that served Nordexas.

Nebraska Examiner is part of the States Newsroom, a non -profit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as 501c (3) public charity organization. Nebraska Examiner maintains editorial independence. Contact editor Aaron Sanderford for questions: info@nebraskaexaminer.com.

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