
David Folkenflik
Media Correspondent at NPR
NPR media correspondent || Author, Murdoch's World || "Relentlessly sensible" Signal @davidfolkenflik.01
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1 week ago |
wusf.org | David Folkenflik
Updated June 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM EDTMichael Nigro was in his element, snapping photos of a phalanx of Los Angeles Police Department officers pushing back protesters, when his neck jerked to the side and his helmet registered a percussive "ding."The non-lethal bullet did not injure the veteran freelance photographer, thanks to that protection.
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3 weeks ago |
editorandpublisher.com | Deirdre Walsh |David Folkenflik
Posted Thursday, June 5, 2025 10:12 am As GOP congressional leaders are vowing to move full steam ahead to approve President Trump's request to eliminate all federal funding for public media for the next two years, a group of 29 Senate Democrats are warning the broadcast outlets should be “protected, not decimated.” In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, these senators argue the proposed clawback of money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) “would have detrimental...
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3 weeks ago |
kuow.org | David Folkenflik
President Trump issued an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television stations to withhold funds from PBS. On Friday, PBS — led by Paula Kerger (right) — and Lakeland PBS of Minnesota sued.
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4 weeks ago |
laist.com | David Folkenflik
Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. PBS and a public television station in rural Minnesota filed suit on Friday against President Trump over his executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting kill all funding for the network.
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1 month ago |
ctpublic.org | David Folkenflik
SOMOS CONNECTICUT is an initiative from Connecticut Public, the state’s local NPR and PBS station, to elevate Latino stories and expand programming that uplifts and informs our Latino communities. Visit CTPublic.org/latino for more stories and resources. For updates, sign up for the SOMOS CONNECTICUT newsletter at ctpublic.org/newsletters.
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