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When the press amplified false claims about Iraq, it failed its highest duty — and fueled a war

In a post-9/11 climate of fear, newsrooms echoed false claims about weapons of mass destruction, sidelining dissent and ...

Long-awaited $3.6 billion in federal heating assistance released to states and tribes

The federal funding for LIHEAP, which helps millions of low-income households pay to heat and cool their homes, has been held ...
PBS

How the loss of USAID funding affects Indonesia’s ability to fight climate change

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PBS

Auction of Bob Ross paintings aims to fill funding gaps for public broadcasting

More than 30 years after his death, the work of artist and public television icon Bob Ross continues to engage audiences across the world. When Congress rescinded $1.1 billion allocated for public ...

In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

But when he looks over and sees the PBS Kids logo, he feels he can stand down. “It is one thing that we don’t have to worry ...
Variety

PBS’ Frontline Launches Production and Distribution Arm Frontline Features

After garnering the 2024 Oscar for the Ukraine war documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” Frontline’s editor-in-chief and executive producer Raney Aronson-Rath knew that, despite streamers’ aversion to ...
PBS

Trump signs government funding bill, ending record 43-day shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, ...
The Associated Press

AP, Frontline documentary ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ to premiere on PBS and begin streaming online

On Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, Frontline, the PBS documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, and The Associated Press will present the U.S. broadcast and ...
PBS

Handful of Senate Democrats join GOP to break funding stalemate, first step toward ending shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, ...
PBS

The shutdown is over, with no winners and much frustration. How did we get here?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn’t get the health insurance provisions they demanded ...
PBS

FRONTLINE Launches FRONTLINE FEATURES: A Dedicated Effort to Produce and Distribute Cinematic, Feature-Length and Short Documentaries

TUE., NOV. 18, 2025 — FRONTLINE, the award-winning PBS documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, has announced the launch of FRONTLINE FEATURES — a new effort dedicated to producing cinematic ...