Before Wednesday’s congressional testimony from the heads of PBS and NPR in front of the House Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency (DOGE), PBS’s flagship news show News Hour offered up some gaslighting on Tuesday evening in defense of the program’s political objectivity and balance — a laughable proposition to anyone who has watched an episode.
Co-anchor Geoff Bennett: President Trump today voiced his support for defunding America’s public broadcasters. It comes a day before the heads of PBS and NPR testify in front of the House Subcommittee on Delivering Government Efficiency, or DOGE. The hearing will examine alleged bias in public media, with calls for federal funding cuts growing louder. That funding in part helps support the work of PBS News. We wanted to take a moment to explain exactly how public media is funded and more broadly…
