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The defunding of public broadcasting comes at a time of growing contestation over the US media landscape.
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People protest after CBS/Paramount announced the cancellation of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert outside the Ed Sullivan Theater, in New York City, on July 21.
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President Donald Trump called them the “enemy of the American people” peddling “radical, woke propaganda”. For decades, Republican presidents – including Mr Richard Nixon and Mr Ronald Reagan – had tried but failed to defund them.?
Mr Trump has now succeeded. In a sweeping move, he signed legislation rescinding US$1.1 billion (S$1.4 billion) to public broadcasters last week.