Public media leaders are gambling on corporate support to fill federal shortfalls. But a quiet tax change in Trump’s new law may have stacked the deck against them.
Thanks, Alex. I'm surprised by how many in the system are unaware of this and therefore feel amazed, as if to say, "what's next?!"
I'll be honest, I'm also worried that large stations, which are very good at fundraising and often have large endowments, will grab "national" dollars when that money is more needed at the smaller station level, where the financial backstop does not exist.
This is such an important observation - the cards could not be more stacked against public media stations right now
Thanks, Alex. I'm surprised by how many in the system are unaware of this and therefore feel amazed, as if to say, "what's next?!"
I'll be honest, I'm also worried that large stations, which are very good at fundraising and often have large endowments, will grab "national" dollars when that money is more needed at the smaller station level, where the financial backstop does not exist.