More Americans likely to Back PBS, NPR Funding

NPR and PBS Federal Funding Opinions – Courtesy of and Copyright Pew Research Center March 2025 all rights reserved

Ken Zino of AutoInformed.com on More Americans likely to Back PBS, NPR Funding

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Overall, 20% of U.S. adults say they regularly get news from NPR, and 21% say the same about PBS. In both cases, Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to say this:
• 32% of Democrats say they regularly get news from NPR, vs. 9% of Republicans.
• 31% of Democrats regularly get news from PBS, vs. 11% of Republicans.

[These questions were asked as part of a forthcoming study of Americans’ views toward dozens of media brands across different platforms (e.g., television, print, radio and digital). These include a wide variety of news sources with audiences across the ideological spectrum – AutoCrat]

Democrats are also more likely than Republicans to trust NPR and PBS as sources of news:
• 47% of Democrats and 12% of Republicans say they trust NPR as a source of news. By contrast, 26% of Republicans and 3% of Democrats say they distrust NPR.
• 59% of Democrats and 23% of Republicans say they trust PBS as a source of news. By contrast, 26% of Republicans and 4% of Democrats say they distrust PBS.

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