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Judith Smelser

Orlando
As seen in: Central Florida Public Media, Orlando Sentinel, Florida Today, Current, Editor & Publisher, Osceola News Gazette, Our Community Now, City Lifestyle, Central Florida Lifestyle
President & GM @cfpublicmedia | Founder, Smelser Editing & Consulting | Occasionally blogging at scribblesandscruples.wordpress.com
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GUEST EDITORIAL: The future of public media is in our hands

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By Judith Smelser
| Osceola News Gazette Verified
Congress will soon make a decision that could forever change the media landscape in our nation and in Central Florida. It will decide on a proposal that would take back over a billion dollars previously set aside to support public media for the next two years. Most of that funding is earmarked for local organizations like the one I’m honored to lead. The timing could not be worse. Last week Gov.
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Opinion: Public media faces funding crisis if Congress passes proposal

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By Judith Smelser
| Florida Today Verified
Between now and July 18, Congress will make a decision that could forever change the media landscape in our nation and in Central Florida. It will decide on a proposal that would take back over a billion dollars in funding that Congress had previously set aside to support public media for the next two years. Most of that funding is earmarked for local organizations like the one I’m honored to lead, Central Florida Public Media.
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Update: U.S. House advances rescission package that would hamstring local public media

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By Judith Smelser
| Central Florida Public Media Verified
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 214-212 today to take back $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the organization through which Central Florida Public Media receives its federal support. Congress had previously set aside these funds to support CPB for the next two years. The measure now moves to the Senate, which has until July 18 to take action.
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