1. United States
2. Tenn.
3. Letter

Recent proposals to defund public media outlets like PBS and NPR pose a serious threat to accessible, high-quality journalism and educational programming. Public media plays a vital role in keeping citizens informed with fact-based reporting, providing educational resources, and amplifying diverse voices across the nation. Defunding these trusted institutions would undermine democracy by limiting access to independent news and diminishing civic engagement. I urge you to safeguard federal funding for public media to preserve this invaluable public service and bedrock of a free press. Public media enriches communities and strengthens an informed society - it must be protected.