Afghanistan, May 2 -- The U.S. government has halted funding for NPR and PBS, citing bias, raising concerns over press freedom and public access.
Following the signing of a new executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump, funding for two major public media outlets in the United States, National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), has officially been halted.
The order, issued by the White House on Thursday, May 1st, labels the activities of these media organizations as "biased and partisan." It directs the board of the U.S. Corporation for Public Broadcasting to immediately stop all direct funding to these organizations and to refrain from any future financial support.
The move has sparked widespread reactions bot...