Last week, CJMD hosted Public Media Under Pressure, a sobering yet productive conversation with Seattle-area public media presidents Rob Dunlop, Cascade PBS; David Fischer, KNKX; and Tina Pamintuan, KUOW.

Together with CJMD co-director Matt Powers, panelists discussed the growing challenges facing public media, including threats to federal funding. The conversation offered both a candid look at the obstacles ahead and a hopeful vision for how public media can continue to serve the public good. Speakers included

Rob Dunlop shared these specific recommendation for how we can all take action:

  1. Join Protect My Public Media.
  2. Contact your congressional representative and urge them to support public media. You can go here to look up your representative and get their contact information or email them through Protect My Public Media.
  3. Become a member of your local public broadcasting stations (Cascade PBS, KNKX, KUOW)

You can watch the event here.