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flag Cascade PBS cuts nearly 20 jobs and ends long-form online journalism due to federal funding loss.

flag Cascade PBS, Seattle’s public media organization, is laying off nearly 20 staff members and ending its long-form online journalism due to federal funding cuts that have severely impacted public broadcasting. flag The $3.5 million annual shortfall, caused by the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, has forced the station to restructure, shifting focus to streaming and video programming like Mossback’s Northwest and expanded daily news coverage. flag While three new multimedia roles will be added, the newsroom reductions include writers and editors, drawing criticism from the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Guild. flag CEO Rob Dunlop called the decision painful but necessary, emphasizing the station’s continued commitment to quality programming across news, culture, and the arts despite financial pressures.

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