警告Ken Burns, PBS资金的削减威胁到农村新闻访问和紧急警报。 PBS funding cuts threaten rural news access and emergency alerts, warns Ken Burns.

纪录片制片人肯·伯恩斯警告说,根据特朗普总统签署的2025年7月的取消计划,拟议削减联邦对PBS的资助,可能在美国农村造成“新沙漠”,危及当地对政府会议和紧急警报的报道。 Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns warned that proposed federal funding cuts to PBS, stemming from a July 2025 rescissions package signed by President Trump, could create "news deserts" in rural America, jeopardizing local coverage of government meetings and emergency alerts. 伯恩斯称PBS对民主、教育和救灾至关重要, 特别是在阿拉斯加、达科塔和田纳西东部等服务不足地区。 Speaking on Hasan Minhaj's podcast, Burns called PBS essential for democracy, education, and disaster response, especially in underserved areas like Alaska, the Dakotas, and eastern Tennessee. 他强调说,虽然公共广播局在财政上可以生存下来,但公共广播基础设施的丧失会损害获得关键信息和民主对话的机会。 He stressed that while PBS may survive financially, losing public broadcasting infrastructure would harm access to critical information and democratic discourse.