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What public media cuts mean for rural and tribal stations

Cuts to public media kick in on Oct. 1, and for rural and tribal stations, the cuts are an existential threat.

Francene Blythe-Lewis, CEO and president of Vision Maker Media, which supports independent filmmakers that serve native communities, joins us to discuss what the cuts will mean for tribal news organizations.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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