Op-ed: Stand with the public media journalists holding power accountable

['Robyn Vincent', 'Robyn Vincent Is The Co-Host Of The Metro On Wdet. She Is An Award-Winning Journalist', 'A Lifelong Listener Of Wdet', 'A Graduate Of Wayne State University', 'Where She Studied Journalism. Before Returning Home To Detroit', 'She Was A Reporter', 'Producer', 'Editor', 'Executive Producer For Npr Stations In The Mountain West', 'Including Her Favorite Western Station'] WDET 101.9 FM 2025-09-18 00:00:00

With the stroke of a pen, President Trump approved a $1.1 billion cut in July that ends federal support for public media, jeopardizing independent journalism across America. Without this type of independent journalism, democracy weakens. But because we inform people honestly, it upsets powerful people — those who benefit from public ignorance or propaganda. In the absence of local independent media, who is holding city council accountable? A rising trendWhile the erosion of local journalism may feel gradual, the danger to press freedom is neither new nor confined to city limits.