As goes CBS Radio News, so goes the idea that news media should serve the public interest

There was once a bipartisan consensus that media power had to be regulated if democracy were to survive.

By: Matthew Jordan, Penn State, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: May 20, 2026

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Last Updated: 2 months ago

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By Matthew Jordan, Penn State

When CBS Radio News goes silent on May 22, 2026, Americans will lose access to news programming they’ve tuned into from their living rooms, kitchens and cars for nearly a century.

The once-bipartisan idea that the nation’s media should exist to serve democracy continues to fade with it, too.

As a media historian, I think the story of CBS Radio News’ rise and fall cannot be told without …

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