Today feels like a good moment to remind the world how public media stations like KCUR operate, where our funding comes from, and why it's so important to support independent, non-profit, non-billionaire-owned newsrooms.

How federal funding for public media actually works — and why the CPB is still a sound investment
The value of public media funding is likely to become a trending topic in the coming year, so KCUR has put together answers to some common questions on how public media funding works.