CBS Radio News Goes Silent, and Public-Interest Media Fades With It
CBS Radio News will cease operations on May 22, 2026, marking the end of a nearly century-long tradition of news programming. The decline of CBS Radio News reflects a broader trend in which the media's role in serving the public interest has diminished. This shift raises concerns about the future of democratic discourse and the availability of reliable information for the American public.
- ▪CBS Radio News has been a staple of American news programming since its inception in 1927.
- ▪The decline of CBS Radio News symbolizes a fading commitment to media serving the public interest.
- ▪Historically, there was bipartisan support for regulating media to protect the public from misinformation.
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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. 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 telling another parallel story: the story of how the U.S. stopped demanding that media serve the public interest. When CBS was born in 1927, radio was ascendant, and this new form of mass communication was spurring vibrant discussions about how media could better serve democracy.
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