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By A. Rima Dael, CEO, National Federation of Community Broadcasters Over the past several years, the work of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) has centered on a clear focus: how do we strengthen community radio not simply as a network of stations, but as essential civic infrastructure? As the public media landscape has…

As we share the 2026 edition of the Index, we are finding ourselves in a changed America. Across the country, a landmark bill passed by congress in July 2025 (H.R.1) is breaking down the social support infrastructure that many communities rely on, like Medicaid and SNAP food benefits. Critical elements of civic infrastructure have been…