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Pell-Mell
Episode 1752 2:35:48 - 2:38:11

1752: Pell-Mell

Federal Child Care Cuts, GSA and Media Logic

The General Services Administration (GSA) is scaling back government-run child care services, affecting 82 centers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Critics of the media coverage pointed out the "illogic" in reports claiming that taking money away from a program leads to higher operating costs. The discussion framed this as a typical example of news outlets repeating government press releases without critical analysis.