stephen fowler

@stphnfwlr

political reporter covering the south + future of GOP/Dem parties + ??? for @npr/@nprpolitics | always thinking of bourbon, biscuits and buc-ee’s

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 20

New newsletter: A reflection of nearly a decade working in public radio, and what I hope to keep doing for decades more, as a lot of people are suddenly paying attention to the medium. open.substack.com/pub/stphnfwlr/…

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 20

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president. npr.org/2025/07/20/nx-…

stphnfwlr's tweet card. Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 19

My former station GPB is the statewide NPR + PBS affiliate for Georgia that punches way above its smaller staff size with its news, education and TV programming. They're looking at a ~$4.2 million dollar (10%) hole in their budget now without CPB money. gpb.org/federal-funding

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 19

President Trump has filed a defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal and others for publishing an article detailing ties to Jeffrey Epstein, including a lewd birthday card with Trump's signature that he says he did not write. npr.org/2025/07/17/nx-…

stphnfwlr's tweet card. President Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit Friday against the The Wall Street Journal following reporting on his past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 18

The House has approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) — a move that cuts all federal support for NPR, PBS and their member stations. npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-…

stphnfwlr's tweet card. The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 17

As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, postal workers and their customers are bracing for either scenario, especially as corporate America weighs in. iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2025-…

stphnfwlr's tweet card. As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, postal workers and their customers are bracing for either scenario, especially as corporate America weighs in.

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 17

The Senate voted to approve a $9 billion rescission package aimed at clawing back money already allocated for public radio and television. npr.org/2025/07/17/nx-…

stphnfwlr's tweet card. The Senate voted to approve the $9 billion rescission package early Thursday.

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 16

I joined NPR’s All Things Considered today to talk through Trump’s backtrack on Epstein and the backlash, where he called some supporters “stupid” and “foolish” for wanting more info to be released about the life and death of the convicted sex offender. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-546987…

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 16

President Trump escalates a call for his base to move past the Epstein files, writing that "PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line and sinker."

stphnfwlr's tweet image. President Trump escalates a call for his base to move past the Epstein files, writing that "PAST supporters have bought into this 'bullshit,' hook, line and sinker."

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stephen fowler@stphnfwlr · Jul 16

Interesting to read a political story that starts with the “Mamdani momentum withered” in the AZ Democratic primary last night that then ends with two paragraphs acknowledging the winner was backed by the same groups/big figures that helped… give Mamdani momentum.

stphnfwlr's tweet image. Interesting to read a political story that starts with the “Mamdani momentum withered” in the AZ Democratic primary last night that then ends with two paragraphs acknowledging the winner was backed by the same groups/big figures that helped… give Mamdani momentum.

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