President Donald Trump

After the Trump administration gutted national service agency AmeriCorps last month, tens of thousands of volunteers working in communities across the U.S. are facing uncertainty about their mission. WAMC caught up with two of them in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

The Trump administration’s effort to gut federal programming has left two Berkshire County nonprofits reeling and seeking support from the community.

(Airs 05/09/25 & 05/11/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of the Daily Gazette, Daily Gazette Editor Miles Reed, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy, Miles and Ira talk about whether reporters should correct the President more aggressively when he makes false statements, whether niche journalism has a future, and much more.

Dozens of older Berkshire County residents took to the streets of Pittsfield, Massachusetts Thursday to speak out against any Trump-driven cuts to the Social Security Administration.

(Airs 04/18/25 & 04/20/25 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of the Saratogian, Daily Gazette Editor Miles Reed, and former Times Union Associate Editor Mike Spain. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Barbara, Miles and Mike talk about a listener letter about coverage of the Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rallies, President Trump’s latest attacks on the news media, and much more.

Hundreds of Berkshire County residents participated in a nationwide demonstration against President Trump on Saturday.

The Massachusetts Secretary of State is backing a lawsuit against a Trump executive order that would impose new limitations on who can vote and how.

Communities across the WAMC listening area are gearing up to participate in a nationwide demonstration against the Trump administration this weekend.

As President Trump attempts to close the Department of Education, public schools in Berkshire County are facing uncertainty about what federal funding to expect in the coming years.

(Airs 03/21/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: The Trump Administration withdraws Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s nomination to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, The Ulster County Clerk says he will not file a summary judgement against a New Paltz doctor being sued in Texas for prescribing abortion medication via telehealth, and State lawmakers push for pension parity for military firefighters.