You are right about the media hypocracy- if they are taking govt money, these moneys exist and any good business man takes advantage of the (business) environment he has to exist in.
But they are funding causes that will ultimately REDUCE the money they can get, aren’t they?
If they were taking government money and then spending it to elect candidates who can get them MORE government money, then I would have a serious problem with that.
Classic lib technique, right out of the playbook: make the program available, and you are either 1. at a disadvantage if you don’t use it, or 2. painted as a hypocrite if you do.