I listen to NPR at least several times per week, sometimes quite a bit more. These people are very very very selective in which stories they run. They are as hard left as MSNBC and AOC is, but unlike MSNBC, they actually try to mask their subjectivity with and punditry behind a well practice ‘reporting’ style and a thinly veiled illusion of matter-of-factness.
Whatever “professionalism” NPR exhibits is irrelevant in the face of the fact that it’s unconstitutional.
How much of NPR is owned by the government? Don’t just defund it. Sell it. It should be treated like any other privately held broadcaster.