Posted on 04/17/2024 10:56:17 AM PDT by Red Badger
Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee is planning to propose legislation that would pull funding for NPR as the agency grapples with the backlash against its far-left bias.
The media organization that relies partially on public funds to operate has faced scrutiny in recent weeks since a veteran editor admitted NPR is biased against conservatives.
The editor, Uri Berliner, was later suspended and resigned publicly on Wednesday morning:
Meanwhile, NPR’s new CEO Katherine Maher is also under fire over old social media posts that demonstrate she has been a longtime far-left activist.
Blackburn, who spoke to Fox News on Wednesday, plans to cut off any government funding to the far-left organization, she said.
In a statement, Blackburn called out NPR.
“The mainstream media has become obsessed with doing the left’s bidding and taking down strong conservatives — and NPR has led the pack,” she told Fox News.
(Excerpt) Read more at westernjournal.com ...
That was a great radio show.
Their laughs are playing in my mind, right now.
“Peugeot” was often a reason.
Bttt.
5.56mm
yup....any day now....any day....
hostile work place...
If NPR is de-funded, where will I go for news about health care in Cuba?
“If the police can be defunded, there is a chance NPR can be defunded”
Ahhh, I disagree. The cops are into law and order which is basically a conservative thing. The NPR spews libtardian nonsense that is the direct opposite of conservative values.
With the libtards in charge, cops will continue to be defunded and the NPR will never be defunded. It’s how our leftist uniparty system of government works, very self destructive.
Thank you Marsha Blackburn!
As As a side note,Maher reads like a handful but nothing substantive.
It is remarked she is cia (?)
I read her bio and its nothing but one stellar organization after another but no real accomplishments noted.
If National Propaganda Radio cannot be defunded, then at least fund with equal advantage a conservative outlet in similar fashion.
A separate entity that parallels the NPR scheme should be possible. Staff it with 87 MAGA people in the newsroom to offset the 87 libs at NPR.
What NPR needs is a healthy dose of philosophical DEI. Embrace it or lose your funding.
If they can’t stand on their own feet, then they don’t deserve to exist.
That an 66 Dodge Dart!..................
...and so many more.
get ready for the “they are trying to kill big bird” trope
“Presenting the view from the left...but EVERYONE has to pay for it...this is National........Public.............................Radio.”
Point of order: CPB and has no frequencies. The are carried by “affiliated” radio stations around the country that are not owned by CPB or NPR.
That’s on PBS..................
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Yep, good on Marsha Blackburn. She’s always been solid, going back to her days at the state level. Also hats off to Uri Berliner for spotlighting the bias at NPR in his excellent editorial.
Yep, no wonder I'm jaded. Hoping for government action and accountability and fiscal restraint is a waste of time.
Nothing will happen. This is the same old thing, the repubs will back down when the soccer moms and their pampered brood start complaining about the big bad orange guy wanting to take away elmo and big bird. Same thing as when Romney was running for president.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2012/oct/04/big-bird-mitt-romney-pbs
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