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NPR CEO Katherine Maher appeared to be unaware of any examples of her organization being politically biased while defending its federal funding on Wednesday.
Taxpayers will no longer have to pay for the toxic, biased propaganda that federally funded media have been poisoning America with for the last 60 years. The argument for government-run media has always been dubious at best; it’s what dictators use to control and discipline the public.
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The Western Journal on MSNNPR CEO Foolishly Asks for Examples of Bias, Gets Hit with Dozens of Jaw-Dropping Times They Went All in for LibsNational Public Radio CEO Katherine Maher probably got more than she bargained for when she asked for examples of bias by her outlet. A $9.4 billion rescissions package passed the House last month that includes ending taxpayer funding of NPR and PBS.
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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The New York Times likened the cutting of federal funding for liberal NPR and PBS to far-left calls to defund the police and abolish ICE in a new editorial.
NPR member stations in rural areas insist they're sticking around, but things will get much more difficult, as President Donald Trump’s clawback package strips federal funding.
Liberal activists across the country held events to watch the first Jan. 6 hearing Thursday night, ... NPR's Juana Summers was at one in Philadelphia and has this story. JUANA SUMMERS, ...
The bill will trigger a massive reduction in local coverage, journalist layoffs and shuttering of stations, public media leaders say.