nai06 said:
AgNav93 said:
nai06 said:
TacosaurusRex said:
nai06 said:
Rodney Ruxin said:
He's not "labeling" them anything, they are literally funded by the State.
How are they funded by the state?
They receive money from the Corporation For Public Broadcasting = money from our taxes = funded by the state.
Great! now we are getting somewhere. How much of their funding is from the government? 100%, 90%? Surely it's more that half right?
Whatever it is it's too much. Government shouldn't subsidize media for obvious reasons that are probably lost on you.
So then you don't know.
Reposting my reply to you on the other thread for everyone's benefit:
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Does anyone actually know what percentage of NPR's budget comes from government funding?
Not much, really. All the more reason to cut it off because they don't need it.
It's a little confusing though....
CPB is the real entity that probably needs everyone's focus and possibly ire. I've never heard of this organization.
The CPB is 100% funded by the federal government and seems to be the puppet master here:
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What is the difference between CPB, PBS, and NPR?
CPB is a private nonprofit corporation created and funded by the federal government and is the steward of federal funding for public media. CPB does not produce or distribute programs, nor does it own, control or operate any broadcast stations.
PBS is a private, nonprofit media enterprise owned by its member public television stations. PBS distributes programming to approximately 350 locally controlled and operated public television stations across the country and is funded principally by these member stations, distribution and underwriting.
NPR is an independent nonprofit membership organization of separately licensed and operated public radio stations across the United States. NPR produces and distributes news, information, and cultural programming across broadcast and digital platforms. NPR has more than 260 member stations that, as independent entities, own and operate about 1,000 stations nationwide. NPR is principally funded by member stations, distribution services, underwriting and institutional grants and individual contributions.
NPR gets less than 1% of it's funding directly from the federal government but you can see below they get indirect funding from the federal government from member stations and they get funded from state and local governments.
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Note: NPR does not receive any direct funding from the U.S. government, but it does get some funding in the form of dues from local member stations. And in many cases, those member stations receive federal funds from grants provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). In 2021 alone, CPB appropriated nearly $70 million in grants via member stations.
"Federal funding is essential to public radio's service to the American public," says NPR's website. But is it really essential?
"Presently, NPR receives funding for less than 1 percent of its budget directly from the federal government, but receives almost 10% of its budget from federal, state, and local governments indirectly," according to influencewatch.org, which rates NPR as a left-of-center outlet.
Bottom line: shift focus to the CPB and understand what your state and local governments are doing to fund NPR. That will be easier to influence than the minuscule federal dollars.
