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> Because the bulk of NPRs funding comes from the dues of member stations most of which are non-profits and receive funding from a myriad of sources. From wiki
by throwawaylinux 3y ago
> Because the bulk of NPRs funding comes from the dues of member stations most of which are non-profits and receive funding from a myriad of sources.
From wikipedia:
Although NPR receives less than 1% of its direct funding from the federal government, member stations (which pay dues amounting to approximately one third of NPR's revenue), tend to receive far larger portions of their budgets from state governments, and also the US government through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- TheCoelacanth 3y agohttps://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finances https://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finance... 31% of their funding comes from member stations. 13% of member station funding comes from government sources. In total that would make about 31% * 13% = 4%.
- fortuna86 3y ago> 13% of member station funding comes from government sources What is the source of this number? Also is 4% as opposed to 1% a change that alters any of the underlying fundamentals ?
- TheCoelacanth 3y agoThe source is the document in the hyperlink at the start of the comment.
- fortuna86 3y agoGot it, you added up 8 and 5. Question remains: > Also is 4% as opposed to 1% a change that alters any of the underlying fundamentals ?
- throwawaylinux 3y agoIt doesn't really change anything, either way NPR have stated that federal funding is essential to their operation. Doesn't seem outlandish to call them government funded if the government is funding essential operations. Some of the same people who go on ad nauseam about how Tesla and SpaceX have received government funding are curiously resistant to the idea though.
- fortuna86 3y ago> It doesn't really change anything, either way NPR have stated that federal funding is essential to their operation. Every organization on earth refers to every penny of its budget as "essential" as to not lose any of it. Obviously they could still exist and find a way to replace 1% of their total budget if necessary.
- throwawaylinux 3y ago> Every organization on earth refers to every penny of its budget as "essential" as to not lose any of it. Untrue. > Obviously they could still exist and find a way to replace 1% of their total budget if necessary. They chose to represent themselves as having their essential operations funded by the government. Even if that was a lie, perceptions are very important when it comes to conflicts of interest, transparency, public funding, politics, and independence. The entire basis of their protest to Twitter is about the perception created by the "government funded" label. So lying to the public about something like that for an allegedly insignificant amount of money would be a singularly idiotic thing for NPR to do.
- fortuna86 3y ago> Untrue Right, organizations routinely admit they are getting too much funding and ask for it to be reduced. There are so many examples of this, perhaps you could provide just one? > They chose to represent themselves as having their essential operations funded by the government Again, so they don't lose that funding. I don't think any of them could have predicted a right wing billionaire would buy Twitter and give them a misleading label because he doesn't understand the difference between state and public media.