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Being free of direct government funding does not make it free from editorial independence. You can listen and get an idea of their underwriting. They're clear t
by calvinmorrison 4y ago
Being free of direct government funding does not make it free from editorial independence. You can listen and get an idea of their underwriting. They're clear to walk the line around a lot of topics to not upset their corporate and non profit overlords. We live in a corporatocracy and these companies and non profits are revolving doors for regulatory capture through lobbying and other methods.
- iamerroragent 4y agoIf you really want to delve into how, where, and whom makes the news I suggest start by looking at the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agence_France-Presse https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuters
- BeetleB 4y ago> They're clear to walk the line around a lot of topics to not upset their corporate and non profit overlords. That's true for virtually all news organization - public or private. NPR is not an outlier in this regard.
- connicpu 4y agoA significant percentage of NPR member station funding is from individual donations, NPR is obviously also very conscious about producing the type of content its audience expects. No media outlet on planet earth is free from the influence of its audience.
- ouid 4y agoEditorial independence from government funding.