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Are you saying NPR is corrupt and depraved for leaving Twitter? That seems like a very odd take. I find NPR news to be the most balanced news radio out there.

infamouscow 3y ago
There was a time when journalists exposed and reported on the malfeasants of powerful corporations and governments. But when those responsible for reporting on the powerful choose to accept financial contributions from the powerful, then what else do you call it except for corruption and depravity?
- angoragoats 3y ago
  Please provide evidence that the government exerts any kind of editorial influence (implicit or explicit) over NPR.
  - infamouscow 3y ago
    The Public Broadcasting Act created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The Act doesn't give the executive branch direct control over the funding of public broadcasting. However, the CPB Board of Directors consists of 9 members, each member serving a 6 year term. The CPB board members are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. If you're going to say there's no influence here, you also concede the president has no influence on the make up of the Supreme Court. It's the exact same process.
    - angoragoats 3y ago
      I would of course concede that the president has influence over the makeup of the CBP Board of Directors. That does not necessarily have anything to do with whether the board members are influencing editorial decisions. So you've failed at answering my request by conflating "influence" over the makeup of the board with editorial influence. In fact, the only references I can find to the CPB attempting to influence editorial decisions at NPR were a series of incidents that happened during a Republican administration, and the actions were found to be in violation of the law, and one of the board members resigned as a result.

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Are you saying NPR is corrupt and depraved for leaving Twitter? That seems like a very odd take. I find NPR news to be the most balanced news radio out there.

by ngetchell 3y ago

infamouscow 3y ago
There was a time when journalists exposed and reported on the malfeasants of powerful corporations and governments. But when those responsible for reporting on the powerful choose to accept financial contributions from the powerful, then what else do you call it except for corruption and depravity?
- angoragoats 3y ago
  Please provide evidence that the government exerts any kind of editorial influence (implicit or explicit) over NPR.
  - infamouscow 3y ago
    The Public Broadcasting Act created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The Act doesn't give the executive branch direct control over the funding of public broadcasting. However, the CPB Board of Directors consists of 9 members, each member serving a 6 year term. The CPB board members are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. If you're going to say there's no influence here, you also concede the president has no influence on the make up of the Supreme Court. It's the exact same process.
    - angoragoats 3y ago
      I would of course concede that the president has influence over the makeup of the CBP Board of Directors. That does not necessarily have anything to do with whether the board members are influencing editorial decisions. So you've failed at answering my request by conflating "influence" over the makeup of the board with editorial influence. In fact, the only references I can find to the CPB attempting to influence editorial decisions at NPR were a series of incidents that happened during a Republican administration, and the actions were found to be in violation of the law, and one of the board members resigned as a result.