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I think you are incorrect. The government hands money out all the time with no strings attached. Mortgage interest deduction, electric car tax credits, charitab

• theandrewbailey 3y ago
  > The government hands money out all the time with no strings attached. Mortgage interest deduction, electric car tax credits, charitable donations. I see strings: the government wants you to buy a house, buy an electric car, and give to charity. You can't claim those tax deductions and credits until you've done those things.
• CommanderData 3y ago
  > with no strings attached. How much are they willing to bite the hand that feeds them. It might be a small percentage but it makes part of their budget.
• kjghkjghkjgh 3y ago
  What other news organizations receive government funding like NPR's?
  • SkipperCat 3y ago
    Probably every state college newspaper.
    • kjghkjghkjgh 3y ago
      Aren't those state funds and not federal funds? It's a false equivalence regardless since college newspapers have a single campus audience while NPR is mainstream press. I don't believe the authors at college newspapers are typically paid either
      • SkipperCat 3y ago
        Its an example of government subsidizing journalism. Should it matter if it's state or federal? But the crux of the issue is the question "does a small amount of federal money influence NPR". I think the answer is "it does not". I've listened to NPR and read NYT, WSJ, WashPo for years and I've never heard a peep about the federal money influencing NPR. The OP is stating there are strings attached and NPR answers to the Feds. I've never seen one iota of that in my entire life.