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Some may claim that NPR is retaliating for getting defunded for the next 2 years.
by axus 2y ago
Some may claim that NPR is retaliating for getting defunded for the next 2 years.
- brendoelfrendo 2y agoAn odd claim, since NPR getting defunded is itself a retaliation from the current administration for not reporting positively enough about Trump.
- axus 2y agoOh yeah I'm predicting a claim will be made I disagree with. But I can imagine the mental gymnastics, post a prediction and watch for the outcome. Usually there's a shakedown, did Trump ever make NPR an offer they "couldn't" refuse?
- rbanffy 2y agoSimilar to the one he made to Harvard? Do they even have to make such a thing explicitly these days? I would just assume they won't fund anything that's critical to the current government.
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- nilamo 2y ago"Defunded" NPR gets less than 2% of their income from the government. Defunding them isn't as big of a deal as claims appear.
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI wish that were true. But 2% number is essentially disinformation. NPR gets a large portion of its budget from affiliate stations, which are funded by the government.
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- greenie_beans 2y agokinda true but also misleading without adding more facts. vermont public receives ~10% of revenue from the CPD ($2,044,000). they spent a total of $2,253,926 on "Program acquisitions" in 2024. it's not clear from their financial report how much of this goes to NPR license fees. so you are sharing as much disinformation as anybody. https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/5b/64/62bb42da4ec8b5f858176dc42e9f/2024-vermont-public-financial-statements.pdf https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/5b/64/62bb42da4ec8b5f858176dc4...