fyi, NPR is is publicly and privately funded, but is not owned by the government. There is a good article here on its status: http://www.npr.org/yourturn/ombu

fyi, NPR is is publicly and privately funded, but is not owned by the government. There is a good article here on its status: http://www.npr.org/yourturn/ombudsman/2001/011228.html http://www.npr.org/yourturn/ombudsman/2001/011228.html "Legally speaking, NPR is a private, not-for-profit corporation chartered by the District of Columbia and qualified by the Internal Revenue Service as a "501(c)(3)" organization exempt from taxation. "