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Re:NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs by tootie on Friday March 24, 2023 @09:07PM (#35297974)
PBS and NPR are the same. They are private non-profits whose existence is blessed by Congress and given partial, indirect financial support by government. By contrast, the BBC is full on government agency whose revenue comes from a specific tax.
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Re:NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs by JeremyNT on Saturday March 25, 2023 @03:28PM (#35306213)
Exactly.

It's always really odd to watch an episode of eg NOVA about climate change only to see the underwriting by the Koch foundation.

It seems like they aren't selling influence or pulling punches for their benefactors... but would I actually be able to tell if they were?

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Re:NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs by a_w on Saturday March 25, 2023 @04:55PM (#35307245)
"Name washing"? Is there such term/phrase?

I stopped watching a show on PBS once the API (American Petroleum Institute) began sponsoring it.

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