NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliated media'

Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by stametseater on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @10:21AM (#35540159)

> The numbers I am last aware of, while ten years old now, were that Federal funding was roughly 10% of their operating budget, with 90% coming from other sources.

If that's accurate, then I'd love for NPR to explain the order of magnitude gap between their claim of 1% and that 10% figure. That's a huge difference.

to upon_drumhead: Federal funding laundered through sub-orgs that share the same "NPR" branding is still federal funding.

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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by upon_drumhead on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @10:30AM (#35540334)

Member station funding is different then the actual NPR organization funding.

Member stations paying NPR is the bulk of NPRs funding.

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Re:NPR quits Twitter after being labeled as 'state-affiliate... by vharuck on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @12:15PM (#35542112)

From the article:

>Most of NPR's funding comes from corporate and individual supporters and grants. It also receives significant programming fees from member stations. Those stations, in turn, receive about 13 percent of their funds from the CPB and other state and federal government sources.

Also, here's NPR's report on financing: https://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finance.... It also includes breakdowns of member station financing. 8% average from CPB, 5% from other government sources.

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