NPR pushed back on Tuesday against a Republican lawmaker who is trying to cut off federal funding for public broadcasting, accusing him of trying to interfere with how the nation's local public radio stations report the news.
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) re-introduced two bills last week that would cut off federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Lamborn, who introduced the same bills in the last Congress, called NPR's programming "a luxury we cannot afford to subsidize."
"Congressman Lamborn’s legislation is an intrusion into the programming decision-making of America’s public radio stations," said NPR in an e-mailed response. "His legislation will disrupt and weaken the free and universal public media system that serves 170 million Americans each month."
NPR also called the goal of Lamborn's legislation misguided and said it would insert the federal government into the news decisions of local stations, which are primarily staffed locally and cover the news relevant to their communities.
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Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) re-introduced two bills last week that would cut off federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Lamborn, who introduced the same bills in the last Congress, called NPR's programming "a luxury we cannot afford to subsidize."
"Congressman Lamborn’s legislation is an intrusion into the programming decision-making of America’s public radio stations," said NPR in an e-mailed response. "His legislation will disrupt and weaken the free and universal public media system that serves 170 million Americans each month."
NPR also called the goal of Lamborn's legislation misguided and said it would insert the federal government into the news decisions of local stations, which are primarily staffed locally and cover the news relevant to their communities.
More here
NPR is a mouthpiece for the left. Initially conceived to provide radio coverage by areas of the country not served, or underserved by commercial radio stations, NPR has become as bloated as most other government programs. Here on Delmarva, that is in the Salisbury area, there are no fewer than 5 places on the AM radio dial where NPR stations are broadcast. I don't know how many there are on the FM band, but it's several.
ReplyDeleteSurely there is no longer a need, or justification for taxpayer subsidized radio stations in this country, regardless of the political spin of their programming.
It's a huge waste of tax dollars!
Why do tax payers support them? National Propaganda Radio let them support themselves in the free market or die out from failure.
ReplyDeleteYou can make arguments about the need for tax subsidies but cut the political spin talk. NPR shovels out the news with very little frills. Liberal news to you guys is any outlet that doesn't cow tail to Limbaugh.
ReplyDelete1:15 NPR should be giving the news in an unbiased manner. Not opinions of the left or right. If they have give me an example. They always interject opinions of the left. Look at PAC 14. Public radio is to be non-biased and serve the whole population. You need to get out of your tunnel, your head out of the sand and experience the world of reality. Until that happens "NO TAX DOLLARS"
ReplyDeleteknee jerk politics in the same vein of "take away guns, stop shouting" legislation that you see some Dems pushing now.
ReplyDeleteI used to work in a public radio station, 1:15, and I KNOW what goes on.
ReplyDeleteNPR is the tax-funded voice of the left.
That's why they dropped a lot of music and expanded their morning and afternoon talk right before the 2008 election-- beat the drum.. get the message out.
Ha, these are the same people who actually think Fox is "fair and balanced". You people are a joke.
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