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Summary
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has launched an investigation into NPR and PBS, alleging they may be violating federal law by airing commercial advertisements.
He also urged Congress to defund them, arguing taxpayer support is outdated.
Critics, including FCC Democratic commissioners and media advocacy groups, say the move is politically motivated and aimed at intimidating independent journalism.
Carr has previously acted on Trump’s media complaints and contributed to Project 2025.
NPR and PBS deny wrongdoing, asserting their underwriting practices comply with FCC regulations.
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Since NPR reporting tends to be local and neutral the lack of national funding creates issues. The stations have to focus more coverage on areas that fund them. So less on the poorer areas that need local news. The death of newspapers makes this worse.
Smaller rural communities have to rely on corporate funded radio which is almost always right wing. Without stations and funding they continue to only have disinformation available to them.
If you see a smaller rural ‘purple’ district or just under-served republican one, adopt it as a NPR donor. Give 1-2$ a month and try and get others you know to give that kind of gift. This will help LOTS as it gives a clear voice in the haze of propaganda dressed up a news.
I donated
Just donated my small amount. The suggested amounts must have been made by the same people who make the tipping point of sale software .
Here is the response
Thank you for your support of the PBS Foundation and for welcoming PBS into your home. We have received your thoughtful gift. Your contribution makes it possible for us to continue our mission to provide outstanding television and online programming to every family in America, no matter where they live. Our work would simply not be possible without the dedication and support of people like you. The PBS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by US law. No goods or services were provided in exchange for your generous financial donation. Please keep this written acknowledgment of your donation for your tax records.
Saw this coming from a mile away. I was wondering when this ax would drop. What a shame; I grew up to PBS/NPR.
Find a program and make it possible. Be the viewer like you.
Relevant Mr Rodgers goes to Washington. https://www.pbs.org/video/mister-rogers-goes-washington-ycjrnx/
FWIW this is a really dumb move. The only thing stopping PBS and NPR from becoming the leading leftist voice is the Federal accountability.
If they pull federal funding, they will mostly survive (thanks to “viewers like you”). They will just be untethered from government obligations.
FALSE. The only thing stopping PBS from becoming any specific voice is journalistic accountability. They are the most consistently neutral programming I have found despite the call from extremists.
How would this end any differently from other mainstream media outlets, though?
Trump will demand all non right wing news banned it seems.
That’s fine. My trumper parents and sister will get PBS donations in their names for every birthday and Christmas from now on.
Ohh, I like this.
Mr. Rogers went to bat for PBS and was able to secure their funding by just chatting with congress critters for a short while. Why would any of these people want to undo his work… (I likely know why… I just need to vent)
Because they think he’s evil
It sickens me how much these people villainize love and compassion. Then on top of that they claim to be christians. I may not believe in god but I still like the message of the gospel, but these sick fuckers clearly just absolutely fucking hate it
I have done a lot of personal study on this. There are “Christians” and there are “Team Christian.” Actual Christians usually practice what they preach, or try to. The “Team Christian” folks are like people who have a favorite football team: they wear the jerseys, watch the games, and claim the tribal aspect of “I am good, they are bad.” But know nothing of the philosophy or inner workings any more than the average football fan plays professional football, or runs the corporation end that manages the team.
Also, like most bullies, they love saying the opposite just to make you mad. “If Jesus were alive today, he would have shot all the immigrants with a machine gun,” so you go “NO HE WOULDN’T HAVE YOU EVEN READ A BIBLE YOU HYPOCRITE GRRRR!!!” and they laugh at how mad you got. Like a bully saying “nice hair!” because they know it will make you angry, and they’ll act all innocent.
Jesus is too WOKE.
Lol yeah it’s Mr. Rogers’ fault that kids work hard and aren’t rewarded. Nothing to do with policy changes in their lifetime that prevent them from getting ahead.
Everything done on and by social media though? Perfectly fine. FCC has zero notes.
PBS has a great presence on youtube. It’s become my preferred way of watching PBS shows.
NPR and PBS are different things though… ?
I corrected my comment. I made a typo. Thanks for the catch
I don’t think the feds fund NPR. They’re brought to us by a generous grant from the Walton Family Trust. Walmart, low prices every day! And Progressive Auto Insurance. Get a quote in 3 minutes with Progressive! Now back to another block of commercial free public radio.
That’s always stuck out to me as well. I don’t enjoy it at all. I haven’t seen preferable coverage of those companies from the news outlets, but It does feel bad to see that.
The only way to get around that is to increase the federal funding as well as private contributions. I think the stations are doing right in the way the coverage and reporting are done, but it would be nicer if the sponsors were not needed.
Next up, Alex Jones appointed Czar of Information Accuracy Committee. This consists of Himself, David Icke, Greg Hunter, Candace Owens, and An0maly.
My only hope is that PBS and NPR have gotten so used to subsisting nearly 100% on member donations over the past few decades of constant GOP attacks on their funding, that this doesn’t have the affect that they’d hope.
Though I can see them actually shutting them down and not allowing them to exist, not just defunding them…
Since NPR reporting tends to be local and neutral the lack of national funding creates issues. The stations have to focus more coverage on areas that fund them.
So smaller rural communities have to rely on corporate funded radio which is almost always right wing. Without stations and funding they continue to only have disinformation available to them.
If you see a smaller rural ‘purple’ district or just under-served republican one, adopt it as a NPR donor. Give 1-2$ a month and try and get others you know to give that kind of gift. This will help LOTS as it gives a clear voice in the haze of propaganda dressed up a news.
cpb receives a not insignificant amount of federal funding. but since the pba, which established the cpb in 1967, specifically gives no control to the feds–they’ll just nuke the whole thing instead.
Weaponizing the government
