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The truth about NPR's funding — and its possible future |
"It was tendentious and inaccurate for Elon Musk to identify National Public Radio (NPR) on his Twitter platform as a 'government affiliated' news organization," writes former Corporation for Public Broadcasting board of directors member Howard Husock. |
That said, "it is misleading for NPR to assert, in rebutting Musk, that it receives but 1 percent of its funding from the federal government." The truth is much more complicated than either side is acknowledging. Husock gets into the funding details, but the upshot is essentially that while "NPR may receive little direct federal funding…a good deal of its budget comprises federal funds that flow to it indirectly by federal law." Prospects for the future of public media look dim, but not because of politics or looming budget cuts. Rather, it's because of technological change, which allows NPR fans to access their favorite national programming, bypassing local affiliates altogether. In other words, the challenge for public media is the same challenge faced by most of the news media: the technology-induced decline of local journalism. The changing "technological landscape cries out" for reform, Husock says, including revision of the Public Broadcasting Act. "No one should want a revised act to be an excuse for Congress to tell NPR what sort of programming it should run or how it should cover the news. But that doesn't mean the current funding model should continue, unchanged." Read the op-ed at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Views & Opinions newsletter, it's Tuesday, April 18. I'm Daniel Allott, bringing together a collection of key opinion pieces published from a wide range of voices. |
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By Philip Allen Lacovara, former deputy solicitor general of the United States for criminal and national security matters |
Justice Clarence Thomas can still redeem himself. One of his predecessors, former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, showed the way. Caught in the midst of a financial scandal, Fortas did the decent thing and resigned rather than continue to embarrass the court and himself. This is one precedent that Thomas, a notorious iconoclast, should follow. |
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By Will Marshall, founder and president of the Progressive Policy Institute |
Don't be misled by the underwhelming case Manhattan Attorney General Alvin Bragg has brought against Trump. The former president is in a world of legal hurt, and his 34-count felony indictment in New York is only the beginning of the reckoning he faces. |
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By Albert Hunt, former executive editor of Bloomberg News |
Hypocrisy is not uncommon in American politics, cutting across issues, ideology, and regions. These days, however, conservative Republicans are reaching new heights — or depths — in placing political opportunism ahead of proclaimed principles. |
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By Marik von Rennenkampff, former State Department analyst |
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is doubling down on solving the decades-old UFO mystery. On Wednesday, the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities will hold the second hearing on the phenomenon in over 50 years. |
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