Summary
The Republican-led push to defund public broadcasters like NPR and PBS has gained new momentum with Sen. John Kennedy’s proposed “No Propaganda Act,” echoing longstanding conservative critiques of media bias and fiscal waste.
The effort is bolstered by changing media consumption habits, a weakened public radio audience, and competition from digital platforms like Spotify and The New York Times.
NPR faces challenges in adapting to a digital future, while internal divisions and declining funding threaten its sustainability.
Advocates warn this campaign may succeed where past efforts have failed.
The problem is that the Republicans are going after them because they aren’t conservative enough. This isn’t a broken clock scenario, they’re just flat-out wrong. You bet your ass they aren’t going to be trying to find ways to shut down the Daily Wire or anything.
Yeah keep advocating for the voice of our rulers. The Daily Wire is biased as fuck but they’re not getting tax dollars.
This isn’t going to be a win. You can prance around on your high horse all you want, but this is going to be a bad thing for everyone.
No, I couldn’t disagree more but cool. Nobody is being well informed by government media. I’ll agree media is the wild west right now but taking out one bad actor won’t make it worse. Free dialog is a better answer but speech is being controlled everywhere.
