I think you should actually do what you suggest, before you jump to conclusions based on preconceived notions.
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Musk Calls for NPR and PBS Defunding
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Half of Trump's cabinet.
Fox News is the "traditional news media" you rail against.
Fox News Channel tops ABC, NBC primetime viewership while dominating cable news
Fox News averaged 3 million viewers during the week of March 10-16 compared to Disney-owned ABC’s 2.8 million and NBC’s 2.6 million average viewers.
I question any source that claims to know the political party of every reporter. I explained why.
I also question why anyone would care. How one votes has nothing to do with the facts of the stories one reports. The stories one reports goes through an editorial process where the facts are checked. There are no "alternate facts."
I was raised believing every person is allowed to have their own political opinion, and that lots of people died on battlefields so I can have and state my opinion freely. Lee Greenwood sings about it in his song God Bless The USA. I stand by those rights and the rights of every American to have whatever opinions they have. Reporters are professionals and they do their jobs regardless of their opinions. Too bad some elected officials don't do their jobs with the same level of dedication to the law and the rights we all have.
This government is attacking the private rights of individuals and their professional rights as members of the press because they believe those people have differing political opinions. The constitution guarantees that those individuals and members of the press have a right to those opinions, and that the government SHALL NOT abridge those rights. Period.
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I think I need to spend more time with my dog and less on here.
There are a lot of them who currently work at MSNBC who quit the repub party because it no longer holds the ideals of what that party once stood for. The former chairman of the repub party, Michael Steele, hosts a show there. George Bush's former communications director, Nicole Wallace, is another. There are lots of them at the other networks. Political party shouldn't determine someone's job. That's how things are done in China.
But there are lots of them. As I said, they have the right to their opinions and shouldn't be fired or prevented from stating their opinions or doing their jobs because they don't agree with the current president, who was also once a democrat.
While we're on the subject, name all the democrats who host commercial radio talk shows. Did people hold their political party against them the way the current administration is doing to other members of the press? Of course not. They're allowed to say and do whatever they want because a lot of soldiers died for them to have those rights.
By the way, since this thread is about defunding NPR, the CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a repub who was put in that position by the current president. She originally came to CPB during the admin of George Bush. She was once co-chair of the RNC. Nobody holds her political party against her.
About CPB
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) was a private, nonprofit corporation established by Congress through the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.As the steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting, CPB became the largest single source of funding for public radio...
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Ironic that you mention Lee Greenwood in this post, given his vocal support of the president. I wonder if he thinks "the men who died who gave their life for me" did so in hopes of seeing the press restrained in the future. Does he "defend her still today" blindly?
How dare any media source not praise and worship Donald Trump 24/7.
I don't no, maybe David hasn't been to a red state, where literally Fox News is the only thing that gets through? Their content is repeated on Social Media and in church, where the Democratic Party is Satan and Donald Trump and the GOP sit on the right hand of God. I just don't buy, "there are all these liberals working in newsrooms, therefore nobody hears Fox News talking points".
Alright, what "various surveys?" I have been hearing this same lie repeated since Tricky Dick but never from an established survey research provider.
It appears that you would prefer amateurs playing at journalism online to actual educated, trained and experienced professional journalists. What's that about?
The congressional hearing on NPR and PBS will be held today:
www.insideradio.com
The committee is chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose state receives over $5 million a year from CPB, and whose state public broadcasting authority owned several NPR affiliates and airs NPR programming all day long. The NPR CEO will be attacked for her personal political opinions that were given on social media long before she accepted her current job.
NPR Chief Touts Network’s Evolving Focus And Broad Reach Ahead Of Hearing.
NPR President/CEO Katherine Maher views a hearing today before the House DOGE Subcommittee as an “opportunity to go and talk about all the great work that NPR does.” However, the
The committee is chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose state receives over $5 million a year from CPB, and whose state public broadcasting authority owned several NPR affiliates and airs NPR programming all day long. The NPR CEO will be attacked for her personal political opinions that were given on social media long before she accepted her current job.
It's going to be a clown show.The congressional hearing on NPR and PBS will be held today:
NPR Chief Touts Network’s Evolving Focus And Broad Reach Ahead Of Hearing.
NPR President/CEO Katherine Maher views a hearing today before the House DOGE Subcommittee as an “opportunity to go and talk about all the great work that NPR does.” However, the
The committee is chaired by Marjorie Taylor Greene, whose state receives over $5 million a year from CPB, and whose state public broadcasting authority owned several NPR affiliates and airs NPR programming all day long. The NPR CEO will be attacked for her personal political opinions that were given on social media long before she accepted her current job.
To be clear, NPR is not a government agency. It receives government funding, but so does Tesla. The CEO is elected by the Board, and the Board is made up of NPR member station GMs. So she reports to the stations, not the congress, not the president, not CPB. Apparently Ms. Greene believes NPR is a top-down federal organization (like Congress) that tells radio stations what to do. Hopefully today she will learn the facts. If she listens. Hopefully, she will tell Ms. Greene that she could just tell her governor to shut down their public stations, or replace NPR with Maga talk show hosts if they want.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett:
The title of the hearing is “Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable” so they've already reached their conclusion ahead of the formal hearing.
What they don't understand is that it's OK to criticize the government. People in congress do it every day. MTG did it when Biden was president. That doesn't make her "anti-American." Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech or of the press. Even if it is critical of the government. We used to call countries that don't allow criticism communists. They used to be our enemies. Not anymore.
What they don't understand is that it's OK to criticize the government. People in congress do it every day. MTG did it when Biden was president. That doesn't make her "anti-American." Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech or of the press. Even if it is critical of the government. We used to call countries that don't allow criticism communists. They used to be our enemies. Not anymore.
The AP has a feed on the hearings where PBS and NPR CEO’s are in congress.
Perhaps George’s predecessor on GMA Diane Sawyer (who worked in the Nixon White House)
Or Alyssa Farah Griffin from Trump’s first administration who is on The View.
Greene attacks NPR for her personal views. Says all taxpayers pay for NPR, not just their listeners:
www.foxnews.com
The problem with that view is all taxpayers also pay Greene's salary. Not just the people in her district. So she and the current president should try to serve all of the people, not just the ones who voted for them.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene scolds NPR CEO over personal views during fiery DOGE subcommittee hearing
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., peppered NPR CEO Katherine Maher with questions during Wednesday’s DOGE subcommittee hearing on alleged biased content on public media.
The problem with that view is all taxpayers also pay Greene's salary. Not just the people in her district. So she and the current president should try to serve all of the people, not just the ones who voted for them.
That went out with this administration, even on the state and local level. "If you didn't vote for me, F U".Greene attacks NPR for her personal views. Says all taxpayers pay for NPR, not just their listeners:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene scolds NPR CEO over personal views during fiery DOGE subcommittee hearing
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., peppered NPR CEO Katherine Maher with questions during Wednesday’s DOGE subcommittee hearing on alleged biased content on public media.
The problem with that view is all taxpayers also pay Greene's salary. Not just the people in her district. So she and the current president should try to serve all of the people, not just the ones who voted for them.
As expected, today's hearing on NPR and PBS was unproductive. Here's an example:
In point of fact, DOGE doesn't have the power to "abolish" anything. All they can do is recommend. It's up to congress to repeal the law that created CPB. Otherwise, the agency will remain. Because of the recent CR passed by congress, CPB is fully funded for the rest of the year. Congress can't get enough votes to fund the government, much less defund CPB. So they have to use outsiders to do their dirty work for them.
I would say the same thing to her and the rest of the administration. They are using taxpayer money to take away the rights of journalists, educators, and everyone else they don't like. You can hate them on your own dime. Not mine.
In point of fact, DOGE doesn't have the power to "abolish" anything. All they can do is recommend. It's up to congress to repeal the law that created CPB. Otherwise, the agency will remain. Because of the recent CR passed by congress, CPB is fully funded for the rest of the year. Congress can't get enough votes to fund the government, much less defund CPB. So they have to use outsiders to do their dirty work for them.
I would say the same thing to her and the rest of the administration. They are using taxpayer money to take away the rights of journalists, educators, and everyone else they don't like. You can hate them on your own dime. Not mine.
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