Public subsidy of NPR and PBS should end, states proposals in Congress

There is another proposal in Congress to cut off funding for D.C.-based NPR, states Inside Radio, but this one “also would end taxpayer dollars going to PBS. What has been dubbed the Defund Government Sponsored Propaganda Act would prohibit federal funding from going to public broadcasters, including for the purchase of programming or to pay dues to the radio and television networks. It also says any money that has already been approved in the 2025, 2026, and 2027 fiscal years that has not been allocated will be returned to reduce the size of the public debt.”

Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (R-NY) says as a former newspaper owner and publisher, she understands the vital role of balanced, non-partisan media. But she alleges NPR and PBS are “under the influence of radical left-wing ideologues” and no longer uphold the American principles of free thought and open discourse.

“Unfortunately, these taxpayer-funded outlets have chosen advocacy over accuracy, using public dollars to promote a political agenda rather than report the facts,” Tenney said.

Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), who sponsored the Senate version of the bill, also dismissed the idea that public broadcasters are filling in coverage in areas that have become news deserts, adds Inside Radio.

“Americans have hundreds of sources of news and commentary, and they don’t need politically biased, taxpayer-funded media choosing what they should see and hear,” he said. “PBS and NPR are free to compete in the marketplace of ideas using donations, but their public subsidy should end.”

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