105
7

Cuts to public media will smash budgets of some local radio stations

10mon 2d ago by sopuli.xyz/u/babysandpiper in news from www.npr.org

When Trump pushed to slash federal funding for public media, he said a key reason was because he thinks PBS and NPR are politically biased. But some of those hardest hit by Congress' decision last week to clawback $1.1 billion in federal funds are small radio operations that provide local news and information to rural communities.

If they don't know they are getting screwed they can't get mad about it.

But some of those hardest hit by Congress' decision last week to clawback $1.1 billion in federal funds are small radio operations that provide local news and information to rural communities.

Clearly news and information are politically biased.

Psycho right wing religious broadcasters: "Amen!"

Related podcast series from NYC public radio

Isn't cutting funding for perceived political bias also politically biased in the other direction? Idiots everywhere you look.

Words fail me, so here’s a picture to explain my thought.

Sinclair Media Group executives right now:
A raccoon grasping its paws together and appearing to grin with its teeth revealed. It appears to be gleefully plotting something evil.

... small radio operations that provide local news and information to rural communities.

Yes, that's the point.

"smash"! Ooh ooh, exciting word, boom boom bang must clicky!