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(THREAD) Someone asked me to address the #DefundNPR hashtag that circulated in the last day or so. My first thought was, "UGH: this again???" @NPR is a constant, convenient whipping boy for people across the political spectrum (right and left). Here are a few things to know.
First, I think some people want NPR defunded because they know, deep down, that it's damn good at what it does. If you want to kill it the moment it makes an error, then it must not make too many of them.
Some folks love to throw rocks at things that shine.
Some folks love to throw rocks at things that shine.
Next, NPR is not a line item in the federal budget. Congress funds @CPBmedia, which gives grants to public radio & TV stations. Those stations CHOOSE where to spend that money, including on NPR programming or their own shows. So to defund NPR, you'd actually have to defund CPB.
