2023-04-05 16:59:54
Presently, NPR receives funding for less than 1% of its budget directly from the federal government, but receives almost 10% of its budget from federal, state, and local governments indirectly. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(10-1-7) Author
2023-04-05 18:47:51
NPR receives federal funding that is self-described as being critical to NPR. Consequently, it is factually correct for Twitter to state that NPR is state-affiliated. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(16-0-3) Author
2023-04-05 19:09:29
NPR puts out misleading information and opinions, often stated as facts. This has even become even become policy regarding climate change. [Link] CURRENTLY_RATED_NOT_HELPFUL(7-0-4) Author
2023-04-05 19:32:50
NPR was created by the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. [1] NPR is funded directly and indirectly (via member stations) by US, state and local governments. NPR itself says federal funding is “essential”, “critical”, “important” and “significant”. [2] [1] [Link] [2] [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(26-1-1) Author
2023-04-05 22:58:33
In 2022 the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sent $128 million taxpayer dollars out to various public radio entities. What is not clear is how much of that money came back to NPR as affiliate or programming fees. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(3-1-2) Author
2023-04-06 00:17:58
Tweet needs context. NPR does not meet the definition of state-affiliated media per Twitter. "State-financed media organizations with editorial independence, like the BBC in the UK for example, are not defined as state-affiliated media for the purposes of this policy." [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(2-0-8) Author
2023-04-06 11:04:11
This is the OPs opinion that he attempts to defend in an editorial. It is not the job of community notes to correct personal opinions and this tweet does not need a note. Abuse of notes will cause a loss of faith in its postings. Again, this tweet is an opinion piece. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-1) Author
2023-04-06 12:47:15
Anyone who has ever listened to news & opinion pieces on NPR knows they are very liberal and progressive on the political scale. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-2) Author
2023-04-07 12:41:22
NPR receives a significant portion of its funding either directly or indirectly from the US gov’t. It is supported by its member stations, however these many stations all receive funding by the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which is funded heavily by the US gov’t. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-1) Author