04-10-2024, 01:57 PM
(04-10-2024, 01:46 PM)HarleyDog Wrote: NPR won't lose any funding under the current administration. Although, I think all news organizations that receive any government funding should be held to a higher standard. Fox, CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC, etc do not receive government funding and are corporation-owned.
They shouldn't have their funding cut, they serve a very important role. What should happen is a radical shift away from partisanship and a return to what they used to be. As they are government funded they can be largely immune to the need to pander to ideologues or engage in click bait. While I agree with Bel about the differences in how newer generations consume news I do think as they get older they're going to want an unbiased source for real news. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic, but being government funded gives them the opportunity to set themselves apart from the for profit media in a way that could absolutely return to being in demand.
