NPR announced Wednesday the news organization was leaving Twitter.
there, and NPR goes on to explain that annual grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are an “important part” of the company’s multiple revenue streams.for NPR to be “defunded,” presumably of the less than 1% of its budget that comes from federal funding through the CPB.a link to a satirical story with the headline, “National Public Radio Denies Being National Or Public,” on the conservative The Babylon Bee, alluding to Musk’s claim, and the Twitter designation.
The move came after the social media platform labeled the new organization “state affiliated media” last week, a designation reserved for state run and approved media outlets, in countries like Russia and China. A few days later, Twitter changed the designation to “government-funded media.” NPR CEO John Lansing said Twitter was “taking actions to undermine our credibility” and called the move “unacceptable.” NPR is not the only U.S.
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