Yesterday, NPR announced it would cease utilizing Twitter after the social media platform labeled it as “state-affiliated media” before switching the moniker to “government-funded media”. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton welcomed the departure.
“NPR — which has existed in this space where it’s a state-funded, liberal propaganda network in this country — has quit Twitter officially, they are saying. Because they have been listed as state-affiliated media. I think now they’re calling it publicly-funded media, which anyone could agree is a factual statement, that they are publicly funded at some level,” Sexton said as Travis also told him PBS was joining the departure from the platform.
“People need to understand that these entities operate not in the free market. If it’s such a big deal for them to have the public know that they’re receiving state funds, then they should just say ‘No more state funds for us’. Sink or swim, PBS.”
“You are paid propaganda. Losers. Good riddance,” Travis continued. “They’re having to fire everyone, cutting costs in a massive way, build your own internet.”
In the announcement of its exit from the social media platform, NPR claimed “We are not putting our journalism on platforms that have demonstrated an interest in undermining our credibility and the public’s understanding of our editorial independence. We are turning away from Twitter but not from our audiences and communities. There are plenty of ways to stay connected and keep up with NPR’s news, music, and cultural content.”
NPR has continually claimed that it receives less than 1% of its annual budget from federal funds.
