Despite defunding, NPR and PBS continue ‘objective journalism’ charade

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In 1971, National Public Radio was born. Its original mission was to “promote personal growth rather than corporate gain” and “speak with many voices, many dialects.”

In other words, NPR valued the most important diversity of all: that of thought in its quest to inform the public as an unbiased news source. Unfortunately, the original plan didn’t last long, with both entities hiring activists posing as journalists to push them hard to the left. 

In 2025, not long after Donald Trump became president once