NPR Reports

[JDHillFan]

10 minutes ago, stevestojan said:

All I’ve gleaned from this is that there are still people who think the 2020 election was stolen. 

😂😂😂😂😂

🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

 

”Orange daddy didn’t win, and he told me it wasn’t fair so I believe him!” 
 

JFC, I thought we were done with this one at least. Orange Daddy really did a number on the gray matter for so many. 

Self awareness isn’t your thing, is it? Do you prefer the government continue to fund PBS/NPR? Reasoning?

[BillsFanNC]

The most secure election in US history!

 

Declared within days of the election.

 

😂

 

What's a bigger stretch than believing there were shenanigans in an election where 46% of ballots were mailed in?

 

Believing that the 2020 was the most secure in history, as if there is any way to perform the type of forensic audit necessary to credibly make such a statement within a few weeks.

 

2016:

 

Election day voting in person: 60%

Early voting: 19%

Absentee/mail: 21%

 

2020:

 

Election day voting in person: 28%

Early voting in person: 26%

Absentee/mail: 46%

 

So 2020 was indeed historic in one way, it was the first election in US history to have mail in voting exceed election day voting.

 

You need to be a moron of Bullstojan proportions to accept 2020 as the most secure election in US history when both parties and the reliable media had been warning for decades that the biggest risk to election integrity is mail in voting.

[B-Man]

 

 

 

[Tommy Callahan]

Npr is not suing.  A highly funded PAC is suing on their behalf.  Similar to much of the lawfare being used to slow the agenda.  

 

 

[K D]

The P stands for PROPAGANDA

[LDD]

NPR provides valuable local reporting in many rural areas of the country where people actually live their lives and don't hang breathlessly on every change in the political winds like everyone here.  This would be a huge blow to rural America and will simply be a continuation of the degradations that Trump has imposed on poor, white Americans since inauguration day.  

[K D]

5 minutes ago, LDD said:

NPR provides valuable local reporting in many rural areas of the country where people actually live their lives and don't hang breathlessly on every change in the political winds like everyone here.  This would be a huge blow to rural America and will simply be a continuation of the degradations that Trump has imposed on poor, white Americans since inauguration day.  

That's like when Hochul said black kids don't know what a computer is. Believe it or not they have internet in rural America and can do their own research to know that NPR lies to them

[LDD]

Just now, K D said:

That's like when Hochul said black kids don't know what a computer is. Believe it or not they have internet in rural America and can do their own research to know that NPR lies to them

L-O-C-A-L reporting...as in what is going on literally right where people live because there isn't a radio station except the local public one.  There are also lots of elderly in those areas and poor people who may or may not have internet and/or computer access.  It's a reality.  You don't have to like NPR but it does serve a public purpose.  

[JDHillFan]

12 minutes ago, LDD said:

NPR provides valuable local reporting in many rural areas of the country where people actually live their lives and don't hang breathlessly on every change in the political winds like everyone here.  This would be a huge blow to rural America and will simply be a continuation of the degradations that Trump has imposed on poor, white Americans since inauguration day.  

Any real-life examples of this valuable local reporting and its impact? Reporting that apparently cannot be done by non-government funded entities?

[LDD]

4 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

Any real-life examples of this valuable local reporting and its impact? Reporting that apparently cannot be done by non-government funded entities?

 

Theoretically, any reporting on anything ever can be done by non-government funded entities.  But, it either won't be or it isn't unless the broadcast area is profitable.  That's where PUBLIC services step in like radio.   

 

 

"Alaska Energy Desk" KSKA-FM

"Arizona Science Tech Desk" KNAU-FM

"Kentucky Collaboration" WVXU-FM

 

Those are all regional shows carried by regional stations that support local citizens and issues and economic influences that impact those areas specifically and that's not even news.  C'mon man, don't be so elitist, I really have no clue what the massive issue is with people getting something back locally for all the damn taxes they pay.  Why is that such a huge issue?   

 

 

[JDHillFan]

5 minutes ago, LDD said:

 

Theoretically, any reporting on anything ever can be done by non-government funded entities.  But, it either won't be or it isn't unless the broadcast area is profitable.  That's where PUBLIC services step in like radio.   

 

 

"Alaska Energy Desk" KSKA-FM

"Arizona Science Tech Desk" KNAU-FM

"Kentucky Collaboration" WVXU-FM

 

Those are all regional shows carried by regional stations that support local citizens and issues and economic influences that impact those areas specifically and that's not even news.  C'mon man, don't be so elitist, I really have no clue what the massive issue is with people getting something back locally for all the damn taxes they pay.  Why is that such a huge issue?   

 

 

Alaska Energy Desk ceased in 2021. The residents of the state seemingly go about their day without this valuable local reporting. 
 

Regarding the bolded - NPR made it a huge issue by being partisan in their endeavors. Think Biden laptop story if you need confirmation. It’s really not debatable. Surely you can think of a better use for this funding.
 

There is no reason to fund partisan media. Any and all information these people provide can be found anywhere and everywhere. 

[LDD]

11 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

Alaska Energy Desk ceased in 2021. The residents of the state seemingly go about their day without this valuable local reporting. 
 

Regarding the bolded - NPR made it a huge issue by being partisan in their endeavors. Think Biden laptop story if you need confirmation. It’s really not debatable. Surely you can think of a better use for this funding.
 

There is no reason to fund partisan media. Any and all information these people provide can be found anywhere and everywhere. 

 

Looks absolutely defunct...

https://www.ktoo.org/alaskasenergydesk/

 

...and if you click around on their site there's some pretty unique stories there and most of those stories cannot be found "anywhere and everywhere".  

 

The Biden laptop? Yeah, that's a pretty huge f-in deal...especially since we have elevated morality to the top of our political ideals right now.  Big driver in your circles, I forgot.  So, let's deprive the people of rural Alaska, (bastion of radical leftist ideology) some programming in the name of non-partisan correctness.  

I forgot that everything, anywhere, all the time, at every moment must be exactly one way in the culture war.  My bad...

(dumbazz sarcasm intended) 

[JDHillFan]

5 minutes ago, LDD said:

 

Looks absolutely defunct...

https://www.ktoo.org/alaskasenergydesk/

6 minutes ago, LDD said:

Looks absolutely defunct...

 

 

...and if you click around on their site there's some pretty unique stories there and most of those stories cannot be found "anywhere and everywhere".  

 

The Biden laptop? Yeah, that's a pretty huge f-in deal...especially since we have elevated morality to the top of our political ideals right now.  Big driver in your circles, I forgot.  So, let's deprive the people of rural Alaska, (bastion of radical leftist ideology) some programming in the name of non-partisan correctness.  

I forgot that everything, anywhere, all the time, at every moment must be exactly one way in the culture war.  My bad...

(dumbazz sarcasm intended) 

I feel like your “looks absolutely defunct” comment is a touch intemperate. If you really cared about valuable local news in Alaska you would have clicked on one of the articles. Had you done so, you would find them dated no later than 2021. They call that an own goal. Good job. 
 

NPR is a biased media outlet. Nobody argues that point. You think they are deserving of public funding. Because of their demonstrated bias, I do not. I would not want an NPR right-biased alter ego funded either. 

[LDD]

41 minutes ago, JDHillFan said:

I feel like your “looks absolutely defunct” comment is a touch intemperate. If you really cared about valuable local news in Alaska you would have clicked on one of the articles. Had you done so, you would find them dated no later than 2021. They call that an own goal. Good job. 
 

NPR is a biased media outlet. Nobody argues that point. You think they are deserving of public funding. Because of their demonstrated bias, I do not. I would not want an NPR right-biased alter ego funded either. 

 

I clicked...all of the "Alaska Energy" features are older but the site itself supports links to all kinds of relevant local Alaskan news, which was my initial point.  Soooo, you have to play "gotcha cowboy" games, I get it, you want to be right here.  

  

Everything everywhere is biased in some manner.  We are humans.   NPR generally gets the left of center tab based on how their newsrooms choose what to cover.  They definitely choose topics which are sensitive in the culture wars.  So, when far right spectrum listeners hear a piece about trans issues followed by one about an abortion issue the perception is that NPR is massively left.  Their reporting is overwhelming objective and follows universal journalistic standards, but their "Who cares?" method of establishing stories undoubtedly skews left of center.  I believe this to be a product of the nature of public radio and public services in general being intricately connected to a diverse American population. 

 

My point is that once again the president is taking a wrecking ball to drive in a nail.  Let's defund ALL public radio, which reaches the masses and performs really unique and important local reporting (you can keep clicking and see it on the KTOO tab, but don't worry, you're still right here).   

 

[JDHillFan]

19 minutes ago, LDD said:

but don't worry, you're still right here).   

I know. 

[B-Man]

 

 

Good question 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

 

 

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