Being biased or having a specific political stance is not the same thing as state affiliation; it's just ... (dis)agreeing with policies. Were they "state affiliated" during the Trump admin?
The harping on their bias in this thread is ridiculous, because unless the government is telling them what to write, it's entirely irrelevant.
> NPR used to be a great news source in the 90s and 2000s. That hasn't been the case since about 2012.
SO FUCKING WHAT. Maybe they're useless garbage now, maybe not, but either way that still doesn't make them a government mouthpiece.
> SO FUCKING WHAT. Maybe they're useless garbage now, maybe not, but either way that still doesn't make them a government mouthpiece.
Like I said, until they're critical of the administration like they were with Bush Jr, then they are nothing more than a mouthpiece of the current administration.
They may choose to say things in favor of the government (or not), but that is still fundamentally different than the government telling them what to say, which is what "state affiliated" means.
The harping on their bias in this thread is ridiculous, because unless the government is telling them what to write, it's entirely irrelevant.
> NPR used to be a great news source in the 90s and 2000s. That hasn't been the case since about 2012.
SO FUCKING WHAT. Maybe they're useless garbage now, maybe not, but either way that still doesn't make them a government mouthpiece.