In a bold move last night, President Donald J. Trump inked an executive order that brings an end to taxpayer funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). These organizations, often criticized for their perceived leftist agendas, reportedly siphon off tens of millions of dollars from the public purse annually to disseminate what some label as “woke propaganda” masquerading as news.
Consider a few instances of the so-called “reporting” that has emerged from these outlets:
- NPR once published a piece titled “Cannibalism: It’s ‘Perfectly Natural,’” in which the author recounted the culinary experience of preparing a human placenta, claiming, “It didn’t taste bad.”
- In 2021, NPR characterized the Declaration of Independence as a document riddled with “flaws and deeply ingrained hypocrisies.”
- In a subsequent year, NPR abandoned its long-standing tradition of reading the Declaration on Independence Day, opting instead for a discussion on “equality.”
- NPR later issued an “editor’s note” cautioning listeners that the Declaration contains “offensive language.”
- NPR has also apologized for referring to illegal immigrants as “illegal.”
- They raised alarms about young men abstaining from pornography, suggesting it is a troubling trend.
- A Valentine’s Day feature on NPR brought to light “queer animals,” proposing that the fictional clownfish in “Finding Nemo” would have been better off as female, while also asserting that certain deer identify as nonbinary.
- PBS organized a panel dedicated to the implications of being “woke” and the concept of “white privilege.”
- NPR has come under fire for its advocacy of “gender-affirming care” for minors, glossing over the irreversible harm these procedures might entail.
- In 2021, a PBS station aired a “children’s program” featuring a drag queen named “Lil’ Miss Hot Mess.”
- NPR even delved into the world of “genderqueer dinosaur enthusiasts,” discussing concepts like “trans-ceratops.”
- Then-PBS White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor described President Trump’s patriotic 2020 Mount Rushmore address as a “love letter to white resentment.”
- NPR entertained the notion that “healthism,” which promotes health consciousness, is an insidious offshoot of diet culture.
- They assigned three reporters to investigate the alleged racism of the thumbs-up emoji.
- NPR suggested that doorway sizes reflect “latent fatphobia.”
- PBS produced a film celebrating a transgender teenager’s journey of “changing gender identity.”
- NPR controversially claimed that scientific evidence supporting physical advantages between male and female athletes is limited.
- In 2021, NPR lamented that “animals deserve pronouns, too.”
- They also explored what “queer ducks” can teach teenagers about sexuality.
- PBS’s Washington Week faced criticism for downplaying Joe Biden’s mental decline, with a far-left journalist asserting that he was “quite acute.”
- NPR dedicated segments to the “furry” subculture, showcasing anthropomorphic animal enthusiasts.
- PBS produced a documentary advocating for reparations.
- NPR dismissively referred to pro-life attendees at the March for Life as “anti-abortion rights activists.”
- NPR investigated the “racial origins of fat phobia.”
- NPR management advised against using the term “biological sex” in discussions surrounding transgender issues.
- PBS’s Sesame Street collaborated with CNN to present a skewed narrative on racism during the Black Lives Matter protests.
It appears that NPR and PBS maintain a stringent policy against non-leftist perspectives:
- In 2020, NPR notably omitted coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, reasoning that its “assertions don’t amount to much.”
- When a veteran NPR editor voiced concerns about the network’s liberal bias, he was suspended.
- This editor found that registered Democrats outnumbered Republicans 87 to zero within NPR’s newsroom.
- NPR extensively reported on the Russian collusion narrative, with the editor describing NPR’s coverage as echoing “Adam Schiff talking points.”
- NPR CEO Katherine Maher has previously labeled President Trump as “racist,” donned a “Biden for President” hat, and served on the board of a Soros-funded group, dismissing “reverence for the truth” as a “distraction.”
- A 2023 study indicated that congressional Republicans received 85% negative coverage, while congressional Democrats enjoyed 54% positive coverage on PBS’s flagship news program.
- Further research revealed that PBS’s news staff used 162 variations of “far-right” but only six for “far-left.”
- Media bias assessment platform AllBias found that NPR’s reporting aligns predominantly with “liberal, progressive or left-wing thought and/or policy agendas.”
- NPR consistently dismissed the theory that COVID-19 originated in a lab, a stance now contradicted by findings from the FBI, CIA, and Department of Energy.
- In April 2020, NPR claimed, “Scientists Debunk Lab Accident Theory Of Pandemic Emergence.”
- In May 2020, they drew parallels between Trump’s assertions on virus origins and previous Iraq War narratives.
- By May 2021, they maintained that “many scientists still think the coronavirus came from nature.”
- By March 2023, NPR was reporting that a virologist suggested the COVID origin report could complicate studies on dangerous diseases.
- In September 2024, they pointed to raccoon dogs in a Wuhan market as the pandemic trigger, labeling it “controversial.”
- A 2024 Media Research Center study found PBS’s coverage of the Republican National Convention was 72% negative, while coverage of the Democratic National Convention was 88% positive.
