Studies link public broadcasting to higher voter turnout, better factual knowledge and lower susceptibility to extremist rhetoric. Those contributions to democracy may be diminished by Congress’ cuts.
I don’t really agree with this. NPR did talk about the threat to democracy. The problem was it was old news at that point, and frankly, it doesn’t seem like most Americans cared that much. So this coverage didn’t get much attention.
The reality is that most Americans care more about their personal finances than the state of the country as a whole. This is the cause of many of our problems. I’m not sure NPR was going to be able to fix this issue through their coverage.
I don’t really agree with this. NPR did talk about the threat to democracy. The problem was it was old news at that point, and frankly, it doesn’t seem like most Americans cared that much. So this coverage didn’t get much attention.
The reality is that most Americans care more about their personal finances than the state of the country as a whole. This is the cause of many of our problems. I’m not sure NPR was going to be able to fix this issue through their coverage.