Exclusive – The newly organized sub -committee called on government competence (DOGE) in the House of Representatives NPR and PBS to testify to Capitol Hill to defend the federal funding they receive despite their “prejudice content systematically.”
Fox News digital It was obtained copies of the messages sent to the CEO of NPR Catherine Maher and PBS Paula Kerger on Monday morning from the Chairman of the sub-committee, Doug Margori Taylor Green, R-GA, who intend to address concerns about “upcoming ideological and party coverage” heard.
The letter sent to Maher mentioned NPR decision not to report the Hunter Biden laptop scandal in October 2020. You want to waste the time of listeners and readers in stories that are just pure deviations. ”
He was also martyred in April 2024 A bomb tells all the article It was formulated by the Editor of the Eri Editor of veteran URi Berliner, who shed light on the political bias of the news outlet in which the newsroom was afflicted before it was expelled.
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NPR Catherine Maher (right) was asked to handle the bomb's claims about its news organization by a long -term editor, Uri Berliner. (Fox News Digital/Getty Images)
The letter quoted Berliner, who wrote, “There is an unannounced consensus on the stories that we must follow and how it should be framing. It is an empty story, and the terrible threat to republican policies.
In addition, the message also included comments presented in 2022 as the CEO of Wikipedia, who said, “Our sanctification of the truth may be a distraction that hinders the finding of a common ground.”
The letter to Kerger acquired PBS reports last month, which says the billionaire and the ministry of the co -founder of Elon Musk “billionaire and the founder of government competency ELON Musk”What seems to be a fascist greeting“Green Books” was clearly wrong.
“NPR” was examined with Dei, Diversity Tracking System “after the edition of the veteran editor bomb
“This type of bias betrays the principles of objective reporting and undermines general confidence that Green Kirger told that accredited individuals and ideological interest groups,” reflects a sense of the meaning that was also made to Maher's Maher.
“This session is an opportunity for you to clarify the Congress and the American people. Why should federal funds for public television – especially the type of content produced by a TV program,” continued Green, echoing a statement similar to a dowry on the public radio.
Both executives were asked to be certified “during Monday, March 3 or week of Monday, March 24.”
NPR and PBS did not immediately respond to the Fox News Digital requests for comment.
The NPR and PBS executives were invited by the DOGE sub -committee to testify about the federal funding that their outlets received and processing its “biased content systematically”. (Llison Robert/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
according to NPR38 % of revenues come from corporate care, 31 % come from “CORE and other programming fees”, 13 % comes from “cash asset contributions and financial assets”, 7 % comes from “other revenues”, 5 % comes from “PRSS The contract, internal delivery, and satellite distribution, “another 5 % of the endowments and support for the NPR and 1 % designer are supported by the net return on investments.
The NPR site passes to the recognition that “the station programming fees include a large part of the largest source of revenue in NPR. Federal financing loss will undermine the ability of the stations to pay NPR to program, and thus weaken the institution.”
The NPR financing page also insists that eliminating federal financing will lead to a decrease in the press.
Therefore, while NPR reduces its government financing, the government's smaller stations give money to NPR. All this happens as NPR claims that “federal financing is necessary” while also retracts the idea that it is funded by the government.
PBS website Countries that receive partial funding from the Public Broadcasting Corporation (CPB), which receive approximately $ 500 million annually accredited by Congress, saying: “CPB is often allocated to TV and public radio stations, with each other to NPR and PBS to support national programming “.
“the News clock About 35 % of the CPB and PBS annual financing/budget-a mix of CPB allocation boxes and the annual programming dues paid to PBS by the stations that have been expanded to programs like us. The remaining 65 % of the individual donations is created, the foundation and corporate care, “PBS.
PBS also receives money through the PBS Foundation, 501 (C) (3) non -profit and organization 509 (A) (3) that seeks “gifts and charitable grants” to finance the port.
The CEO of PBS Paula Kerger was asked to testify before the newly formed sub -committee in March. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Emiez)
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Last week, FCC Chairman Trump Brendan Car Investigate In NPR and PBS because of their commercial sponsorship despite receiving taxpayer money, indicating that they may violate federal law. “
“To the extent that these taxpayers dollars are used to support a profitable endeavor or an entity that broadcasts commercial ads.” NPR and PBS with taxpayers dollars. “
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this report.
