112
submitted 2 months ago by FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world to c/usa@lemmy.ml

National Public Radio and three local stations filed a lawsuit Tuesday against President Donald Trump, arguing that an executive order aimed at cutting federal funding for the organization is illegal.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by NPR, Colorado Public Radio, Aspen Public Radio and KUTE, Inc. argues that Trump’s executive order to slash public subsidies to PBS and NPR violates the First Amendment.

top 14 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] surph_ninja@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

Where in the first amendment does it guarantee funding for state media?

NPR folks can’t seem to make up their minds. Does it need the government funding or not? Because every time this comes up, the NPR defenders diminish the impact by saying only a small fraction of funding comes from the government, but now it’s somehow a showstopper if the funding stops?

The corporation for public broadcasting has been manufacturing consent for made up wars since their inception. I’ve heard them read CIA press releases verbatim on-air without even minimal pushback. And their corporatization for the past few decades has only exasperated the problems, while cutting out any content of value. Fuck’em.

[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Funding is not guaranteed by the first amendment, but trump retaliating against them because he doesn’t like their content is a violation of free speech and that’s what the lawsuit is alleging. From the article:

“The Order’s objectives could not be clearer: the Order aims to punish NPR for the content of news and other programming the President dislikes and chill the free exercise of First Amendment rights by NPR and individual public radio stations across the country.”

this post was submitted on 27 May 2025
112 points (99.1% liked)

United States | News & Politics

8323 readers
266 users here now

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS