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The history of NPR and why Twitter labeled them "US state-affiliated media"

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Heidi Briones
Apr 05, 2023
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The history of public broadcasting

National Public Radio (NPR) was established by Congress in 1967 through the Public Broadcasting Act.

This act established a government-funded private non-profit called the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to support public radio and broadcasting for “instructional, educational, and cultural purposes.”

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