No more taxpayer-funded leftist propaganda, the MSM does it for free.

WASHINGTON — In a rare move, National Public Radio President and CEO Vivian Schiller appeared at the National Press Club on Monday to make a public case against Republican efforts to cut federal funding for public broadcasting.

The NPR chief executive not only argued that her outlet fills a void left by a wave of cuts to private media companies, she claimed that public-radio listeners in rural areas would have no other access to news if their stations stopped broadcasts.

As for the bottom line, Schiller noted that while government funding is just one source of revenue — approximately 10 percent, she said — it is a “critical cornerstone” and its removal would seriously hamper the outlet’s operations.

“We take this very, very seriously, it would have a profound impact, we believe, on our ability . . . to deliver news and information,” she said during a question and answer session following her prepared remarks. “If in fact federal funding were cut . . . then we would be going backwards and retreating on this 44-year investment that the American people have made in this incredible institution.”

HT: Bob in MD