{"id":2409081,"date":"2025-03-03T14:41:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-introduces-no-propaganda-act-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T14:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:42:43","slug":"kennedy-introduces-no-propaganda-act-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kennedy-introduces-no-propaganda-act-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennedy introduces &#8216;no propaganda act&#8217; to defund NPR and PBS &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkennedy-introduces-no-propaganda-act-to-defund-npr-and-pbs-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409081&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) recently proposed legislation aimed\u200b at \u200celiminating federal funding\u200d for NPR and PBS,dubbed the &#8220;No Propaganda Act.&#8221; This\u200b move follows recent funding cuts\u2062 from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which \u2064has reportedly saved $55 billion by\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/truckers-warn-biden-vaccine-mandate-could-terminate-37-of-drivers-during-supply-chain-crisis\/\" title=\"Truckers Warn Biden Vaccine Mandate Could Terminate 37% of Drivers During Supply Chain Crisis\">canceling government contracts<\/a> and grants.Kennedy criticized the public broadcasters for their reliance\u2064 on taxpayer dollars \u200ctoo fund what he perceives as opinion-driven journalism, emphasizing that such funding is inappropriate when the federal \u200bdebt is at $36 trillion. He noted that NPR&#8217;s new headquarters in Washington,D.C. cost over $200 million and highlighted the high salaries\u200b of its executives. Despite significant taxpayer funding, Kennedy argued that both NPR and PBS are experiencing declining viewership and should learn to operate independently. This proposal follows NPR&#8217;s recent conflict with Elon\u2062 musk, who labeled it as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-state-media-shows-up-at-l-a-high-school-to-capture-images-of-students-getting-covid-vax\/\" title=\"Chinese State Media Shows Up At L.A. High School To Capture Images Of Students Getting COVID Vax\">state-affiliated media<\/a>&#8221; on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">John Kennedy introduces &lsquo;no propaganda act&rsquo; to defund NPR and PBS<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">John Kennedy <\/a>(R-LA) revealed legislation Monday to cut federal funding to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/npr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">NPR<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PBS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kennedy&rsquo;s &ldquo;No Propaganda Act&rdquo; comes on the heels of cuts made by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>. DOGE&nbsp;has already canceled government contracts, leases, and grants.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3323628\/has-doge-really-saved-55-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According<\/a>&nbsp;to the department, this has already saved $55&nbsp;billion. The department intends to disband on July 4, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re spending half a billion dollars a year, 14 and a half billion dollars over time, to give to people at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR and NPS [sic] to participate in opinion journalism, which they&rsquo;re entitled to do, but they can&rsquo;t do it on the taxpayer dime. They&rsquo;re doing it on the taxpayer dime, but they shouldn&rsquo;t be able to,&rdquo; Kennedy said on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2020137\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2823974&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d71b10f14f7ff7e1d9da275907bfa638\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the senator, NPR&rsquo;s newest headquarters in Washington, D.C., cost over $200 million. Meanwhile, its hosts earn up to $532,000 a year, and its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">chief diversity officer makes<\/a> about $320,000 a year. Both NPR and PBS take federal funding but also accept donations from their customers, which Kennedy suggested are dwindling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And you know what? Despite all of this money that the American taxpayer are giving to these left-of-center entities, their viewership has declined. Because people don&rsquo;t need them anymore,&rdquo; Kennedy said. &ldquo;They can go exist on their own if they want to, but I do want to defund them. We&rsquo;re running $36 trillion in debt. This is disgraceful in 2025. It&rsquo;s disgraceful whether it is left-of-center opinion journalism or right-of-center opinion journalism. It is disgraceful for the American people to have to fund this rot.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3330602\/jake-tapper-alex-thompson-release-book-biden-cognitive-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"JAKE TAPPER AND ALEX THOMPSON RELEASE BOOK ON BIDEN&rsquo;S COGNITIVE DECLINE\">JAKE TAPPER AND ALEX THOMPSON RELEASE BOOK ON BIDEN&rsquo;S COGNITIVE DECLINE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This follows NPR&rsquo;s online scuffle with X owner Elon Musk, who gave the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-radio-reporter-arrested-for-firebombing-police-cars\/\" title=\"Public Radio \u201cReporter\u201d Arrested For Firebombing Police Cars\">public radio station<\/a> a &ldquo;state-affiliated media&rdquo; marker on its profile. It has since left the social media platform and remains active on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, DOGE&nbsp;continues to examine NASA&rsquo;s spending, as well as that of the Education, Homeland Security, Defense, and Treasury departments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2020137\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2020137\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Kennedy proposes &#8216;No Propaganda Act&#8217; to defund NPR, PBS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2409082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/john-kennedy-cabinet-hearings.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[51456,51457,50796,51455],"class_list":["post-2409081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-defund-npr","tag-defund-pbs","tag-kennedy-2","tag-no-propaganda-act"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/john-kennedy-cabinet-hearings.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409081"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409081\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409085,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409081\/revisions\/2409085"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}