NPR CEO警告说,资金削减会关闭农村电台,影响全美的新闻报道。 NPR CEO warns funding cuts could close rural stations, impact news coverage across America.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher警告白宫计划取消11亿美元的联邦公共媒体经费, 指控NPR和PBS散播“激进、觉醒宣传”, NPR CEO Katherine Maher warns that the White House's plan to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for public media, accusing NPR and PBS of spreading "radical, woke propaganda," could lead to the closure of rural stations and a decline in coverage. 虽然全国人民代表大会的预算只有1%来自联邦基金, 其中大部分来自会费和捐款, 但Maher指出公共媒体在报道新闻沙漠及达到99.7%的美国人的重要性。 While NPR receives only 1% of its budget from federal funds, the majority coming from membership fees and donations, Maher notes the importance of public media in covering news deserts and reaching 99.7% of Americans. 该备忘录将送交国会,为立法者提供一个45天的窗口,以便他们批准或拒绝削减资金。 The memo, to be sent to Congress, opens a 45-day window for lawmakers to approve or reject the funding cuts.