PJ Media

Frank Byrne “it is a… stretch to consider [NPR] a success so long as their existence depends governmrent funding. I seriously doubt they would have the audience they enjoy without it.”

Actually, government funding is a pretty small portion of their money (reportedly, 1% for NPR itself; and 15% for its average member station, but up to two-thirds for a few rural stations). Of course, that fact is another reason why the government can and should stop funding them altogether.