Source: Foundation for Economic Education
by Rachel Chiu
“The federal government has financed public broadcasting for decades. Over that time, Republicans argue, this broadcasting has become increasingly biased. Taxpayers, they claim, should not be forced to fund media outlets that they disagree with. They are right — the federal government does not need to be in the news business. Subsidies shouldn’t be keeping entire segments of an industry afloat, and the argument that local newsrooms need a lifeline has been used repeatedly to justify a profusion of preferential treatment, including antitrust exemptions that would enable news companies to cartelize. If this news subsidy ever served a useful purpose, it has long outlived it, especially given the evolution of media. ” (08/08/25)
https://fee.org/articles/do-americans-still-need-public-media/