Katherine Maher

a third self-identified as conservative, a third self-identified as independent or centrist, and a third self-identified as liberal or left, which is more or less the American demographic in terms of political belief.

Public media steps into that gap and provides local reporting, local newsroom services, local programming, talk shows, local political affairs shows, in ways that serve those communities directly. And so it's important to differentiate

Public media steps into that gap and provides local reporting, local newsroom services, local programming, talk shows, local political affairs shows, in ways that serve those communities directly. And so it's important to differentiate

Public media steps into that gap and provides local reporting, local newsroom services, local programming, talk shows, local political affairs shows, in ways that serve those communities directly. And so it's important to differentiate

what people's response is to public radio as a whole and public media as a whole from the perception and conversation that's happening in a more politicized space about NPR.

what people's response is to public radio as a whole and public media as a whole from the perception and conversation that's happening in a more politicized space about NPR.

what people's response is to public radio as a whole and public media as a whole from the perception and conversation that's happening in a more politicized space about NPR.

Well, I think there are a number of different things sort of packaged up in that. Perception is an issue, and we don't like being perceived as liberal. If you look at our reporting, we are consistently found to be centrist in reporting. Some of our shows, programs that are produced that are non-news shows may feel as though they have a sort of cultural lens on them.

Well, I think there are a number of different things sort of packaged up in that. Perception is an issue, and we don't like being perceived as liberal. If you look at our reporting, we are consistently found to be centrist in reporting. Some of our shows, programs that are produced that are non-news shows may feel as though they have a sort of cultural lens on them.

Well, I think there are a number of different things sort of packaged up in that. Perception is an issue, and we don't like being perceived as liberal. If you look at our reporting, we are consistently found to be centrist in reporting. Some of our shows, programs that are produced that are non-news shows may feel as though they have a sort of cultural lens on them.

But I want to be very clear that we are a nonpartisan news organization and make every effort to ensure that we have representatives of both major political parties on our air as frequently as possible, including this recent administration, which we view as a transformative administration elected by the American people that we have a responsibility to cover and reflect. So, yes, that is a concern.

But I want to be very clear that we are a nonpartisan news organization and make every effort to ensure that we have representatives of both major political parties on our air as frequently as possible, including this recent administration, which we view as a transformative administration elected by the American people that we have a responsibility to cover and reflect. So, yes, that is a concern.

But I want to be very clear that we are a nonpartisan news organization and make every effort to ensure that we have representatives of both major political parties on our air as frequently as possible, including this recent administration, which we view as a transformative administration elected by the American people that we have a responsibility to cover and reflect. So, yes, that is a concern.

And I view that as something that needs to change in terms of that perception.

And I view that as something that needs to change in terms of that perception.

And I view that as something that needs to change in terms of that perception.

Oh, it's a great question, and I'm glad you asked it. I think it's so important that everybody listening understands public radio needs federal funding. Your local station needs federal funding. They are able, with those funds, to serve communities that would otherwise not be served by commercial media. They operate in communities that have lost their local newspapers in recent years.

Oh, it's a great question, and I'm glad you asked it. I think it's so important that everybody listening understands public radio needs federal funding. Your local station needs federal funding. They are able, with those funds, to serve communities that would otherwise not be served by commercial media. They operate in communities that have lost their local newspapers in recent years.

Oh, it's a great question, and I'm glad you asked it. I think it's so important that everybody listening understands public radio needs federal funding. Your local station needs federal funding. They are able, with those funds, to serve communities that would otherwise not be served by commercial media. They operate in communities that have lost their local newspapers in recent years.

They also serve a universal access imperative, which is that they serve 99.7% of the American population is covered by public radio signal, which has an extraordinarily important role to play in emergency broadcasting, in extreme weather alerts, and So from a national security perspective, that is tremendously important. NPR receives a tiny, tiny percentage of federal funding.