[L]et me ask you whether you heard that [the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation], who also has a strong agenda on healthcare, just gave $1.3 million to NPR to report on this topic?
No, you probably didn’t hear about that gift either, by — a grant that has caused zero controversy.
Come to think of it, I didn’t recall any controversy when RWJF gave National Public Radio $5.6 million to report on healthcare between 2008 and 2011, during a period when this was among the most politicized of all topics.
You’d think that somebody would at least have raised an eyebrow, given that RWJF is a strong proponent of the Affordable Care Act, as well as other healthcare policy positions on the progressive side of the spectrum.
This is why I never listen to the radio. Its ALL payola, all the time. NPR is just political payola. Irony of course is the RWJF money probably didn’t change their reporting or programing much, if at all.
The mind cringes at the prospect of what deals the CBC has cut over the years.
I’m boycotting them all as hard as I possibly can already, there’s not much more I can do short of tar and feathers. Sadly, those are illegal for use at the moment. Time may come though, time may come.
Another glowing example of why no rational person would degrade themselves by relying on public broadcasting for their info.
“Johnson & Johnson – a Family Company”. Oh, by the way, our foundation has $9.2 billion in assets to influence the masses as we see fit…because we know best.