Elon Musk targets the NPR, saying the broadcasting outlet is state-sponsored media. Experts say the Musk tweet could be a cry for attention and that outlandish claims could conceivably help his bottom line.
is at it again. Wednesday, the Twitter owner, targeted National Public Radio on Twitter, the social media platform he owns. He likened NPR with state-controlled media, similar to "Russia Today," or "Xinhua" in China.
"What we are seeing is a war that Elon Musk is waging against the main-stream media. And not just the main-stream media, we’re talking about NPR," said Prof. Ahmed Banafa, a tech expert at San Jose State Univ. who has followedThe news agency was created by the Public Broadcasting Act in 1967. Three years later, NPR began providing programing in to the nation’s noncommercial and educational radio stations. Its revenue comes from gifts, government grants, and member-station dues.
Other major media outlets, such as the BBC, receive much more government funding than NPR, and are on a tighter leash.Dogecoin soars after Elon Musk’s Twitter bird switch
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