Guess the where the head of NPR came from. Anyone? You know, the guy complaining about being labeled state sponsored.

“It is an interesting choice to spotlight NPR's CEO John Lansing while trying to argue that NPR is not state-affiliated, given that Lansing spent his pre-NPR years as the CEO of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM). USAGM is the US government narrative management umbrella which runs overt US state propaganda outlets like Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and Voice of America.”

Another interesting thing—Voice of America, of all things, also claims NOT to be government funded. You read that right. But this USAGM, which keeps its name out of the press remarkably well, receives over double what RT received from the Russian government to fund their entire world wide operations. Interesting fact.

I also read that there is a range of estimates on how much government money NPR receives, ranging from 1% up to 15% percent. In other words, around 15% originated with the US government but NPR actually received it more directly from “fill in the blank” government funded group like “the center for integrity in American journalism” or what have you. Pick one. There are thousands of similar phony groups funneling our money all over the place.