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NPR Quits Twitter After Musk’s Social Network Labels Its Account ‘Government-Funded Media’

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By Todd Spangler

Variety

Last week, Twitter added a label to NPR’s primary account that says it is “US state-affiliated media,” which CEO John Lansing slammed as “unacceptable.” The social network later modified that to say NPR is “government-funded media.” According to NPR, on average, less than 1% of its annual operating budget comes in the form of grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and federal agencies and departments.

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