State-affiliated media is defined as outlets where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution.
By this definition, NPR is not state-affiliated.
In that case, very nearly every business (including mom and pop shops) is "state affiliated" and one has to ask why NPR is being singled out for this.
How so? In what capacity are “most businesses” getting federal money? Tax credits/breaks don’t count, that is the companies money that they don’t have to pay, not the federal government directly funding the business.
> When asked about Twitter's decision during the White House's daily briefing, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to address Twitter's content rules specifically. But she also defended NPR's journalism.
> "There is no doubt of the independence of NPR journalists," Jean-Pierre said. "If you've ever been on the receiving end of their questions, you know this."
[0] https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168158549/twitter-npr-state-...
So in this context who better? Also it's not like they received a real response from Twitter when they asked:
"In response to an NPR email for this story seeking comment and requesting details about what in particular might have led to the new designation, the company's press account auto-replied with a poop emoji — a message it has been sending to journalists for weeks."
[1] https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168158549/twitter-npr-state-...
Yes, clearly.
SpaceX actually gets significantly more money, in absolute and relative terms, of its budget from the federal government than NPR.
There is also the 2nd order effect of major government contractors who spend heavily on brand advertising, which is in turned funded by revenue from government contracts. NPR actually gets most of its “government funding” this way, as private membership dues from local radio stations (who themselves receive some federal grants).
Personally what matters to me is editorial independence from the government, not where single digits of revenue come from. And NPR is undeniably as editorially self-directed as any other media company.
Less than 1% of their funding is from the government.
Tesla received billions in government subsidies... Is it state-affiliated?
The difference between these is obvious.
Let's leave out the Elno companies that take gov money hand over fist, why is this label not applied to every company that gets tax benefits, took out govt loans?
just slap that label on every single food product.
All this demonstrates is that you don't know what "state affiliated" actually means.