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1 day agoOr the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
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Or the reason why the US has had Radio Free Europe for decades.
Although, you could also argue that those taxes pay for informing and influencing citizens of foreign nations.
America’s media ecosystem is dominated by Fox, Sinclair, and other state party media players. There is a strategic benefit to having a media outlet that doesn’t run through the state media filter.
Their grants were cut by a Trump EO, and they’re suing to have them reinstated. They’re very much still around.