Unintended Consequences
Unintended Consequences
Cato Institute
Is Public Funding Actually Bad for Public Media?
31 minutes Posted Jul 11, 2025 at 2:42 pm.
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which subsidizes National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, received half a billion dollars from the federal government each year. While budget battles over the amount of funding are routine, there are more fundamental questions at stake. Join Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko as they dig into the surprising, partisan history of the origins of public media and the unintended consequences of government subsidies.


In conjunction with Regulation Magazine Summer 2025 edition.


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