1) They're always going in the hole by tens of millions, then some entity comes to save them each year but good luck following that money trail.
2) They're supposed to be a non-profit, not associated with the federal government, but politicians are sneaky. They send money to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS and then money gets funneled to NPR. This is why they don't want any independent auditors going over these organizations' books. They are not at all transparent, they are opaque.
3) What does the above mean for democrats? NPR has become their public relations firm. Interviews after interviews take place at all levels of government but it's not conservative viewpoints, it's liberal viewpoints. They recently gave Biden a fluff interview. The bottom line is its quid pro quo. Roughly 85% of what they produce is helping the Democratic Party.
4) Non-profits, especially of their size, are supposed to be audited every two years. They don't get audited, and they don't share financials like their salaries. All of this is supposed to be available (transparent), in order for them to benefit from a non-profit status.
5) If you remember, Trump wanted to put an end to organizations like this unless they got out of the political arena. Instead, when Biden took office, democrats allocated $456 million dollars for public media that won't benefit republicans one bit.
Democrats have gotten their tentacles into pretty much everything that can produce a narrative for them, share a narrative for them, and stop opposing viewpoints. It if weren't for Elon Musk and House republicans, they'd continue to benefit from their corruption. I'm ready for heads to roll (metaphorically speaking of course). 😎
But here's what even worse about the above and that is these organizations shouldn't be around anymore based on their original charters. We don't need their services as there are tons of media outlets to choose from. They no longer have anything unique to offer. They certainly don't qualify for federal funding. But instead of doing the right thing, like republicans have been fighting to do, democrats keep them around for their election arsenals. They're shameless.