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>The government doesn't have any editorial control of NPR. Yeah, it's not like the government literally put their own guy as NPRs CEO: https://www.usagm.gov/wh
by trasz3 3y ago
>The government doesn't have any editorial control of NPR.
Yeah, it's not like the government literally put their own guy as NPRs CEO: https://www.usagm.gov/who-we-are/management-team/john-lansing-chief-executive-officer-and-director/ https://www.usagm.gov/who-we-are/management-team/john-lansin...
- ceejayoz 3y agoNPR hired him away from the USAGM; "selected by NPR's corporate board". https://www.npr.org/2019/09/05/758047287/npr-names-veteran-media-executive-john-lansing-as-its-new-ceo https://www.npr.org/2019/09/05/758047287/npr-names-veteran-m...
- trasz3 3y ago[flagged]
- ceejayoz 3y agoYeah, no. https://medium.com/dfrlab/question-that-rts-military-mission-4c4bd9f72c88 https://medium.com/dfrlab/question-that-rts-military-mission... > RT’s parent company, TV-Novosti, is registered as a state-owned Autonomous Non-commercial Organization (ANO) with the Russian Ministry of Justice. According to TV-Novosti’s official filings with the Ministry, it is almost entirely funded by the state budget, with the exact figure ranging annually between 99.5% and 99.9%.
- trasz3 3y agoSo if it was instead registered as a private company, with, say, Medvedev as CEO, it would be fine?
- ceejayoz 3y agoThat would depend entirely on the specific details, including that 99% funding number. If you wanna allege specifics about NPR beyond "they once hired someone who used to work for the government", go for it.
- trasz3 3y agoSo here's where we disagree: to me, any institution led by Medvedev won't be independent; funding formalities don't matter at all. Also, once again: there's a fundamental difference between "used to work" and "was a CEO".
- ceejayoz 3y agoI'd be very skeptical of Medvedev, yes. The burden of proof for his independence would be... high. Do I think Lansing is anything comparable? No.