NPR Got a $1.9M Grant to Improve Objectivity, Add ‘Diverse Viewpoints’ -– But Bias Rages On
1st June 2025
“CPB Awards $1.9 Million to NPR for Editorial Enhancement,” the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced in an October 18, 2024 press release, noting that “Funding provides increased oversight to ensure objective, balanced, transparent, fact-based journalism.”
The grant was intended to improve NPR’s “fairness, balance, objectivity” and ensure NPR meets its “obligation to include diverse viewpoints,” CPB explained at the time.
“Specifically, the grant will enable NPR to fill 11 new positions,” including “two content strategy analysts to provide data around the mix of content being produced and its impact,” CPB noted in its announcement.