NPR says that it isn’t state-affiliated media because it gets less than 1% of its funding from the government/taxpayers (2023). NPR also says that it can’t survive without taxpayer funding (2025).
2023: “NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as ‘state-affiliated media'”
2025: “The Order threatens the existence of the public broadcasting system“
Such a thin margin!
NPR itself only gets one percent but the local member stations are far more dependent. In that sense, NPR’s claim of 1% is disingenuous.