Caroline Downey

When taxpayer-funded broadcasting institutions abandon journalistic neutrality to function as partisan media outlets, the public case for government subsidies completely evaporates. Caroline Downey breaks down the growing national movement to defund National Public Radio (NPR), detailing how years of ideological bias, suppressed reporting on major political scandals, and institutional groupthink have alienated mainstream taxpayers. Unpacking high-profile insider whistleblowing and public admissions of partisan editorial standards, Caroline exposes how public broadcasting has evolved into a subsidized echo chamber for progressive activism. Dissecting legislative proposals in Congress to revoke federal grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Caroline analyzes why forcing taxpayers to fund biased news outlets in a hyper-saturated media ecosystem is both economically unjustified and politically indefensible. What does the battle over NPR reveal about ideological bias in legacy media and the long-overdue reckoning for taxpayer-funded media institutions? Watch Caroline’s full analysis, leave your thoughts below, and subscribe to National Review!