From today, NPR is broadcasting and reporting for the first time in its history without federal funding. Listen to the clip above from NPR Up First with hosts Leila Fadel and A Martínez, who opened the show with the message that NPR will not be silenced. NPR says it receives “a small amount of direct federal government support - less than 2% of its annual revenue.” Republicans have reclaimed $1.1B that had been budgeted for public media. It leaves local broadcasters in the lurch, with CNN report

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