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JeremyNT on March 25, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs

Exactly.

It's always really odd to watch an episode of eg NOVA about climate change only to see the underwriting by the Koch foundation.

It seems like they aren't selling influence or pulling punches for their benefactors... but would I actually be able to tell if they were?

a_w on March 25, 2023 [–]

"Name washing"? Is there such term/phrase?

I stopped watching a show on PBS once the API (American Petroleum Institute) began sponsoring it.

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