Palmer gives $80 million to NPR with conditions

Connie Ballmer, wife of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and co-founder of Microsoft Palmer Grouphe has He gave $80 million to NPR. This equates to nearly seven years of government funding ($11.2 million). After Trump Congress has cut funds for public media, but only a small portion NPR’s entire annual budget of $300 million. NPR may continue to cut jobs because the money has strings attached.

Specifically, these funds are intended to “support digital innovation that is essential to meeting the needs and serving the interests of public media audiences wherever and whenever they seek information,” according to a press release. press release. NPR journalist David Folkenflik writes…

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