It has been argued that President Biden’s tax breaks for local media are an attempt to turn them into “leftist versions of PBS or NPR”

House Minority Whip Steve Scalis, said “This is Biden and Dems in Congress helping pay the reporters’ salaries who cover for them,”

Also, Dan Gainor, vice president for free speech America and business at Media Research Center, told FOX Business, “This is insanity. I understand why some on the right support this. The decline of local journalism can hurt communities. But putting it on the federal payroll will only make it worse. Don’t expect reporters to criticize politicians who fund them. And do expect them to write stories that please those politicians,”

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