John McWhorter suggested that NPR should abandon its taxpayer funding due to a shift in content since 2020, becoming more focused on negative stories rather than being a general audience venue.
Key Points
McWhorter's daughter's observation of NPR's repetitive negative content
Comparison of NPR's content then and now
Call for NPR to give up national funding
Pros
McWhorter's long-time listener and supporter of NPR
Expressed a personal opinion based on his observations
Cons
Suggests NPR has become more negative and less general in its content
Implication that NPR is no longer serving the audience it once did