Former NPR CEO admits 'mixing journalism and federal funding' was a 'recipe for disaster'

Former NPR CEO Vivian Schiller was more optimistic about the outlet’s future without federal funding on Saturday, adding that she’s long felt that mixing journalism and federal funding was a "recipe for disaster."

"Those of us that care about local journalism are going to help them," Schiller said on MSNBC’s "The Weekend." "The fact is this is done. The money is gone. The rescission has happened. So my perspective now is let’s move on."

Congress successfully passed a $9 billion "rescissions package" which included approximately $1 billion in spending cuts...