Liberalism in general:
Liberalism is a political and moral philosophy based on liberty and equality. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but they generally support civil rights, democracy, secularism, gender and race equality, internationalism and the freedoms of speech, the press, religion and markets
All liberals value a free press, by definition.
There are differing opinions on how to achieve that. A progressive liberal may feel that government funding is a good idea, but a classic liberal would not.
That's the problem with treating everyone as a member of one of only two teams. It becomes inaccurate.
It also drives a wedge between the writer of this article, and people like me. We both agree that funding should come from elsewhere.
But this article uses polarized language and distorted facts, which alienates many who would otherwise agree.
Townhall is a right-leaning political site. Everything on the site has an Us vs. Them aspect to it. It's how both sides rile up their base.
Classical Liberalism or what passes for it today?