She said the Cuban economy survives only because of the black market. The War on Marijuana. It was fair, unbiased coverage, but because marijuana prohibition is absurd on its face the special naturally served as a critique of prohibition. Both pieces were finely detailed and nicely done. That just goes to show that people can't be pigeonholed, that institutions are complex and so are people's motives.
People can work for the government and still be highly critical of that government.
Still, the trend for subsidized industries to support more statism is clear. The best example is government schools, which intentionally indoctrinate students to be good subjects. Fortunately, both PBS and NPR are funded largely by voluntary contributions. Political subsidies always come with strings attached. Sometimes those strings are flexible, but they're always there.