I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust - By Uri Berliner

[Superfly]

He might be auditioning for his next gig.

Right alongside RFK, Jr.

 

[Lovebug]

I doubt Fox News connoisseurs pay much attention to NPR unless some renegade comes up with a story that suits their fragile being.

 

[bubbabgone]

I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.

Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.

www.thefp.com

A good article on how NPR went from a broad appeal to a corporate bubble in a matter of about a decade.

NPR has generally been on the wrong side of truth for a while on most major stories. It is an ideological outlet. I listened to NPR regularly until about 2010. I still think Derek McGinty is the best radio host I have ever listened to, though he left NPR in 1998.

While his listener demographics start a year after I stopped listening, I'd guess the drift had already begun.

If I had to fault his article for anything it is one of his closing paragraphs:

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While I agree with the need in spirit, the rest of the article tells me that any such "good faith" news reporting isn't going to ever come from NPR again.

And yet I'd wager there are some right here on this thread who will still insist the collusion story was legit, and the laptop story wasn't.

 

[Along Came Jones]

This thread resurrects thoughts inspired by the first verse from an old Simon and Garfunkel song, "The Boxer." It goes like this:

I am just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance for a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest, hmm

 

[trixare4kids]

And yet I'd wager there are some right here on this thread who will still insist the collusion story was legit, and the laptop story wasn't.

I'm still reading it from some. When they are shown to be wrong, they still won't listen. I have to wonder if they know the truth but are still doubling down on the lies anyway. Although Nancy Pelosi is back at it. She was talking about Trump and Putin again. She has to know she's lying and simply doesn't care.

 

[eohrnberger]

I'm still reading it from some. When they are shown to be wrong, they still won't listen. I have to wonder if they know the truth but are still doubling down on the lies anyway. Although Nancy Pelosi is back at it. She was talking about Trump and Putin again. She has to know she's lying and simply doesn't care.

Why do liberals believe stupid stuff?

Because the stupid people in their liberal media echo chamber tell them stupid stuff, and it goes unchallenged in that liberal media echo chamber, as conservatives are banned from that forum - reference Rona McDaniels revolt and dismissal.

From the OP's citation:

But it wasn’t a pure distraction, or a product of Russian disinformation, as dozens of former and current intelligence officials suggested. The laptop did belong to Hunter Biden. Its contents revealed his connection to the corrupt world of multimillion-dollar influence peddling and its possible implications for his father.​

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The laptop was newsworthy. But the timeless journalistic instinct of following a hot story lead was being squelched. During a meeting with colleagues, I listened as one of NPR’s best and most fair-minded journalists said it was good we weren’t following the laptop story because it could help Trump.​

I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.

Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.

www.thefp.com

Not following a news worthy story, not reporting the truth, not reporting facts, 'because it could help Trump'?
So NPR is nothing more than agitprop ("agitation" and propaganda), as is much of the liberal media echo chamber.

I've been calling that media "DNC political propagandist media" for quite some time. Perhaps you've noticed?

Will the duped ever notice or acknowledge this?

 

[trixare4kids]

Why do liberals believe stupid stuff?

Because the stupid people in their liberal media echo chamber tell them stupid stuff, and it goes unchallenged in that liberal media echo chamber, as conservatives are banned from that forum - reference Rona McDaniels revolt and dismissal.

From the OP's citation:

But it wasn’t a pure distraction, or a product of Russian disinformation, as dozens of former and current intelligence officials suggested. The laptop did belong to Hunter Biden. Its contents revealed his connection to the corrupt world of multimillion-dollar influence peddling and its possible implications for his father.​

​

The laptop was newsworthy. But the timeless journalistic instinct of following a hot story lead was being squelched. During a meeting with colleagues, I listened as one of NPR’s best and most fair-minded journalists said it was good we weren’t following the laptop story because it could help Trump.​

I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.

Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.

www.thefp.com

Not following a news worthy story, not reporting the truth, not reporting facts, 'because it could help Trump'?
So NPR is nothing more than agitprop ("agitation" and propaganda), as is much of the liberal media echo chamber.

I've been calling that media "DNC political propagandist media" for quite some time. Perhaps you've noticed?

I've noticed.

Will the duped ever notice or acknowledge this?

A couple of them, maybe. Most will not. Look at the way they are going after Uri Berliner in the thread. Tells me all I need to know about them.

 

[jpevans]

I still listen to NPR for about thirty minutes every morning. I would proffer the "whiny" factor has grown dramatically over the last decade. The victim quotient has really risen.

Additionally, interviews are typically only with the approved classes. Thats...ok... but it gets boring.

Exactly, news services should be required to tell the names of people they requested to interview on a subject but who declined.

 

[jpevans]

Hahah. Nope. He meant "liberal" in the modern American political sense.

The quote:

"It’s true NPR has always had a liberal bent, BUT during most of my tenure here, an open-minded, curious culture prevailed. We were nerdy, but not knee-jerk, activist, or scolding. "

"Open Mindedness and curious culture" is presented as a counterbalance to the "liberal bent".

That is one way of spinning it.

 

[OpportunityCost]

Another pro-Trump, RWE disinfo thread making Trump the malignant oppressor out to be victim?

Trump himself reversed the confiscation of Manafort assets that had paid for the inquiry. The actual waste of money was the Durham "Investigation".
Is there a total cost figure of that nonsense available?

Twitter is not a news source and can be less reliable than Wikipedia. Quit posting stupid shit from an unreliable source.

 

[bubbabgone]

I'm still reading it from some. When they are shown to be wrong, they still won't listen. I have to wonder if they know the truth but are still doubling down on the lies anyway. Although Nancy Pelosi is back at it. She was talking about Trump and Putin again. She has to know she's lying and simply doesn't care.

Their minds could be as shot as Joe's.
He is the most prolific liar they have.
They should, nonetheless, be forced to acknowledge he's still as responsible for the lies as they are.
But they believe winning is what matters so I'm not expecting it..

 

[post]

Twitter is not a news source and can be less reliable than Wikipedia. Quit posting stupid shit from an unreliable source.

Surely you're capable of better than an unfounded slur.

From the link included in and supporting the tweet I posted,

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/trump-manafort-pardon-471785

"“The department has determined that due to President Trump’s full and unconditional pardon of Paul Manafort, it is necessary to dismiss the criminal forfeiture proceedings involving the four assets which were the subject of the on-going forfeiture ancillary proceedings,” a Justice Department spokesman said Friday afternoon, following a court filing announcing the decision."

 

[OpportunityCost]

Theb

Surely you're capable of better than an unfounded slur.

From the link included in and supporting the tweet I posted,

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/trump-manafort-pardon-471785

"“The department has determined that due to President Trump’s full and unconditional pardon of Paul Manafort, it is necessary to dismiss the criminal forfeiture proceedings involving the four assets which were the subject of the on-going forfeiture ancillary proceedings,” a Justice Department spokesman said Friday afternoon, following a court filing announcing the decision."


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Surely you're capable of better than an unfounded slur.

From the link included in and supporting the tweet I posted,

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/trump-manafort-pardon-471785

"“The department has determined that due to President Trump’s full and unconditional pardon of Paul Manafort, it is necessary to dismiss the criminal forfeiture proceedings involving the four assets which were the subject of the on-going forfeiture ancillary proceedings,” a Justice Department spokesman said Friday afternoon, following a court filing announcing the decision."

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Then post the politico link. Its far more credible than some rando on Twitter.

 

[Uriah]

NPR Democrats 87. NPR Republicans 0.

Naw, there's no bias.

 

[Uriah]

NPR Black audience 6%. NPR Hispanic audience 7%.
Wow, that's diversity.

 

[forn]

NPR Democrats 87. NPR Republicans 0.

That's the whole thing right there. There's no excuse for that kind of number and even pretending that there is no left wing bias.
Of course we have biased shows and networks, but NPR receives federal funds. They get a relatively small amount, but our tax dollars should not be funding one party's propaganda.

 

[post]

That's the whole thing right there. There's no excuse for that kind of number and even pretending that there is no left wing bias.
Of course we have biased shows and networks, but NPR receives federal funds. They get a relatively small amount, but our tax dollars should not be funding one party's propaganda.

Consider that the political landscape consists of one major political party committed to a federal republic government and a christian nationalist cult no
longer committed to free and fair elections or to a peaceful transfer of power.

 

[post]

That's the whole thing right there. There's no excuse for that kind of number and even pretending that there is no left wing bias.
Of course we have biased shows and networks, but NPR receives federal funds. They get a relatively small amount, but our tax dollars should not be funding one party's propaganda.

2023, Educational Attainment, Annual: Bachelor's Degree or Higher by State | FRED | St. Louis Fed

Release Table for 2023, Educational Attainment, Annual: Bachelor's Degree or Higher by State. FRED: Download, graph, and track economic data.

fred.stlouisfed.org

Massachusetts 46.6 percent
Iowa 32.3 percent



All of the 27 are Democrats:

 

[eohrnberger]

NPR Democrats 87. NPR Republicans 0.

Naw, there's no bias.

NPR has become just like every other left leaning media outlet: Preaching DEI, CRT and diversity to everyone else, but not practicing any of it themselves.
DNC political propagandist media, clearly, except NPR relies of everyone's taxes, left and right alike.

Probably high time to either change the staffing to be more reflective of the US population and its views, or terminate government funding.

 

[eohrnberger]

That's the whole thing right there. There's no excuse for that kind of number and even pretending that there is no left wing bias.
Of course we have biased shows and networks, but NPR receives federal funds. They get a relatively small amount, but our tax dollars should not be funding one party's propaganda.

Whole heartily agree.

 

[eohrnberger]

And yet I'd wager there are some right here on this thread who will still insist the collusion story was legit, and the laptop story wasn't.

The left's 'useful idiots', clearly.
Probably also maintain that the Hunter laptop was 'Russian disinformation'.

Why do liberals believe stupid stuff? See post #56.

 

[AZRWinger]

Who says Mueller found no evidence of crimes? The Mueller report sent people to jail and fined businessesx millions more than the cost of the investigation.
I reject the premise. NPR is a national treasure.

All of Robert Mueller’s indictments and plea deals in the Russia investigation

The investigation is now complete.

www.vox.com

How much did the Mueller probe cost? It made money.

Another point in favor of theory No. 2: As of September, the fiscal cost of the Mueller investigation was roughly $0.00. By that point, the probe had spent roughly $26 million. But, by striking a plea agreement with Paul Manafort for his myriad white-collar crimes — an agreement that required Trump’s former campaign manager to forfeit five multi-million-dollar properties, a life-insurance policy, and the contents of multiple bank accounts — Mueller’s investigation had acquired somewhere between $26 million and $42 million worth of revenue for the federal treasury.
The Mueller probe’s (apparent) profitability is indicative of more than just Donald Trump’s mendacity: It also reflects the fact that there are few forms of law enforcement more cost-efficient than cracking down on super-rich tax cheats and money launderers. And yet, for some strange reason, the federal law enforcement has not made punishing the financial malfeasance of the super-rich a top-tier priority.

Note to Trump: The Mueller Probe Costs Roughly $0.00 — Not $40 Million

Trump accuses Mueller of “wasting more than $40,000,000 (is that possible?).” (No, Mr. President, it is not.)

nymag.com

Mueller failed to indict any American for anything like so-called Russian collusion but it's all good, they looted Trump allies bank accounts. Show me the man, I'll show you the crime, the slogan of Stalin's KGB director and Resistance Democrats.

 

[Uriah]

NPR has become just like every other left leaning media outlet: Preaching DEI, CRT and diversity to everyone else, but not practicing any of it themselves.
DNC political propagandist media, clearly, except NPR relies of everyone's taxes, left and right alike.

Probably high time to either change the staffing to be more reflective of the US population and its views, or terminate government funding.

President Trump says no more funding. I agree. Let the democrayzies fund it.

 

[zincwarrior]

That's the whole thing right there. There's no excuse for that kind of number and even pretending that there is no left wing bias.
Of course we have biased shows and networks, but NPR receives federal funds. They get a relatively small amount, but our tax dollars should not be funding one party's propaganda.

Further, they are charged with serving the full US public. It behooves them to have a wider range of political and economic viewpoints.

 

[Uriah]

How dare you....this is rich.

NPR boss rebukes editor's bombshell essay: Questioning our integrity is 'profoundly disrespectful'

NPR honcho Katherine Maher took aim at the bombshell essay written by veteran editor Uri Berliner that caused chaos at the liberal news organization.

www.foxnews.com