NPR Reports on Bias and Influence of "Conservative Christian" Radio

[Old 'N Chill]

I have only heard small segments of these shows on the radio, but it was interesting. "Concervative Christian" radio dominates the radio, the first link speaks about Salem Radio, podcast and transcript in link. Second is American History Radio and how the far Right took over.

The Most Influential Christian Talk Radio Network You've Probably Never Heard of | On the Media | WNYC Studios

How Salem Media Group came to dominate, and then spread the Big Lie.

www.wnycstudios.org

In 2016, Christian talk radio host Eric Metaxas begrudgingly encouraged his listeners to vote for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. By 2020, he pledged his life to fighting the “stolen election” while talking with Trump on the air. Ahead of the midterm elections, Metaxas and many of his fellow talk radio hosts made sure the falsehood of massive 2020 election fraud was top of mind — on the airwaves and beyond. And while election-denying candidates didn't do as well as many on the right had hoped, at least 170 such candidates have been elected to state and national offices, some of whom will be in charge of future elections.

This week, reporter Katie Thornton introduces us to the company whose hosts never backed down from the lies of the stolen 2020 election: Salem Media Group, the largest Christian, conservative multimedia company in the country – and perhaps the most influential media company you’ve never heard of. Thornton traces the company’s rise to power from its scrappy start in the 1970s to the present day — a growth that paralleled and eventually became inextricable from the growth of the Religious Right.

How did Talk Radio Get So Politically Lop-Sided? | On the Media | WNYC Studios

A history of America radio, and how it paved the way for our current media landscape.

www.wnycstudios.org

How did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being silenced and censored by a liberal media? This week, we look at the early history of American radio to reveal that censorship of far-right and progressive voices alike was once common on radio.

And reporter Katie Thornton explains how, in the post-war and Civil Rights period, the US government encouraged more diverse viewpoints on the airwaves — until it didn’t. Plus, the technological and legal changes that led to conservative talk radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh taking over the airwaves.

 

[Phys251]

I have only heard small segments of these shows on the radio, but it was interesting. "Concervative Christian" radio dominates the radio, the first link speaks about Salem Radio, podcast and transcript in link. Second is American History Radio and how the far Right took over.

The Most Influential Christian Talk Radio Network You've Probably Never Heard of | On the Media | WNYC Studios

How Salem Media Group came to dominate, and then spread the Big Lie.

www.wnycstudios.org

How did Talk Radio Get So Politically Lop-Sided? | On the Media | WNYC Studios

A history of America radio, and how it paved the way for our current media landscape.

www.wnycstudios.org

1. In America, far rightism in politics and religion have fused.

2. Righties listen for marching orders from right-wing media. That shitbag Rush Limbaugh made hate radio popular in the '90s, and it has flourished ever since.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Victimhood is standard Trumpism 101, but the right's been "woe is us" about media ever since FOX became the most watched cable news in America. Fear sells - acknowledging that you're #1 just puts the audience to sleep.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

1. In America, far rightism in politics and religion have fused.

2. Righties listen for marching orders from right-wing media. That shitbag Rush Limbaugh made hate radio popular in the '90s, and it has flourished ever since.

And traitor trump insulted our country by giving that bastard a medal, all the unpatriot rightwing nutters wet their panties over it.

 

[HIP56948]

One thing that has changed for the worst is: More right-wing politicians now-a-days will lock-step with false lies right with the
lying airwave people, even when they KNOW that what the media (Rush, Alex and the rest of the trash) ...is making up bullshit
even as they talk. Do some Dems do that? yes, but on a much limited scale. Who pushed and is still pushing the "Election was rigged"
bullshit. It ain't the lefties.

 

[Lycanthrope]

And traitor trump insulted our country by giving that bastard a medal, all the unpatriot rightwing nutters wet their panties over it.

It was pretty vomit inducing - Trump hanging a hero's medal on an elitist, billionaire radio hate jockey.

 

[Lycanthrope]

Relevant to the topic - I realize that Christians are a group with diverse opinions and beliefs. That said, it astounds me that some continue to carry water for a mendacious, greedy, hateful man like Trump. He is a proven liar, and his words and actions are completely antithetical to Christ's message.

All I can surmise is that overturning Roe was so critically important to them that they'd enthusiastically tolerate every deadly sin to see it done. But why the continued support for the Big Lie?

 

[dockside]

Relevant to the topic - I realize that Christians are a group with diverse opinions and beliefs. That said, it astounds me that some continue to carry water for a mendacious, greedy, hateful man like Trump. He is a proven liar, and his words and actions are completely antithetical to Christ's message.

All I can surmise is that overturning Roe was so critically important to them that they'd enthusiastically tolerate every deadly sin to see it done. But why the continued support for the Big Lie?

Their reasoning/excuse? TFGf is a "baby Christian."

 

[lwf]

One thing that has changed for the worst is: More right-wing politicians now-a-days will lock-step with false lies right with the
lying airwave people, even when they KNOW that what the media (Rush, Alex and the rest of the trash) ...is making up bullshit
even as they talk. Do some Dems do that? yes, but on a much limited scale. Who pushed and is still pushing the "Election was rigged"
bullshit. It ain't the lefties.

There are Democratic propaganda sources, but the audience for this is miniscule compared to the audience for Republican propaganda. Because of this, Democratic propaganda sources make very little money, and Republican propaganda sources like Fox News and Newsmax are raking in the advertising dollars, far overshadowing Democratic propaganda, and even out performing any other given mainstream media source.

Why the audience for Democratic propaganda is so small compared to the audience for Republican propaganda is a question worth exploring. Especially by those members of the Republican party who care about more than just getting rich at the expense of uneducated and fearful conservatives and at the expense of the health of their own country. Assuming there are any of those left with the courage to take responsibility for their party, that is.

 

[cpwill]

Relevant to the topic - I realize that Christians are a group with diverse opinions and beliefs. That said, it astounds me that some continue to carry water for a mendacious, greedy, hateful man like Trump. He is a proven liar, and his words and actions are completely antithetical to Christ's message.

There are a lot of people who claim the title who show little enough evidence of it in their life - "Culturally Christian" is still a thing.

And there are many who don't want their values (pro-GOP, Christian) to clash, so, they lie to themselves and then lie to others.

There are a few who wanted a political win, or even the feeling that they had influence/access/etc., and so they made terrible compromises that they kept on having to find ways to excuse, and excuse built up after excuse after excuse....

And there are many who have generally been swept up in this era's favorite idol (political tribalism), and choose to prioritize that even over their faith.


....if you want a picture of the (less visible, but no less real across the U.S.) Christian position, you could try Christianity Today, the largest Evangelical magazine out there, and their treatment of the problem.




As for OP: "NPR says a radio station is biased" reads like "FOX claims news agencies may shade the truth in order to protect their market share".

 

[Gimmesometruth]

NPR .................... is biased

go on..

 

[Lethargic Aptitude]

People listen to talk radio still? I bet it's the same people still smoking tobacco and using incandescent lights.

 

[EMNofSeattle]

1. In America, far rightism in politics and religion have fused.

2. Righties listen for marching orders from right-wing media. That shitbag Rush Limbaugh made hate radio popular in the '90s, and it has flourished ever since.

Do you think you should tone down the hate just a little bit?

 

[EMNofSeattle]

And traitor trump insulted our country by giving that bastard a medal, all the unpatriot rightwing nutters wet their panties over it.

Why are you so hateful?

 

[beefheart]

I have only heard small segments of these shows on the radio, but it was interesting. "Concervative Christian" radio dominates the radio, the first link speaks about Salem Radio, podcast and transcript in link. Second is American History Radio and how the far Right took over.

The Most Influential Christian Talk Radio Network You've Probably Never Heard of | On the Media | WNYC Studios

How Salem Media Group came to dominate, and then spread the Big Lie.

www.wnycstudios.org

How did Talk Radio Get So Politically Lop-Sided? | On the Media | WNYC Studios

A history of America radio, and how it paved the way for our current media landscape.

www.wnycstudios.org

Salem is garbage radio. Just the usual wingnuts like Hugh Hewitt, and the hypocrite Dennis Prager, and nazis like Sebastian Gorka, and the ever stupid Mike Gallagher..

 

[EMNofSeattle]

Salem is garbage radio. Just the usual wingnuts like Hugh Hewitt, and the hypocrite Dennis Prager, and nazis like Sebastian Gorka, and the ever stupid Mike Gallagher..

Lol. Can you explain why lefties are so ignorant they have no ability to explain politics except by comparison to Nazis?

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Why are you so hateful?

I'm not hareful. I just have zero tolerance for lying anti-American traitors like trump and racist, sexist scumbags like Limbaugh. I'm glad to be an American, and I don't want rightwing extremists shitting on our citizens, our country, our Republic or our Democracy.

I am proud of that and will never apologize for it, but I understand someone like you has a completely opposite opinion of Patriotism, Integrity and Honesty...those are foreign to you. So.....don't really give a crap about your shallow trump sucking 'opinions'. Like traitor trump and racist, sexist Limbaugh, you are a big part of the problem in America and contribute to the dumbing down of Americans and the suffocation of our Democracy.

 

[Old 'N Chill]

Salem is garbage radio. Just the usual wingnuts like Hugh Hewitt, and the hypocrite Dennis Prager, and nazis like Sebastian Gorka, and the ever stupid Mike Gallagher..

Yes, every other station by me has one of those lying scumbags behind the microphone, I hear several of them often, I check in to see how off the rails they are and how ignorant their extreme rightwing callers are. They have regular callers of course, to try and put on a believable 'show'.

 

[Roadvirus]

NPR claims another news outlet is bias...

Irony meters exploding everywhere.

 

[beefheart]

Lol. Can you explain why lefties are so ignorant they have no ability to explain politics except by comparison to Nazis?

You don't know much about Mr. Gorka do you?

Senators Call For Investigation Of Sebastian Gorka After Reports Surface Of Ties To Neo-Nazi Group - U.S. Senator Ben Cardin

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) today called on the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to investigate whether senior White House counterterrorism advisor […]

www.cardin.senate.gov

A Nazi-linked group was "proud" after Trump aide wore its medal

Controversy has swirled around Sebastian Gorka, one of President Trump's top counterterrorism advisers, ever since he attended the president's Jan. 20 inaugural ball wearing the honorary medal of Hungarian nationalist organization Vitezi Rend. NBC News traveled to Hungary to dig deeper into...

www.nbcnews.com

Trump Advisor Sebastian Gorka Accused of Having Nazi Ties | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios

On Thursday, Sebastian Gorka, a deputy assistant and counterterrorism advisor to President Donald Trump, was accused of being a member of a Hungarian far-right Nazi group.

www.wnycstudios.org

 

[CaughtInThe]

many christians are just MASSIVE liars.

who bear false witness and then cry about other people lying.

 

[CaughtInThe]

and here's the thing that happened to many Christians decades ago that made them MASSIVE liars (helped along by Limbaugh).


they decided that they couldn't win by continuing to be true Christians (telling the truth). they felt like they were at a huge disadvantage.

so, instead of staying true to their faith (not bearing false witness), they abandoned their faith and decided to start lying constantly to try to (in their minds) keep up with the "competition".


so, faith is so CRITICALLY important EXCEPT when it comes to winning political elections in one country with < 5% if the world's population.

 

[Roadvirus]

Salem is garbage radio. Just the usual wingnuts like Hugh Hewitt, and the hypocrite Dennis Prager, and nazis like Sebastian Gorka, and the ever stupid Mike Gallagher..

And NPR has chatted with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers:

Nov. 2008: Terry Gross interviewed Vietnam War-era domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, making him seem like a victim of supposed death threats following the McCain/Palin Prez campaign mentioning Prez Obama's affiliations with Ayers.

 

[beefheart]

And NPR has chatted with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers:

Nov. 2008: Terry Gross interviewed Vietnam War-era domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, making him seem like a victim of supposed death threats following the McCain/Palin Prez campaign mentioning Prez Obama's affiliations with Ayers.

15 years ago...nice.

You should listen to NPR, you could learn a lot of things that the liars at Fox and Salem won't tell you.

 

[Roadvirus]

15 years ago...nice.

You should listen to NPR, you could learn a lot of things that the liars at Fox and Salem won't tell you.

No thanks. I really don't want to listen to audios of a live abortion and the stinkbug "journalist" behind it saying the atmosphere 'actually feels a lot like a child birth"