25 year NPR vet deconstructs its abandonment of journalism

Yes. I found it interesting that for all the talk of diversity and inclusion he notes 87 of their editors are Registered Democrats and zero are Republicans.

You sense the lean in the stories and terminology but you just hoped for more (better).

 

You have MSNBC/CNN/Fox toddling along with their ideological issues but somewhere there needs to be news. Just news. Don't subtly/passive aggressively tell us how to think just provide facts and data. If you do editorials label them and keep them balanced in terms of rotation.

Our shift in the last few years has been to mask editorials as news and journalism.

 

How can a well-informed media professional, in this day and age, identify as a Republican? Also, Russiagate is not "debunked", and Hunter's laptop origins remain murky (even though some emails are verified).

One thing I'll concede, though - NPR does come across as one-sided. Israel coverage, specifically. I accept their points, and even I feel they could have given the dissenting sides more fair treatment.

 

I love How I built This. And the Puzzler with Will Shortz and Ayesha Rascoe. Unfortunately, Will had a stroke and is in recovery. Others are okay but no one is the Puzzlemaster (Will Shortz).

 

I love listening to NPR, while in each state various frequencies, in LA it's 91.5 FM and when I lived in SF Valley it was on 88.9 FM. And in New York it was on FM and Am, 830 AM.
Good programming.

After reporters, Mr Uri Berliner sayings about NPR,
NPR responded:

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/1243755769/npr-journalist-uri-berliner-trust-diversity

 

They exist in a vacuum or matrix as a progressive psychologist noted of conservative and liberal on one of their own programs. Unaware of what is going on outside the bubble or how others perceive them.

They aren't Fox, MSNBC, or CNN but they aren't what they aspire to be either. They could do better but probably won't because they are comfortable in the bubble.

 

Real talk: right now, RNC's litmus test for a "real Republican" is a belief that 2020 election was rigged. If "viewpoint diversity" means that half of the newsroom should believe THAT, it's not that desirable a goal. Now, NPR should include more viewpoints, but is it even possible to stay sane and have the righties recognize you as "balanced" anymore?

 

Registered Republican in 2024 is a terrible proxy variable for conservative.

I am curious how many people in the population have voted or registered Republican in the past, or downballot. I'm also curious how many are registered independents or third-party.

 

I've been listening to NPR for a long time and haven't noticed much of a difference. They've always been slightly left-leaning - most college-educated Americans are left-leaning. Republicans have always hated NPR, especially when it was publicly funded. It's kind of hard to recruit people who hate you.

NPR provides a nice balance to political radio, which is dominated by right wing entertainers. Sometimes, one side is just plain wrong. If you tell the honest truth about the post-Trump Republican Party, it's going to sound bad because it is bad. There are hardly any sane, Mitt Romney-like Republicans left.

 

NPR is the best of a bad media world. I have long felt that media has been dominated by Left and Right Wing entertainers. The Right had Rush, Hannity, and now Joe Rogan. The Left had Maddow, Lemon, O'Donnell and a host of others. I used to watch Maddow and laugh at the attempted manipulation and poor connections.

I listen and filter through the bias.

We have come to the point in this country where one party is running a sketchy, egomaniacal nut (Trump). And the other is running a guy (Biden) who has a long history of saying weird stuff, lying bizarrely about his credentials, is cognitively a very elderly man with mobility and speech issues. The VP isn't too bright and not ready for Prime Time in terms of Leadership. What in the name of all that is holy happened.

Dems are as bad as Republicans. MTG on one side and on the other someone (Sheila Jackson) who thinks the moon is made of gas. Neither will be competing on an academic decathlon soon.

 

On another note, Robert MacNeil passed away at 93.

 

Biden's gaffes are utterly inconsequential, and his "lies about credentials" are a mild version of Trump's "I was a very good student". On the other hand, we have a guy with 91 indictments, penchant for authoritarianism, serial lying problem, and clear family ties to both Putin and MBS of Saudi Arabia. Oh, and he is a cognitively very elderly man with mobility and speech issues. Pretending there is a balance here is same as lying.

MTG runs the GOP now, and a well-rounded dumbass. Sheila Jackson is a backbencher with some bizarre knowledge gaps outside of her field of expertise. Balance?

p. s. the usual opposite number of MTG is AOC. Intelligence gulf between the two is enormous.

 

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt (apparently). The Emperor has no clothes no matter how much you pretend and try to get us to pretend with you

 

Actually 3 felonies in the Georgia trial were dropped so Trump's gone from 91 indictments to only 88. Still probably multiple life times of behind bars for a 77 year old.

 

They THINK they run GOP.

Would you say MTG is comparable to Rep. Sheila Jackson in influence? Level of idiocy? I just don't think it's a valid comparison on any level.