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In reply to the discussion: EVERY TIME there's an OP about a diatribe on NPR; [View all]limpyhobbler
(8,244 posts)8. I still like NPR but they used to be better.
I also see where NPR has become remarkably more bland over the past 20 years.
They got accused so many times of being the liberal media, they had to moderate a bit, so they ended up more bland. They do they whole "present both sides" thing. Such as, Democrats say it's sunny out, Repubs say it's raining. Nobody knows whose right. That may be balanced, but it's not fair to the audience who deserves to know the truth.
Environmentalists say fracking is dangerous/Oil companies say it's awesome.
Why they did no stories on Occupy Wall Street for the first two weeks:
We asked the newsroom to explain their editorial decision. Executive editor for news Dick Meyer came back: "The recent protests on Wall Street did not involve large numbers of people, prominent people, a great disruption or an especially clear objective."
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2011/09/26/140815394/newsworthy-determining-the-importance-of-protests-on-wall-street
Sounds like when Erin Burnett said on CNN: What are they protesting about??? nobody knows!
I still like NPR because they are a better alternative to mainstream radio. But they are not exactly a force for progressive change. They don't do investigative journalism. They don't even really provide insight or analysis.
I like the Michael Feldman/what do you know show.
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snot, the Rehm Show was never one I liked. However, in balance, she sure
saidsimplesimon
Jan 2013
#22
limpyhobbler, in my local market, NPR has aired investigative journalists'
saidsimplesimon
Jan 2013
#24
NPR pimped Bush's imperial aggressions in Afghanistan and Iraq along with the rest of the
coalition_unwilling
Jan 2013
#10
coalition unwilling, I remain in oppossition to wars fought for oil, greed,
saidsimplesimon
Jan 2013
#25
Sorry, I've listened to winger after winger claim "Social Security is broke" without challenge...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#11
Agreed, Kochy Roberts and Mara LIE-ason are very "fair and balanced (TM)" in a "Foxy" kind of way.
corkhead
Jan 2013
#12
Most of the time its fine. I don't even mind Frum who is on quite a bit. But sometimes they
grantcart
Jan 2013
#16