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In reply to the discussion: Shouldn't NPR disclose the political slant of people they have on as "objective" analysts? [View all]MinM
(2,650 posts)16. PBS NewsHour Falls Into “Balance” Trap
PBS went FOX on us
. CALL THEM ON IT!
http://stopkillingourworld.tumblr.com/post/31807313990/pbs-went-fox-on-us-call-them-on-it
Great Expectorations
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1295393
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Shouldn't NPR disclose the political slant of people they have on as "objective" analysts? [View all]
Smarmie Doofus
Sep 2012
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been happening for years, and steams me too. Diane Rehn's show is often stacked with righties -
NRaleighLiberal
Sep 2012
#1
Last month a caller called Rehm out for having an AEI guy on yet once again, without
Ikonoklast
Sep 2012
#35
I'm outta the loop. Could this be the same "Neal Conan" that broke in w. Pacifica ( WBAI)...
Smarmie Doofus
Sep 2012
#8
Gotta be the same guy. A lot of them went into "public radio." And the demographics line up...
Smarmie Doofus
Sep 2012
#42
Let me simplify it for you. I didn't realize some posters would not be able to follow
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#26
So, in your view, if the analyst is in fact being paid to promote a particular POV re. a ....
Smarmie Doofus
Sep 2012
#30
Thanks. Not everyone can listen 24 hrs per day. Jobs and child-rearing and life get in the way.
Smarmie Doofus
Sep 2012
#7
I find NPR to be neutral. Right wingnuts think it's a liberal tool, and progressives think
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#14
That is an offensive, juvenile response to an articulate, sincere opinion post.
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#24
This whole thread began with irrefutable evidence that NPR presses Republican propaganda
Doctor_J
Sep 2012
#33
So let's see if I get your point; If it's not Faux Nuz, it's not right-wing claptrap.
Egalitarian Thug
Sep 2012
#39
I think NPR and CNN, both, are neutral. A study has shown CNN to be the most neutral
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#15