ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

As a former listener of NPR, I was intrigued by this article, and found it quite fascinating. As the graphic shows, Mr. Berliner is a 25 years veteran of NPR.

He concludes his article with the following statement:

"In February, our audience insights team sent an email proudly announcing that we had a higher trustworthy score than CNN or The New York Times. But the research from Harris Poll is hardly reassuring. It found that “3-in-10 audience members familiar with NPR said they associate NPR with the characteristic ‘trustworthy.’ ” Only in a world where media credibility has completely imploded would a 3-in-10 trustworthy score be something to boast about."

The "Hows" and "Why's" of NPR's "trustworthy" news reporting failures is symptomatic of most main stream news outlets. Fixing the problem, however, is not going to be easy!

https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust

billy a Loc: South Florida

I'm sixty-nine, diddn't keep track of the years, but Garrison Keillor was the last sensible, fair and decent democrat I can recall paying any attention to.
He left npr in 2016, and, out of habit I would switch that station on every Sunday. For a year, I would ask myself," Did the host really just say that?" about some conservative policy, or person. Paying attention, I realized I was very clearly and deliberately being fed left-wing bulls**t.
What a let-down. So, the donations stopped going out. I wrote a letter or two to a congressman pointing out that our tax dollars helped fund this network...and switched it off completely. Refreshing, actually.

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

I feel the same way as you regarding NPR. In the article that I linked in my original post, it seem to hold out a bit of hope that maybe NPR's change of leadership might shift a change of direction to a more balanced approach to reporting. It stated the following: "A few weeks ago, NPR welcomed a new CEO, Katherine Maher, who’s been a leader in tech. She doesn’t have a news background, which could be an asset given where things stand. I’ll be rooting for her. It’s a tough job. Her first rule could be simple enough: don’t tell people how to think. It could even be the new North Star."

However, today I read an article by Jonathan Turley that stated the following:
"Despite these criticisms, NPR has doubled down on its activism. For example, when it came time to select a new CEO, NPR could have tacked to the center to address the growing criticism. Instead, the new CEO became instant news over social media postings that she deleted before the recent announcement of her se******n. Katherine Maher is the former CEO of Wikipedia and sought to remove controversial postings on subjects ranging from l**ters to Trump. Those deleted postings including a 2018 declaration that “Donald Trump is a r****t” and a variety of race-based commentary. That included a statement that appeared to excuse l**ting."

NPR Editor Blasts the Public-Funded Company for Political Bias and Activism

https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/04/no_author/npr-editor-blasts-the-public-funded-company-for-political-bias-and-activism/

LiberalGrammyD

All Right I still listen to NPR and wil not quit any time soon.

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

Good for you! Your profile says it all.

LiberalGrammyD

Thankyou Proud Democrat since 1975 Have a Great Week (Sir/Maam) ACP45

ACP45 Loc: Rhode Island

One more nail in the coffin of NPR!