Former NPR senior editor says NPR went WAY too left

[Mick1]

Says NPR has lost conservatives, moderates and even traditional liberals. Says they tried to damage or topple the Trump presidency (duh). They interviewed Schiff 25 times about Trump and Russia, and repeated Schiff’s “evidence of collusion” which never materialized. And when the Mueller report found no evidence of conclusion, NPR soft-pedaled it, didn’t apologize for the massive intelligence failure, nor did they ding Schiff for repeated lying.

His quote: “It’s one thing to swing and miss on a major story…What’s worse is to pretend it never happened, to move on with no mea culpas, no self-reflection…that’s what shatters trust and engenders cynicism about the media.”

Among other things, he said they should have:

1. Not dismissed the Hunter Biden laptop
2. Not believed the Trump/Russia bullshit
3. Reported on the origin of the COVID pandemic and the Wuhan lab leak.
4. Reported on George Floyd, not tried to be the agent of racist change, per their CEO.
5. Not allowed affinity groups to dictate so much; e.g., race and identity become paramount in every aspect of the workplace.

In short, says the author, there is no longer diversity of viewpoints.

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

 

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[cardcrimson]

Your tax dollars at work. . . .

Not surprised one bit about this, nor that NPR is refuting the allegations and praising the work their team does.

[Beeg_Dawg]

Well, finally someone calling out a media outlet for its overt bias. (At least someone not named Trump and someone that is definitely not a MAGA guy.)

What is amazing to me (and proof MSM is in the liberal bag) is the absolute silence about Schiff.  Mr. Irrefutable Proof that Trump colluded with the Russians.  The guy is running for US Senate, and not a peep from MSM about his lynch mob mentality in going after Trump.

I just shake my head.

[Mick1]

What is amazing to me (and proof MSM is in the liberal bag) is the absolute silence about Schiff.  Mr. Irrefutable Proof that Trump colluded with the Russians.  The guy is running for US Senate, and not a peep from MSM about his lynch mob mentality in going after Trump.

It concerns me greatly when the MSM doesn’t call out a major politician for their issues. Along those lines, as Harvey Weinstein deservedly sits in jail, it’s easy to point out what a reprehensible lizard he was. Imagine, demanding sexual favors in trade for career advancement. Horrific, I agree.  And yet…while it is awful for the gander, it’s acceptable for the goose? How is that different from what Kamala Harris did? She carried on a public affair (so public that it was discussed in Herb Caen’s column) with a highly placed public official, Willie Brown, who gave her the first two political positions she had, including a $120k annual comp job…and a BMW, as Willie proudly noted. Like a budding actress, she slept with a powerful man and received favors. Why no public outcry? Why was it off-limits during the campaign?

A few outlets published it, sort of. The San Diego Times deliberately mischaracterized it:

The Uniquely California Story of Kamala Harris’ Political Rise – Times of San Diego

Joan Walsh of The Nation actually walked back her formerly accurate article:

Kamala Harris Has Been Here Before | The Nation

Politico was a little more accurate:

‘Ruthless’: How Kamala Harris Won Her First Race – POLITICO Magazine

The Mercury News and Reuters supposedly fact-checked the story, focusing on the “technically married” 60-year-old Brown dating the 28-year-old Kamala Harris, writing almost exclusively about the affair angle, but not focusing at all on the political patronage she undeservedly received from Brown:

Kamala Harris and Willie Brown had a relationship while he was married (mercurynews.com)

Fact check: Kamala Harris and Willie Brown had a relationship over a decade after he separated from wife  | Reuters

The Washington Examiner was the only publication that was factual, e.g., she stuck with Brown for political benefits until she didn’t need him anymore, then she broke up with him:

Kamala Harris launched political career with $120K ‘patronage’ job from boyfriend Willie Brown – Washington Examiner

USA Today and the Los Angeles Times were balanced, noting Brown’s corruption and the direct political benefits that Harris derived and her attempt to distance herself from Brown and the corruption angle in 2003.

Willie Brown on Kamala Harris: ‘We dated,’ I ‘influenced her career’ (usatoday.com)

 

 

 

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