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How NPR lost America's trust

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
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    #49

    https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/uri-berliner-burned-his-bridges-at-npr-then-set-the-house-ablaze/

    Berliner’s argument is not about bias — NPR’s liberal tilt is structurally unavoidable given the kind of people who want to work there — as much as it is about the complete internal corruption of journalistic ethics. (To wit, his discussion of the Hunter Biden laptop scandal is the ultimate confirmation of priors for suspicious conservatives: “I listened as one of NPR’s best and most fair-minded journalists said it was good we weren’t following the laptop story because it could help Trump.”)

    The subtext of the piece, however, was clear: “Now that I’ve aired our dirty laundry, I dare you to fire me before I eventually resign.” This was, for all its eloquence, functionally a career-terminating act. The various official responses from NPR, including a defensive rebuttal from NPR’s standards & practices editor and a five-day suspension without pay for “freelancing without permission,” indicate clearly that he is now persona non grata. To be fair, Berliner either certainly expected this or should have. As Phoebe Maltz Bovy aptly asks, “How many jobs are there where you could write a big essay about your beef with your workplace and keep your job?” Berliner was clearly dismayed enough about the situation at NPR that he was prepared to leave, and since as an NPR liberal he is more genteel than Homer Simpson, he chose to burn his bridges publicly and rhetorically, rather than literally.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG Offline
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      George K
      wrote on last edited by George K
      #50

      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      • George KG George K

        Aqua LetiferA Offline
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        Aqua Letifer
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        #51

        @George-K said in How NPR lost America's trust:

        I'm nearly entirely sure that with his Free Press essay, what he thought he was doing was attempting to make NPR better.

        Please love yourself.

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        • JollyJ Offline
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          Jolly
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          #52

          I think he was trying to bring a whiff of ethics to NPR.

          He failed.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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          • JollyJ Jolly

            I think he was trying to bring a whiff of ethics to NPR.

            He failed.

            Aqua LetiferA Offline
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            Aqua Letifer
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            #53

            @Jolly said in How NPR lost America's trust:

            I think he was trying to bring a whiff of ethics to NPR.

            He failed.

            I don't think that came as a surprise to him, either. Last-ditch effort to confirm his decision.

            Please love yourself.

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            • JollyJ Jolly

              I think he was trying to bring a whiff of ethics to NPR.

              He failed.

              MikM Offline
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              Mik
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              #54

              @Jolly said in How NPR lost America's trust:

              I think he was trying to bring a whiff of ethics to NPR.

              He failed.

              For the moment. from little acorns..

              I think there is a growing realization of journalism's current status as quite near propaganda, and a thirst for honest coverage.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • jon-nycJ Offline
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                #55

                I’m sure his exit was planned before writing the letter.

                They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                  I’m sure his exit was planned before writing the letter.

                  Aqua LetiferA Offline
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                  Aqua Letifer
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                  #56

                  @jon-nyc said in How NPR lost America's trust:

                  I’m sure his exit was planned before writing the letter.

                  💯

                  Please love yourself.

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                  • HoraceH Offline
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                    Horace
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                    #57

                    He would have to be a mentally ill attention whore on the level of a Dylan Mulvaney to want to work for a place where he'll be hated.

                    Education is extremely important.

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                    • HoraceH Horace

                      He would have to be a mentally ill attention whore on the level of a Dylan Mulvaney to want to work for a place where he'll be hated.

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                      Doctor Phibes
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                      #58

                      @Horace said in How NPR lost America's trust:

                      He would have to be a mentally ill attention whore on the level of a Dylan Mulvaney to want to work for a place where he'll be hated.

                      You should meet my former CEO.

                      I was only joking

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @Horace said in How NPR lost America's trust:

                        He would have to be a mentally ill attention whore on the level of a Dylan Mulvaney to want to work for a place where he'll be hated.

                        You should meet my former CEO.

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                        Aqua Letifer
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                        #59

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in How NPR lost America's trust:

                        @Horace said in How NPR lost America's trust:

                        He would have to be a mentally ill attention whore on the level of a Dylan Mulvaney to want to work for a place where he'll be hated.

                        You should meet my former CEO.

                        Sociopathy is a helluva drug.

                        Please love yourself.

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                          LuFins Dad
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                          #60

                          Best exchange of comments

                          The Brad

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                          • George KG Offline
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                            George K
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                            #61

                            Keith never fails to fail, does he?

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              jon-nyc
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                              I don’t get the table 5 comment

                              They’ll end up, after a lot of drama, with the same formula they use every time they have a trifecta: take away health care and food assistance from low income families and use the money to fund tax cuts for their donors.

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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                I don’t get the table 5 comment

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                                George K
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                                @jon-nyc said in How NPR lost America's trust:

                                I don’t get the table 5 comment

                                I took it as "Keith's career isn't doing well these days. Get off of X and do your job - waiting tables."

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                • George KG Offline
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                                  George K
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                                  #64

                                  "We strive to do this by being truly open to a "diversity of viewpoints," and wish to continue doing so without having our journalistic integrity called into question by one of our own colleagues."

                                  In the comments, someone says: "The end is hysterical. They really think they’re open to a “diversity of viewpoints” while demanding protection from any viewpoint that disagrees with them."

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • JollyJ Offline
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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #65

                                    There are none so blind...

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by George K
                                      #66

                                      The editors at National Review:

                                      https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/defund-npr/

                                      "If NPR wants to run a journalist enterprise that is dedicated to advancing progressive ideology, it should do so with income from sponsorships, donations, subscriptions, or other avenues — just like every other media organization. It should not benefit from subsidies from U.S. taxpayers."

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • JollyJ Offline
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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on last edited by Jolly
                                        #67

                                        Amen.

                                        Public Radio should either run right down the middle on everything or run the news straight and include entertainment shows from all significant political persuasions.

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • MikM Offline
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                                          Word.

                                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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