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NPR editor who alleged left-wing bias at network resigns
(thehill.com)
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Interesting that he says:
And then blames this on NPR. The GOP has been labeling NPR and other legitimate news sources as "fake news" and corrupt for years now. They are constantly pushing their constituents to only get their news from the right-wing bubble where they can control the message.
It's no wonder that conservatives aren't listening to NPR. But that is not NPR's fault nor should NPR change their reporting as a result. Their job is to report fair and unbiased news. If a group of the population doesn't want fair and unbaised news, they shouldn't start spewing bullshit just to appease these people.
Bullshit. NPR put themselves in this situation and lost conservative listeners because they no longer cared to report news that the Right would care about. And that, starts at the top from people who want to push a certain narrative. I listen to a ton of radio news stations on my Sirius XM every day (I drive a lot for work) and they constantly attacked the Right, ONLY have liberal guests on, and ONLY reported news from a liberal position. And this has been going on for years. Every single political news that came out of NPR was how the Left was great, and the Right was killing America. It's been the same liberal, leftist bullshit for years now. THAT'S why they started losing conservatives.
Daily listener to NPR.
Literally nothing @ZK686@lemmy.world said is true here.
Lol..I just had to respond to this because I was listening to NPR YESTERDAY and it had a guy on there speaking with TWO anti Trump guys about why he shouldn't be President...not once did they bring on someone from a different perspective. What a joke.
So, NPR doesn't lean Left?
What do you mean by left? Anticapitalist? I have never heard any bias in favor of socialism, communism or anarchism, but if you can point me to something you have that works as evidence in favor of your argument, I am happy to look at it.
Otherwise, I think we have to consider the fact that you don't know what you are talking about.
If you listen to NPR, you'd know that they only lean one way.
I assume you mean they lean liberal and let's say I grant you that.
Do you think community radio might lean liberal because conservatives don't believe in community and undermine the very concept at every turn?
Do you think NPR could be more centrist if conservatives started believing in building our communities rather than undermine them?
What specifically about community radio is antithetical to your beliefs and would your participation in it help to alleviate those issues?
Because yeah, if the people you hate are involved in community radio while you choose not to, of course you won't be represented, but that was your decision, not NPR's. I think you should actively think about the fact that your consumption of right wing propaganda is silencing you within your community (on purpose). That is your fault, not NPR's.
A true criticism of public broadcasting would be the reliance on licensing British and Canadian content, but again, that's your fault as well since you refuse to participate and help us fund original content.