Has NPR lost America’s trust?

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Anonymous wrote:How is this an Entertainment and Pop Culture discussion?

RWNJs gotta faux complain anywhere they can.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone listen to DemocracyNow? They followed a similar path. I used to be a big fan but the Trump election broke them. In 2016 they did many stories on the Clinton Foundation corruption. But in 2020 they did zero stories critical of Biden. Of course they've gone around the bend with anti-Israel stories every day now.

DemocracyNow is the only news source better than NPR. They are shining a light on the most concerning topics.

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Anonymous wrote:Npr went from being a thoughtful, intelligent platform that was great for learning about nuanced topics to a whiny woke mouthpiece for obscure grievance politics. I'm totally sick of it and have moved on to podcasts.

+1 Amen

+2. Can you imagine Car Talk being green-lit today?

Yes. Why would Car Talk not be greenlit?

Because it’s not grievance politics oriented, too male.

+1 They were guys who joked with women about themselves, the women, the women's significant others, etc. In today's PC world, someone would have complained that they hurt someone's uber sensitive feelings. Too much laughter, etc etc.

It was also boring AF.

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Anonymous wrote:I like most of the programming on Wamu except Morning Edition and ATC. Wamu has lots of regular topics covered on shows like Fresh Air and 1A and On Point. the shows that focus on social justice/race like Code Switch are also good because they generally delve into the issues with nuance & interesting perspective. But yeah, I cannot stand the vapid fake reporting of Morning Edition and ATC.

This is an interesting perspective and I definitely get it. I think I'd almost say the same. I feel like Morning Edition has been better in the last several months. I also don't think they get enough/any credit for interviewing Republicans or conservatives, which they do. Just today they had an interview with an AZ Republican who opposes the 6 week abortion ban. Both parties were respectful of each other. And the host didn't challenge him when he outlined his position, which was basically pro-choice.

They constantly do.

Which is how those of us who do listen to NPR know that many posters on this thread are completely full of crap.

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Anonymous wrote:Consider this viewpoint from a man who worked at NPR for 25 years:

https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-04-09-0723/media-bias-i-ve-been-npr-25-years-here-s-how-we-lost-america-s-trust

Do you agree with Uri Berliner’s view? Or is he wrong?

I don't think he's 100% wrong or 100% right here. I have issues with using the Hunter Biden laptop story as evidence of bias. He links to an opinion piece from The Hill as a source demonstrating NPR's bias and leaves out the entire reason news outlets beyond the NY Post didn't carry the story: It was an October surprise from the most dishonest President in history's team and the news outlets weren't provided the opportunity to examine the hard drive. And then he links to the Washington Post story and analysis of the hard drive (after they were provided access to it from a named Republican activist (sourcing!). And that story was far from a silver bullet - they could only actually authenticate less than 2% of the emails. I realize that's a long explanation, but context matters.

I think he's partially right on "wokeness," but it also comes across as just being aggrieved with changes. I don't know if he went to a very different unconscious bias training than I went to, but I found that very eye-opening. The rest is over the top.

Anyway, I think he brings up important and relevant points. I think he could have made his point without pulling in sources with their own bias.

Fact: Hunter Biden's laptop was real.

Fact: government officials aka "50 intelligence agents" pretended that it had all the hallmarks of Russian interference.

Fact: FBI officials led "hypothetical" training for media using a hypothetical laptop as Russian interference and telling media not to report on it in the name of misinformation.

Fact: this gave NPR and others the excuse to censor discussions about the laptop and it's contents, which have largely turned out to be true and few now deny Hunter B was playing some sort of cash for influence scheme, even if it was little more than bucks to have dinner with daddy.

Fact: this betrayed the notion of a responsible media and journalism and gave weight to what most people now accept, mainstream media is little more than the Democratic Party's mouthpiece. And, unfortunately, a substantial wing of high level government bureaucracy.

That is largely why people are voting for Orange Turnip.

Nope. They will because they are ignorant and/or a-holes. Typically both.

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Anonymous wrote:I like most of the programming on Wamu except Morning Edition and ATC. Wamu has lots of regular topics covered on shows like Fresh Air and 1A and On Point. the shows that focus on social justice/race like Code Switch are also good because they generally delve into the issues with nuance & interesting perspective. But yeah, I cannot stand the vapid fake reporting of Morning Edition and ATC.

This is an interesting perspective and I definitely get it. I think I'd almost say the same. I feel like Morning Edition has been better in the last several months. I also don't think they get enough/any credit for interviewing Republicans or conservatives, which they do. Just today they had an interview with an AZ Republican who opposes the 6 week abortion ban. Both parties were respectful of each other. And the host didn't challenge him when he outlined his position, which was basically pro-choice.

They constantly do.

Which is how those of us who do listen to NPR know that many posters on this thread are completely full of crap.

+1!
They're ALWAYS on and treated like sensitive little babies who cannot be questioned too directly. It's frustrating.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate that being rational is being politicized and called "progressive". The "other side"/pov is looney tunes and there is zero policy debate when one side literally has no platform.

To be fair I think there's a platform to debate:

Lower taxes
Restrictions in immigration
Less interventionistic foreign policy
Opposition to DEI
Public school reform/more charter schools/vouchers
Gun rights protections
Fair trade, etc.

You may not like it but there are policy differences to argue over.

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Anonymous wrote:Npr went from being a thoughtful, intelligent platform that was great for learning about nuanced topics to a whiny woke mouthpiece for obscure grievance politics. I'm totally sick of it and have moved on to podcasts.

+1 Amen

+2. Can you imagine Car Talk being green-lit today?

Yes. Why would Car Talk not be greenlit?

Because it’s not grievance politics oriented, too male.

+1 They were guys who joked with women about themselves, the women, the women's significant others, etc. In today's PC world, someone would have complained that they hurt someone's uber sensitive feelings. Too much laughter, etc etc.

It was also boring AF.

PP here. Well, I loved it!

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Anonymous wrote:I like most of the programming on Wamu except Morning Edition and ATC. Wamu has lots of regular topics covered on shows like Fresh Air and 1A and On Point. the shows that focus on social justice/race like Code Switch are also good because they generally delve into the issues with nuance & interesting perspective. But yeah, I cannot stand the vapid fake reporting of Morning Edition and ATC.

This is an interesting perspective and I definitely get it. I think I'd almost say the same. I feel like Morning Edition has been better in the last several months. I also don't think they get enough/any credit for interviewing Republicans or conservatives, which they do. Just today they had an interview with an AZ Republican who opposes the 6 week abortion ban. Both parties were respectful of each other. And the host didn't challenge him when he outlined his position, which was basically pro-choice.

They constantly do.

Which is how those of us who do listen to NPR know that many posters on this thread are completely full of crap.

Exactly. NPR news segments are still more trustworthy than most.

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Anonymous wrote:Npr went from being a thoughtful, intelligent platform that was great for learning about nuanced topics to a whiny woke mouthpiece for obscure grievance politics. I'm totally sick of it and have moved on to podcasts.

+1 Amen

+2. Can you imagine Car Talk being green-lit today?

Yes. Why would Car Talk not be greenlit?

Because it’s not grievance politics oriented, too male.

+1 They were guys who joked with women about themselves, the women, the women's significant others, etc. In today's PC world, someone would have complained that they hurt someone's uber sensitive feelings. Too much laughter, etc etc.

It was also boring AF.

PP here. Well, I loved it!

+1

It was highly entertaining!

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Anonymous wrote:I like most of the programming on Wamu except Morning Edition and ATC. Wamu has lots of regular topics covered on shows like Fresh Air and 1A and On Point. the shows that focus on social justice/race like Code Switch are also good because they generally delve into the issues with nuance & interesting perspective. But yeah, I cannot stand the vapid fake reporting of Morning Edition and ATC.

This is an interesting perspective and I definitely get it. I think I'd almost say the same. I feel like Morning Edition has been better in the last several months. I also don't think they get enough/any credit for interviewing Republicans or conservatives, which they do. Just today they had an interview with an AZ Republican who opposes the 6 week abortion ban. Both parties were respectful of each other. And the host didn't challenge him when he outlined his position, which was basically pro-choice.

They constantly do.

Which is how those of us who do listen to NPR know that many posters on this thread are completely full of crap.

Exactly. NPR news segments are still more trustworthy than most.

If you prefer a biased slant to the news, yes.

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Anonymous wrote:I like most of the programming on Wamu except Morning Edition and ATC. Wamu has lots of regular topics covered on shows like Fresh Air and 1A and On Point. the shows that focus on social justice/race like Code Switch are also good because they generally delve into the issues with nuance & interesting perspective. But yeah, I cannot stand the vapid fake reporting of Morning Edition and ATC.

This is an interesting perspective and I definitely get it. I think I'd almost say the same. I feel like Morning Edition has been better in the last several months. I also don't think they get enough/any credit for interviewing Republicans or conservatives, which they do. Just today they had an interview with an AZ Republican who opposes the 6 week abortion ban. Both parties were respectful of each other. And the host didn't challenge him when he outlined his position, which was basically pro-choice.

They constantly do.

Which is how those of us who do listen to NPR know that many posters on this thread are completely full of crap.

Exactly. NPR news segments are still more trustworthy than most.

If you prefer a biased slant to the news, yes.

If offering truth and varied opinions is “biased slant” then I guess I’m ok with that.

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Anonymous wrote:Npr went from being a thoughtful, intelligent platform that was great for learning about nuanced topics to a whiny woke mouthpiece for obscure grievance politics. I'm totally sick of it and have moved on to podcasts.

+1 Amen

+2. Can you imagine Car Talk being green-lit today?

Yes. Why would Car Talk not be greenlit?

Because it’s not grievance politics oriented, too male.

+1 They were guys who joked with women about themselves, the women, the women's significant others, etc. In today's PC world, someone would have complained that they hurt someone's uber sensitive feelings. Too much laughter, etc etc.

It was also boring AF.

PP here. Well, I loved it!

+1

It was highly entertaining!

Not if you’re under 65 and like cars more than nonsensical rambling.

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Anonymous wrote:I like most of the programming on Wamu except Morning Edition and ATC. Wamu has lots of regular topics covered on shows like Fresh Air and 1A and On Point. the shows that focus on social justice/race like Code Switch are also good because they generally delve into the issues with nuance & interesting perspective. But yeah, I cannot stand the vapid fake reporting of Morning Edition and ATC.

This is an interesting perspective and I definitely get it. I think I'd almost say the same. I feel like Morning Edition has been better in the last several months. I also don't think they get enough/any credit for interviewing Republicans or conservatives, which they do. Just today they had an interview with an AZ Republican who opposes the 6 week abortion ban. Both parties were respectful of each other. And the host didn't challenge him when he outlined his position, which was basically pro-choice.

They constantly do.

Which is how those of us who do listen to NPR know that many posters on this thread are completely full of crap.

Exactly. NPR news segments are still more trustworthy than most.

If you prefer a biased slant to the news, yes.

If offering truth and varied opinions is “biased slant” then I guess I’m ok with that.

They rarely share varied opinions. They have a very liberal agenda. Great that you approve!

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Anonymous wrote:I like most of the programming on Wamu except Morning Edition and ATC. Wamu has lots of regular topics covered on shows like Fresh Air and 1A and On Point. the shows that focus on social justice/race like Code Switch are also good because they generally delve into the issues with nuance & interesting perspective. But yeah, I cannot stand the vapid fake reporting of Morning Edition and ATC.

This is an interesting perspective and I definitely get it. I think I'd almost say the same. I feel like Morning Edition has been better in the last several months. I also don't think they get enough/any credit for interviewing Republicans or conservatives, which they do. Just today they had an interview with an AZ Republican who opposes the 6 week abortion ban. Both parties were respectful of each other. And the host didn't challenge him when he outlined his position, which was basically pro-choice.

They constantly do.

Which is how those of us who do listen to NPR know that many posters on this thread are completely full of crap.

Exactly. NPR news segments are still more trustworthy than most.

If you prefer a biased slant to the news, yes.

If offering truth and varied opinions is “biased slant” then I guess I’m ok with that.

They rarely share varied opinions. They have a very liberal agenda. Great that you approve!

You clearly don’t listen.