Has NPR lost America’s trust?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

[Anonymous]

I wish NPR leadership would read these comments and respond. Maybe even a former employee could respond. I am really curious to hear from somebody, other than Uri Berlinier, who works there. Anybody willing to chime in?

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Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention.

PP here. I haven't listened in 3 years. In order to regain all those millions of listeners like me, maybe they need to address the fact that they went in a wrong direction and have rectified their errors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention.

PP here. I haven't listened in 3 years. In order to regain all those millions of listeners like me, maybe they need to address the fact that they went in a wrong direction and have rectified their errors.

I've listened recently and it still seems like this to me. Sure, the main story is not in this vein, but it's like they'll go out of their way to find someone to comment or talk about it that has this type of angle

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention.

PP here. I haven't listened in 3 years. In order to regain all those millions of listeners like me, maybe they need to address the fact that they went in a wrong direction and have rectified their errors.

I've listened recently and it still seems like this to me. Sure, the main story is not in this vein, but it's like they'll go out of their way to find someone to comment or talk about it that has this type of angle

+1. Even Up First doesn't give you just the biggest stories of the day, which is actually what I need to feel up to speed. It gives you a story or two, and then a story with an angle. At least, that's what was happening before I stopped listening 6 months ago.

[Anonymous]

I am pleased to see Jeff moved this topic to “entertainment,” since it acknowledges NPR is little more than a bizarre form of woke entertainment in 2024, with no actual news content.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am pleased to see Jeff moved this topic to “entertainment,” since it acknowledges NPR is little more than a bizarre form of woke entertainment in 2024, with no actual news content.

This is untrue. There is plenty of news content. You may not be interested in the stories, but they are still factual news stories.

Better than your Fox "news" or OAN.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention.

PP here. I haven't listened in 3 years. In order to regain all those millions of listeners like me, maybe they need to address the fact that they went in a wrong direction and have rectified their errors.

So you consider any news stories or including perspective from marginalized groups "wrong"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention.

PP here. I haven't listened in 3 years. In order to regain all those millions of listeners like me, maybe they need to address the fact that they went in a wrong direction and have rectified their errors.

So you consider any news stories or including perspective from marginalized groups "wrong"?

DP. You know that’s not what people are saying. Of course including diverse perspectives isn’t “wrong” and personally I welcome it. It’s just when that swamps reporting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do still generally like NPR, but I find the CONSTANT discussion of race and gay/trans stuff very off putting. There's so much to the world than all this stupid racial/sexual identity crap.

I am not surprised they have lost a big portion of the audience.

It’s not constant.

It never stops. And I am a raging lefty.

Who doesn’t actually listen to it.

Then there are those like you who pretend nothing's wrong.

I would not say there is nothing wrong, but there are a lot of posters on here exaggerating about the number of stories about people from marginalized groups. I listen regularly and the number of grievance stories is way down from what it was 2-3 years ago. If they are saying it's all the time, they either haven't listened lately or they aren't really paying attention.

PP here. I haven't listened in 3 years. In order to regain all those millions of listeners like me, maybe they need to address the fact that they went in a wrong direction and have rectified their errors.

So you consider any news stories or including perspective from marginalized groups "wrong"?

DP. You know that’s not what people are saying. Of course including diverse perspectives isn’t “wrong” and personally I welcome it. It’s just when that swamps reporting.

+1 Thank you! I just saw that comment after my post and was going to respond; but you sxpressed my thoughts perfectly!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am pleased to see Jeff moved this topic to “entertainment,” since it acknowledges NPR is little more than a bizarre form of woke entertainment in 2024, with no actual news content.

This is untrue. There is plenty of news content. You may not be interested in the stories, but they are still factual news stories.

Better than your Fox "news" or OAN.

What’s OAN?

I read the WSJ, financial times, and Economist. Much more informative and educational than the virtue signaling nonsense on NPR, which I quit in 2020 and never missed.

[Anonymous]

WAMU is in the middle of the their spring fundraiser. I wonder if they are meeting their goals. I don't donate anymore, but if they are getting enough support, maybe they don't care about those of us who have stopped listening.

[Anonymous]

Conservatives have been trying to kill the stories of minorities and women that don’t fit their narrative for years. “Virtue signaling” is conservative for hating equity and inclusion.

Look at the number of comments in conservative forums about how women should never been given the right to vote or that they exist to have babies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Conservatives have been trying to kill the stories of minorities and women that don’t fit their narrative for years. “Virtue signaling” is conservative for hating equity and inclusion.

Look at the number of comments in conservative forums about how women should never been given the right to vote or that they exist to have babies.

Or they should be able to make their own medical decisions.