+1 NPR regularly has conservative guests and they are treated the same as liberal ones -- I recall Asa Hutchison being a frequent guest on morning edition (or the evening version, can't remember) several times during the 2016 election, and I came to appreciate his viewpoints. They also had David Duke, Kevin McCarthy... and they've had lots of reporting about Trump voters that doesn't treat them like bizarre fools. |
Lol. |
The funny thing about vocal fry is that the men do it too - nearly all of them. Ira Glass on This American Life is one of the worst. Yet, this entire thread seems to come down on women and how "annoying" their voices are. This episode of This American Life nails it (apologize in advance if link doesn't post - I don't normally post links). It's a sexist double standard. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/545/if-you-dont-have-anything-nice-to-say-say-it-in-all-caps?act=2 |
Thank you for acknowledging that men also suffer from vocal fry. |
Mary Louise is not great; but the one I can't stand is cai risdall. So smug and fake folksy. |
I can't listen to Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson, only because of how she says her name. Soraya SarhaddiNel-sssssoooooonnnnn. So pretentious. |
I agree, the sing-songy of it is so annoying. I do love, love Oefebia Quist-Arcton (or however that's spelled, I think I'm close!). I just adore her accent. |
I'm PP. Oh my goodness, I do love her voice and accent so much. I admit I had to Google her because I didn't recognize the name, but I do recognize the voice. I'm also a fan of Eleanor Beardsley, the French correspondent. (I might also be just a little bit jealous of her job.) |
I also like that they cover a wider variety of topics than most TV news. I have a conservative media-hating relative who is always posting things on Facebook about some news story THE MEDIA IS NOT COVERING! Because, of course, the media hates regular America. 9 times out of 10 I can post a link to a piece from NPR. Which she of course ignores because the media (other than Fox?) is the devil. |
1A is spectacular in their coverage of both sides of any issue. I was sad that Diane Rehm retired (though it was time) but Joshua Johnson kicks ass. It's my favorite program! |
Yup, right there with you. I've given up on NPR links with Trump-supporting relatives and have resorted to sharing The Hill or something like BBC. It's frustrating, because NPR is so much better... but people don't believe it. |
I'm a bit taken aback by how unkind some of these comments are. I wonder how directly we would comment in this manner if Mary Louise or Diane Rhem we're right here. I have no doubt they see some of this.
I have my own sense of what is beautiful or pleasant, but the bottom line to me is that they are all deeply committed, professional journalists. And, I too love NPR and wake up grateful and feeling safer every morning because these people get up at 3 o'clock every day to be there for me. |
To be fair, they are public figures working in the news/entertainment industry, which frequently involves being the subjects of critical reviews. It's just part of the job to have people state their opinions about what they do in a very frank manner. |
I would tell Diane Rehm to her face that she's a fine journalist but she should've retired 15 years ago. |
Wow, some posters are really very critical about the things that don't matter, like voice timbre. About the things that DO matter, like intelligent coverage, NPR is the best thing out there by long shot, but it doesn't mean it's excellent, unfortunately. They're a bit wishy-washy and could be more rigorous. The rest of the news world is just SO INCREDIBLY BAD. |