Uri Berliner, a senior editor at NPR who penned an op-ed last week accusing the broadcaster of liberal bias, has resigned from the company. In social media post Wednesday, Berliner published his re…
  • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
    312·
    6 months ago

    NPR definitely has shifted left over the years. Reading his release, he had me with the first part. Then he goes and jumps the rails to Madeupville, Crazytown.

    • Pronell@lemmy.world
      12·
      6 months ago

      I listened to NPR the other day. They read off research by The Heritage Foundation with no analysis at all and then thanked them at the end.

      NPR aims to be middle of the road but doesn’t mind that it’s in the ditch.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      6 months ago

      They haven’t shifted anywhere. Being “left” these days means not being an insurrectionist… it’s the conservatives who’ve moved further right; and in any case, NPR as a whole is very accurate on their reporting.

      • disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world
        14·
        6 months ago

        It’s that mentality that further perpetuates extremes.

        I’m not at all accusing them of compromised reporting. They’re well known for being factual, and one of my long-term favorite sources. Once they commit to a piece, they usually leave me with no questions. They just tend to spend more time focusing on the left than the right.

    • stoly@lemmy.world
      81·
      6 months ago

      Reality has a leftist bias. You think they have gone left only because a lot of very stupid and insecure people have shifted harshly to the right.