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The CEO of NPR Made the Best Case for Defunding It

The notion that NPR can somehow become unbiased is about as believable as the IRS sending you a fruit basket to commend you for filing your taxes.

Reason · Jul 18, 2025

For Trump, the message is all. No surprise he’s targeting NPR and PBS

Trump’s anti-media diatribes are part of the authoritarian playbook. Congress must reject his planned cuts

The Guardian - US · Apr 22, 2025

NPR and PBS testify in heated hearing of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Doge panel

Heads of both NPR and PBS testify amid renewed Republican effort to defund US public media

The Guardian - US · Mar 26, 2025

Another Day, Another Doomed Plan To Defund NPR

We've seen this saga so many times before.

Reason · Apr 19, 2024

NPR's Katherine Maher Is Not Taking Questions About Her Tweets

"I am not in the newsroom," the embattled NPR chieftain said over and over again.

Reason · Apr 18, 2024

NPR needs a serious critique not a politically charged parting shot

How Uri Berliner went about his complaint made it clear he was not interested in constructive criticism, but a viral moment

The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2024

NPR editor resigns after accusing US outlet of liberal bias

Uri Berliner quits broadcaster days after being suspended over essay accusing network of lacking viewpoint diversity.

Al Jazeera · Apr 18, 2024

NPR editor who accused outlet of liberal bias resigns

Uri Berliner exits days after publication of an essay saying news organization no longer has an ‘open-minded spirit’

The Guardian - US · Apr 17, 2024

NPR's Uri Berliner Has Shown That DEI Is About Punishing Heresy

The long-time public radio editor's resignation proves he was right all along.

Reason · Apr 17, 2024

NPR editor Uri Berliner resigns with blast at new CEO

The senior editor says CEO Katherine Maher has "divisive views" that confirm the issues he wrote about in an essay accusing NPR of losing the public's trust.

WEKU · Apr 17, 2024