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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.

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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

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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

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Congressional Republicans Pressure NPR And CPB Amid Bias Scandal

Congressional Republicans intensify pressure on NPR and CPB over bias scandal, seeking transparency and accountability.

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Why Netflix Is Ready To ‘Fly Like an Eagle’

In our latest Next Text, we also celebrate more Steve Miller hits, laud Alex Garland’s trippy ‘Civil War,’ eulogize Participant Media, and wonder what the heck Sony and Uri Berliner are thinking

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Editor quits NPR after claiming "bias"

The 25-year-long NPR veteran, who accused the network of liberal bias, posted a resignation statement on X

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Another Day, Another Doomed Plan To Defund NPR

We've seen this saga so many times before.

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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.

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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

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.

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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

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

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.

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Democrat Life Raft?

Plus: Time to ax NPR's funding, African migrants get mad at New York City, Gavin Newsom gets smart, and more...

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NPR Editor Suspended For Publicly Criticizing Newsroom's Liberal Bias

NPR faces internal turmoil and external controversy over editor's suspension for bias concerns.

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NPR journalist suspended after public criticism of broadcaster’s liberal slant

Uri Berliner suspended without pay for five days by National Public Radio for unauthorised outside work for another outlet

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NPR suspends veteran editor as it grapples with his public criticism

NPR has suspended Senior Editor Uri Berliner after he wrote an essay accusing the public radio network of becoming too progressive in its news coverage and losing the public's trust.

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Senior NPR editor claims public broadcaster lacks ‘viewpoint diversity’

Uri Berliner said in a letter that Americans no longer trusted broadcaster because of its ‘distilled worldview’ and liberal bent

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NPR defends its journalism after senior editor says it has lost the public's trust

A veteran NPR editor publicly questions whether the public radio network has, in its push for greater diversity and representation, overlooked conservative viewpoints.

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