NPR CEO Disses 'Distraction' of Bias Complaints, 'Bad Faith' Criticism

April 24th, 2024 11:29 AM

Wall Street Journal media reporter Alexandra Bruell secured an interview with new NPR CEO Katherine Maher, and naturally, she discovered NPR doesn't want anyone focusing on the "distraction" of leftist tilt. They don't want anyone disturbing their "mission" of taking taxpayer money from Republicans and whacking them with it.

NPR's 'Extremism' Reporter: Trump Could Cause Violence Against Jurors

April 21st, 2024 10:54 PM

One way the leftist media want to add juice to the Trump trial is to suggest the jurors will be threatened by Trump outbursts in court or on social media. On Friday’s All Things Considered, they brought in “NPR domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef” to spread the conspiracy theory that Trump messages will lead to violence.

Thanks to One Dissenter, the Mask Drops at NPR

April 20th, 2024 4:00 PM

Without a doubt, many readers here at NewsBusters were mega-dittos fans of the late, great Rush Limbaugh. In today’s media world perhaps you listen to conservative talk radio hosts Sean Hannity or Rush’s successors Clay Travis and Buck Sexton, or Glenn Beck or Jesse Kelly. Or, indeed someone else, perhaps a local conservative host in your area.

Utterly Woke NPR Puts Trigger Warning on Declaration of Independence

April 20th, 2024 11:01 AM

The hopeless wokeness of tax-funded National Public Radio has been confirmed by NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner, who started shockwaves with his Free Press essay “I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust” providing chapter and verse of how NPR had become fully in the hands of the left. One example of anti-American wokeness is the “editor’s note” NPR staff felt…

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MRC’s Hamill and Lara Trump Shred NPR Over Liberal Bias Bombshell

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April 18th, 2024 3:28 PM

MRC’s Contributing Writer Stephanie Hamill was a guest on “The Right View Podcast” with host Lara Trump and The Post Millennial’s Libby Emmom’s on Tuesday to discuss the growing scandal at NPR among other topics.

Editor’s Pick: National Review’s Geraghty SLAMS NPR on Berliner Hubbub

April 18th, 2024 12:51 PM

Writing Thursday morning over at National Review in the Morning Jolt newsletter, senior writer Jim Geraghty went postal on taxpayer-funded National Public Radio (NPR) over its handling of now-former senior business editor Uri Berliner’s bombshell essay for The Free Press meticulously dismantling NPR for its decades of liberal media bias.

NewsBusters Podcast: NPR Says Bye-Bye Berliner, Hello to Censoring CEO

April 17th, 2024 11:01 PM

After stirring up a hornet's nest at NPR about a leftist tilt, senior editor Uri Berliner resigned Wednesday, but that doesn't mean NPR types can refute his argument on their insularity and intolerance. New CEO Katherine Maher insulted Berliner as attacking staffers for "who they are," and as it turns out, at Wikipedia she refused to tolerate "misinformation" on COVID before they knew much…

NewsGuard Maintains NPR’s Perfect Rating Despite Berliner's Suspension

April 17th, 2024 5:00 PM

Last week, now-former NPR business editor Uri Berliner drew the ire of the station’s new, far-left CEO after he called out NPR for allowing the liberal worldview to dominate the newsroom. Berliner’s act of journalistic integrity ultimately cost him his job; he was suspended and ultimately resigned. But despite NPR’s retaliation against a whistleblower and others coming forward to corroborate…

Woke NPR CEO Katherine Maher Donated to Democrats Like Stacey Abrams

April 17th, 2024 10:00 AM

Conservative Twitter is having a ball with woke new NPR CEO Katherine Maher's tweets drew a New York Times story (which isn't in the paper). But Maher also expressed her opinions by donating to a pile of Democrats, including the "Fair Fight PAC" of election-denying leftist Stacey Abrams, who thinks she still won the governor's race in Georgia.

Column: NPR Morning Star Lamely Swats at Their Suspended Dissident

April 17th, 2024 5:45 AM

National Public Radio senior editor Uri Berliner has been suspended for his unauthorized critique of the insular liberal bias of his network. NPR star and Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep took to his Substack blog to slam Berliner’s article as “filled with errors and omissions.” Inskeep did a lot of omitting himself. 

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MRCTV's Mandelburg on OAN: Dancing in the White House, Woke NPR

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April 16th, 2024 3:28 PM

MRCTV's Tierin-Rose Mandelburg and Alison Steinberg of One America News Network discussed recent media topics, including Katie Couric's controversial comments on Trump's MAGA supporters and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre's dance moves. They also highlighted NPR's new CEO's woke views. Lastly, they found the obsession over a football player liking a Donald Trump post unnecessary…

NPR Internal Critic SUSPENDED Without Pay for Going Public on Bias

April 16th, 2024 10:16 AM

In his latest company-man report, NPR media reporter David Folkenflik revealed that NPR senior editor Uri Berliner was suspended without pay for five days (beginning Friday) for deciding his years of internal advocacy for more fairness and balance in NPR's coverage had been fruitless, so he went public. 

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Fox Host Notes 'MSM' Skips NPR Hubbub, Would Leap On Fox Insider Leak

April 15th, 2024 12:31 PM

On Sunday's MediaBuzz show on the Fox News Channel, host Howard Kurtz brought on ex-NPR reporter Juan Williams to recall his own in-house experience with the radical left inside NPR. Kurtz also noted most of the "mainstream" media have skipped any mention of the hubbub over NPR senior editor Uri Berliner's expose. 

The NPR-Listening ‘Elite 1%’

April 15th, 2024 11:15 AM

Consider this proposition: “Suppose that your favorite candidate loses a close election. However, people on the campaign know that they can win by cheating without being caught. Would you rather have your candidate win by cheating or lose by playing fair?” Just 7% of Americans said, “Win by cheating.” This is from a startling new Scott Rasmussen poll.