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jaxexpat

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8. Poor old NPR has been afraid of it's shadow since the 90's.

Reply to marybourg (Original post)

Wed Sep 30, 2020, 07:13 AM

Sep 2020

They devolved into the milquetoast review they are today in an exuberance of self-preservative caution. And still, they have been the best source of unleavened information about complex issues for the general public. It is refreshing to know that publicly broadcast information, unbeholden to misinformation, may have returned and can be found on the free airwaves.

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Not much both sides-ism on NPR this morning. [View all] marybourg Sep 2020 OP

Good! Cha Sep 2020 #1

Dana Banks on CNN True Blue American Sep 2020 #14

5 years late but "about time". NPR- Nice Polite Republicans yankeepants Sep 2020 #2

If you say so... ehrnst Sep 2020 #10

NPR has been garbage for several years. n/t Yeehah Sep 2020 #20

If you say so, then it must be true. ehrnst Sep 2020 #21

Oh brother! NurseJackie Sep 2020 #11

Ever since Koch started donating SlogginThroughIt Sep 2020 #24

That is refreshing, because a fair number of news outlets are playing the both siderism game, still_one Sep 2020 #3

Well, the NYT, the WaPo and NPR are not. marybourg Sep 2020 #4

In general the written media is far more objective, and one would hope that NPR would follow that still_one Sep 2020 #6

I thought AP was playing it that way. LiberalFighter Sep 2020 #23

Morning Joe is slamming the buffoon too. cwydro Sep 2020 #5

good still_one Sep 2020 #7

Poor old NPR has been afraid of it's shadow since the 90's. jaxexpat Sep 2020 #8

They went that route in large part... 2naSalit Sep 2020 #22

"....an appeal to return support (for NPR and PBS)from the government in the near future." jaxexpat Sep 2020 #25

Yay! DemUnleashed Sep 2020 #9

They are right back to it in the second hour of Morning Edition. n/t 5X Sep 2020 #12

ABC mostly stayed away from the both sides-isms. GoCubsGo Sep 2020 #13

I will happily take NPR Sherman A1 Sep 2020 #15

I guess I was listening to a different NPR this morning, as it sounded bullwinkle428 Sep 2020 #16

But everywhere else liberal N proud Sep 2020 #17

I gave up NPR long ago when they decided to take the "both siderisms" to a new height. llmart Sep 2020 #18

About time is right. wnylib Sep 2020 #19