NPR Ousts Producer Over ‘Occupy DC’

[marmar]

from Consortium News:



NPR Ousts Producer Over ‘Occupy DC’
October 20, 2011

For years now, U.S. “public broadcasting” has run scared from right-wing attacks and Republican funding cuts. So, NPR and PBS lard on more right-wing pundits, while purging any sign of liberal dissent as just happened with a producer of an opera show who joined “Occupy DC” protests, David Swanson reports.

By David Swanson


National Public Radio on Wednesday discovered that a woman named Lisa Simeone, who produced a show about opera called “World of Opera,” had been participating in a nonviolent occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., organized by October2011.org.

That same day, NPR persuaded a company for which Simeone worked to fire her, cutting her income in half and purging from the so-called public airwaves a voice that had never mentioned politics on NPR.

This frantic email was sent to all NPR staff:

From:NPR Communications
Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 6:12 PM
Subject: From Dana Rehm: Communications Alert

To: All Staff
Fr: Dana Davis Rehm
Re: Communications Alert

We recently learned of World of Opera host Lisa Simeone’s participation in an Occupy DC group. World of Opera is produced by WDAV, a music and arts station based in Davidson, North Carolina. The program is distributed by NPR. Lisa is not an employee of WDAV or NPR; she is a freelancer with the station. .........

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The complete piece is at: http://consortiumnews.com/2011/10/20/npr-ousts-producer-over-occupy-dc/

[meegbear]

1. Yes, because any journalist who participates in a politcal rally should be fired ...

[Lint Head]

2. Sue!

[ellenfl]

3. nah, her name's lisa. eom

[FiveGoodMen]

4. We would all be better off without NPR

A lie that's believed is much more dangerous than a lie that's recognized for what it is.

We know Fox lies. Too many people believe NPR.

Whenever I get a breathless email about NPR being defunded, I think "hey, it can't die fast enough."

[nykym]

5. From henceforth to be know as

National Puke Radio