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NPR Suspends Uri Berliner for Five Days Without Pay

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This is the 25-year NPR veteran who wrote a piece on The Free Press about NPR's monolithic point of view, and its stunning lack of newsroom diversity (something like 86 Democrats/0 Republicans at its HQ) as well as citing specific examples of its failure to cover major news stories fairly over the past fifteen or so years.

I guess they are really mad at him. The Chief News Executive of NPR stated, in their response, that

"We're proud to stand behind the exceptional work that our desks and shows do to cover a wide range of challenging stories," she wrote. "We believe that inclusion — among our staff, with our sourcing, and in our overall coverage — is critical to telling the nuanced stories of this country and our world." She added, "None of our work is above scrutiny or critique. We must have vigorous discussions in the newsroom about how we serve the public as a whole." A spokesperson for NPR said Chapin, who also serves as the network's chief content officer, would have no further comment.

Well, she may not have further comment. But apparently NPR, in an effort to support those "vigorous discussions," has dropped the other shoe.

What a surprise.

(I do also wonder, these days, whether Catherine Herridge has ever reflected on the bad old days at Fox News, and whether she might not have done better to stick it out there, rather than moving to CBS where she thought she'd have more freedom to report the "truth.")

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  • EJHill@EJHill
    She (View Post):
    (I do also wonder, these days, whether Catherine Herridge has ever reflected on the bad old days at Fox News, and whether she might not have done better to stick it out there, rather than moving to CBS where she thought she’d have more freedom to report the “truth.”)

    To her credit Herridge has never disparaged FNC and that network continues to represent her in her current legal problems. She left in 2019 when her contract was up. That she praised her new employer at the time is hardly surprising.

    As for Berliner, none of that is surprising, either. Journalists are some of the most thin skinned people I know. What gets praise in other industries as being "brave," i.e. a whistleblower willing to air his company's dirty laundry in public, is considered betrayal.

  • Banned Member@BryanGStephens
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    EJHill (View Comment):

    She (View Post):

    She (View Post):
    (I do also wonder, these days, whether Catherine Herridge has ever reflected on the bad old days at Fox News, and whether she might not have done better to stick it out there, rather than moving to CBS where she thought she’d have more freedom to report the “truth.”)

    To her credit Herridge has never disparaged FNC and that network continues to represent her in her current legal problems. She left in 2019 when her contract was up. That she praised her new employer at the time is hardly surprising.

    As for Berliner, none of that is surprising, either. Journalists are some of the most thin skinned people I know. What gets praise in other industries as being “brave,” i.e. a whistleblower willing to air his company’s dirty laundry in public, is considered betrayal.

    So much for Journalistic Ethics.

    It is a hoot, because this is exactly the sort of bias they could be happy to report upon outside their own homes.

    Such utter hypocrisy.

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