by Leesa K. Donner | Apr 20, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Media, Opinion
Katherine Maher was likely the perfect choice for CEO of National Public Radio (NPR) when she was appointed to that position a month ago. She is a dyed-in-the-wool leftist with a gilded professional pedigree plying her trade at organizations such as the Wikimedia...
by Leesa K. Donner | Apr 11, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Media, Opinion
There is perhaps nothing the news media adores more than talking about itself. So, when quarter-of-a-century NPR editor Uri Berliner spilled the beans about a lack of “viewpoint diversity” at National Public Radio, it predictably opened Pandora’s box. That the outlet...
by Joe Schaeffer | Feb 7, 2024 | Articles, Media, Opinion
The newly named CEO of state-affiliated NPR has absorbed a brief frenzy of criticism over woke social media posts she made decrying systemic racism in America. But Katherine Maher’s working relationship with powerful entities striving to censor the internet in the...
by Joe Schaeffer | Dec 31, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
Without grand introduction, here are three political topics from 2023 that didn’t get the emphasis they deserved. The criteria are simple: notable developments that flew a bit more under the radar than they should have. Biden Political Diplomacy Chips Away at US...
by Joe Schaeffer | Jul 25, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Illegal Immigration, Opinion
NPR objects to being labeled a state-affiliated media outlet — yet it often churns out “news reports” so brazenly in sync with the progressive ruling establishment that they resemble government press releases. If you’re looking for a recent example, it’s hard to...