NPR - Diversity

[Kishkumen]

Indeed. What Republican journalist would WANT to work for NPR? So what is NPR supposed to do, go out there and kidnap Republican journalists at gunpoint?

In the UK, it is more or less that case that at any given moment both the left and the right of the political spectrum contain people who claim vociferously that the BBC is biassed against them.

I see that as a sign that the BBC is, on the whole, functioning fairly well.

One of my favorite conservatives appears on PBS a lot: David Brooks. Conservative viewpoints are given a platform in our public broadcasting.

[ceeboo]

My thoughts: While there may be truth in these various suggestions, it not only doesn't matter, but it also completely ignores the elephant standing on the earlobe.

NPR is funded (partially - debated about how much of their funding comes from the federal government) by tax dollars. Given this, it seems unimaginable that the editorial staff numbers are 87 to 0.

You might not be too surprised to learn that I, a tax paying American citizen who leans right of center, finds this extremely troubling.

I don't think it is healthy either.

Learning this is more than enough for me.

Thanks!

[Doctor CamNC4Me]

FTR, I don’t believe any media outlet that receives taxpayer funds, whether it’s 1% for the national NPR station or ~15% for local stations, should be an ideological outlet. It’s obvious and indefensible that NPR editorial staff, and probably more broadly throughout the organization, is exclusively the domain of those with Leftist ideologies.

That said, it’s laughable MAGATs would concern themselves with it. It’s small potatoes. Also, they don’t care about anything that isn’t whatever their overlords are spoon feeding them that day, and they have no sense, whatsoever, about the content NPR provides on a regular basis.

- Doc

[Kishkumen]

FTR, I don’t believe any media outlet that receives taxpayer funds, whether it’s 1% for the national NPR station or ~15% for local stations, should be an ideological outlet. It’s obvious and indefensible that NPR editorial staff, and probably more broadly throughout the organization, is exclusively the domain of those with Leftist ideologies.

That said, it’s laughable MAGATs would concern themselves with it. It’s small potatoes. Also, they don’t care about anything that isn’t whatever their overlords are spoon feeding them that day, and they have no sense, whatsoever, about the content NPR provides on a regular basis.

- Doc

It only makes sense for them to have this attitude in the context of them believing that there really shouldn't be any taxpayer funded service of this kind. They don't care about heavily biased "news." It has served them very well. They just can't stand the insult of feeling like they are forced to pay for the propaganda of their opponents.

[ceeboo]

Yet by most metrics NPR has the gall to consistently rank among the most reliable news sources available. The bastards.

So I wonder what ceeboo's reaction is to this information. I think we have identified some solid reasons why there are no MAGA editors at NPR.

Ceeboo, what are your thoughts on some of these suggestions?

After doing a bit of searching, I discovered that NPR and PBS answered questions at a congressional hearing - I think I found out why it's 87-0

A couple of examples as it relates to NPR

Brandon Gill Questions NPR's CEO (About 5 minutes)

https://youtu.be/3OHxLxNer3I?si=yNoSkGz8EVTn0v9r

Jim Jordan Questions NPR's CEO (about 5 minutes)

https://youtu.be/H-YBKr40feg?si=zlVocNJWJgu7Evkf

For anyone interested in watching the entire hearing (about 2.5 hours)

https://www.youtube.com/live/dcmRriMUkt ... 1FKsY70wbt

[Kishkumen]

After doing a bit of searching, I discovered that NPR and PBS answered questions at a congressional hearing - I think I found out why it's 87-0

That's strange. I saw no explanation on why the number is 87-0. I would be interested in your explanation of how the dubious grilling of Maher convinced you. What it did show me was that MAGA politicians will MAGA.

Rep. Gill founded a newspaper to puff up Trump. He believes the Big Lie, and he is the son-in-law of the infamous merchant of conspiracy theories Dinesh D'Souza, whose propaganda films he has promoted.

And, I mean, come on. Jim Jordan? The guy who gave an abusive coach the blind eye? Jordan is scum.

These guys are doing what they do. They are as credible and reliable as Marjorie T. Greene and Lauren Boebert.

Jews with space lasers and commies at NPR.

Pure silliness.

Gill supports President Trump's proposal to redevelop the Gaza Strip, stating "President Trump is bringing peace to the Middle East, just as he promised. PROMISES KEPT."

The above is from his Wikipedia entry, which does a nice job of succinctly cataloguing some of his outrageously stupid and fawning behavior.

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opi ... rcna184882

The creator of one of Facebook’s most popular MAGA news sites was sworn in Friday as the Republican Party’s youngest member of Congress, replacing Rep. Michael Burgess for Texas’ 26th District. Already boasting several committee appointments, 30-year-old Rep. Brandon Gill looks poised to be a reliable loyalist to President-elect Donald Trump in the nation’s legislature.

Gill comes to Congress as a former Wall Street employee turned clickbait mogul, transformed in no small part by his relationship to longtime conservative commentator Dinesh D’Souza. Gill married D’Souza’s daughter, Danielle, in 2017 and entered the political media landscape alongside his father-in-law in 2022.

That year, Gill launched a hyperpartisan conservative news blog called DC Enquirer under a company that lists Gill, D’Souza and D’Souza’s daughter as stakeholders. Gill told his wife on her podcast that he started the site to create the kind of “consistent pro-Trump, pro-Republican news outlet” he felt was missing from the right-wing media landscape.

Gill also forged his political career while helping to market his father-in-law’s film “2000 Mules,” a widely disputed compilation of conspiracy theories alleging massive voter fraud in 2020 elections.

The film circulated widely among conservative activists and was part of the cacophony of misinformation about voter fraud that inspired widespread calls for vigilante surveillance of ballot drop boxes to protect against alleged “mules” during 2022 midterm elections. In Arizona that year, individuals bearing firearms lurked near a drop box and drew accusations of voter intimidation.

During his campaign, Gill also employed his right-wing media connections in a literal sense. He hired writer and consultant Ryan Girdusky, who was banned from CNN this year after he made a bigoted remark toward a Muslim panelist. (Gill wrote on X that Girdusky “did nothing wrong.”) Sterling Mosley, an editor at DC Enquirer, is serving as a transition aide for Gill as he enters Congress, according to his LinkedIn profile.

[Kishkumen]

I thought this one was pretty funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxK9ymATM2g

This is some doofus MAGA Rep named Tim Burchett who thinks people with opinions different from his own should never appear on NPR.

Burchett to Kerger: "Is it right that HBO bought the rights to Sesame Street?"

Kerger, and I paraphrase: Uh, no.

A hilarious question to Maher:

Burchett: "Do you think Lee Greenwood's God Bless the USA is propaganda?"

"In January North County Public Radio, and that's a subsidary [sic] of NPR, had Daphne Brooks, who is apparently a Black feminism scholar, on its show, where it was hosted by the host Brittany Lews, and it says, "Have you ever watched something on tv and thought, "OK, now this is propaganda." Have you ever had that moment? To which Daphne Brooks replied, "Whenever I see Lee Greenwood singing "Proud to be an American."

Maher: "I believe that represents the individual we interviewed on air, not the position of NPR."

Burchett breaks in: "And did you say there is no bias at NPR?"

Maher: "That is not a position that NPR . . . "

Burchett interrupts again: "And that is not a biased statement? Ma'am, both parties wrap themselves around that song every time there is a national conflict . . . . "

Please, watch the whole thing. This is the unfortunate nadir of discourse we have fallen to, in which ignorant doofuses try to sow distrust in public institutions because rich people don't want to pay taxes. You have to be pretty damn thick to imagine that Burchett's questioning is well intentioned, springing from a position of knowledge of the actual facts, and designed to get a handle on the actual situation.

This dude is a MAGA hack.

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… Gill launched a hyperpartisan conservative news blog called DC Enquirer under a company that lists Gill, D’Souza and D’Souza’s daughter as stakeholders. Gill told his wife on her podcast that he started the site to create the kind of “consistent pro-Trump, pro-Republican news outlet” he felt was missing from the right-wing media landscape.

“… was missing from the right-wing media landscape.” Because Fox and OANN aren’t already sycophantic enough to Trump for him. : D

I’m curious if Ceeboo would sooner trust DC Enquirer to deliver a balanced mix of news with less bias, over what PBS News Hour would provide.

I wonder if Ceeboo has ever seen PBS News Hour. If so, I’d be interested in his review of an episode.

Hint: full episodes, as well as individual stories, are available at his fingertips:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/video

[Kishkumen]

I’m curious if Ceeboo would sooner trust DC Enquirer to deliver a balanced mix of news with less bias, over what PBS News Hour would provide.

I wonder if Ceeboo has ever seen PBS News Hour. If so, I’d be interested in his review of an episode.

Hint: full episodes, as well as individual stories, are available at his fingertips:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/video

Gill and Jordan, two people on the bottom of the MAGA barrel with Greene and Boebert. The worst of the worst. Completely lacking in credibility.

"I can't believe you tweeted things that I don't agree with! That must mean NPR is communist!"

Derp.

Meanwhile, these assholes shout out publicly conspiracy theories and antisemitic nonsense. But that's not a bug in MAGAland. It's a feature.

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I thought this one was pretty funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxK9ymATM2g

This is some doofus MAGA Rep named Tim Burchett who thinks people with opinions different from his own should never appear on NPR.
…

Wow. Burchett is an embarrassment to this country and our ideals.

I have to wonder about the reasoning skills of anyone who watches that link and comes away claiming to not recognize how dishonest his line of questioning is.