Never had an NPR membership. Have always considered them to be the enemy. I do listen occassionally to try and keep tabs on what the enemy is thinking and doing.I dropped my NPR membership 20 years ago.
Never had an NPR membership. Have always considered them to be the enemy. I do listen occassionally to try and keep tabs on what the enemy is thinking and doing.I dropped my NPR membership 20 years ago.
This was my experience with journo school people six or seven years ago. Nobody wanted to report on the world as it is, they just wanted the biggest possible platform to influence and change the world to what they wanted it to be.The journalists I've known have a desire to report significant stories that drive change. They want to 'make a difference'. In my opinion journalists should actually have a mundane job writing about what happened at a place or event that readers did not attend.
"We can do the innuendo, we can dance and singThe question this brings up is the biggest puzzlement of my life, why does our society put up with proven liars.
Plagiarism derailed many a presidential campaign, I believe even Bidet in the 80’s, but not today, society doesn’t seem to care if one is a known liar…
You're not confusing INGO with JK's newsletter, are youI remember readin on the INGO that NPR was the sole bastion of untarnished journalism. The one place that has no political agenda.
So what changed that we collectively don’t care if people are liars? At one time that was the most important thing to possess, a reputation for being honest…"We can do the innuendo, we can dance and sing
When it's said and done, we haven't told you a thing
We all know that crap is king, give us dirty laundry" -- Eagles
I'm not sure how you can square the story being merely tainted with opinion when all of the principals deny the 'facts' of the story and two have no real reason to cover it up if it actually happenedI think the issue is opinion has overwhelmed facts in reporting. Obviously opinion was always a part of reporting, but it seems like it used to take a back seat to actual fact reporting. Today most "journalists" give opinion with possibly a little fact thrown in.
“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.” -- Thomas SowellSo what changed that we collectively don’t care if people are liars? At one time that was the most important thing to possess, a reputation for being honest…
Awesome quote and post that answers the question succinctly…“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.” -- Thomas Sowell
Are you replying to me? Because I certainly don't see where anything I wrote could be misconstrued as "tainted" with opinion. Unless you are referring to where I was talking about how things used to be.I'm not sure how you can square the story being merely tainted with opinion when all of the principals deny the 'facts' of the story and two have no real reason to cover it up if it actually happened
It appears to be a bald-faced lie that has been doubled down upon kinda sorta. Wonder how the justices like being treated, even briefly, like Trump was practically every day. Liberals always seem to think the tumbril will never show up at their door
I think the issue is opinion has overwhelmed facts in reporting. Obviously opinion was always a part of reporting, but it seems like it used to take a back seat to actual fact reporting. Today most "journalists" give opinion with possibly a little fact thrown in.
I could not agree more. I've tried for 25 years to understand why someone's credibility doesn't matter to the public.The question this brings up is the biggest puzzlement of my life, why does our society put up with proven liars.
Plagiarism derailed many a presidential campaign, I believe even Bidet in the 80’s, but not today, society doesn’t seem to care if one is a known liar…
Awesome quote and post that answers the question succinctly…“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.” -- Thomas Sowell
I used to listen to NPR fairly often. I didn't pretend they didn't have their own biases, but for about 80% of it I could tolerate it or enjoy it for what it was and it's not a bad thing to hear opinions you disagree with. They've been sliding further and further, though, and the only thing I have 'consumed' from them for many years is America's Test Kitchen via YouTube. So far they haven't politicized the best way to get a good crust on your bread or which blenders are worth the price. So far.
I miss Car Talk.
Amazingly intelligent, that fellow.“The fact that so many successful politicians are such shameless liars is not only a reflection on them, it is also a reflection on us. When the people want the impossible, only liars can satisfy.” -- Thomas Sowell
I found a pretty reasonable news source with Krystal and Saagar in the Breaking Points podcast. They talked about the NPR story. It's typical of many in the media these days. YouTube has samples of their broadcasts, worth a listen.
Here is their story reporting it. It was not flattering.
https://www.youtube.com/c/breakingpoints/videos
Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar (Premium)
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