New CEO Of NPR Is Everything Wrong With The News Media
Daily WireApr 19
NPR CEO Criticized for Liberal Tweets
The Facts
Left-wing tweets from NPR's new CEO, Katherine Maher, have re-emerged, increasing scrutiny on the media outlet accused of stark liberal bias by a long-time editor last week.
On April 9, NPR senior editor Uri Berliner claimed that his employer had "lost America's trust" due to its strong liberal bias. He was suspended by NPR last Friday for carrying out non-NPR work without permission. Berliner then resigned on Wednesday.
The Spin
Conservative narrative
While conservatives have long known that NPR is essentially a publicly funded mouthpiece of the Democratic Party, it's refreshing to see the outlet's CEO get exposed for her overt left-wing bias. Uri Berliner's scathing essay added credence to accusations of NPR's bias, and Katherine Maher's hyper-partisan tweets only confirm that she, like many corporate media executives, is a rabid leftist. While most outlets abhor free speech rights and journalistic integrity, NPR is the worst offender because it receives taxpayer funding.
Progressive narrative
Like any outlet, NPR isn't perfect. However, Uri Berliner's essay was a cheap shot at his employer of 25 years that did very little to improve journalistic standards. It's obvious that the scorned editor had a gripe with Katherine Maher, and he was just waiting to launch his attack. Regardless, NPR's staff stands behind its leader and will work to provide the best coverage possible. Meanwhile, Berliner is trying to set himself up as the next big right-wing talk show host.
Nerd narrative
There's a 50% chance that the Woke index in US elite media will top by December 2024, according to the Metaculus prediction community.