Posted on 04/16/2024 7:33:01 AM PDT by MAGA2017
NPR has suspended Uri Berliner, the senior editor who published a bombshell essay a week ago that claimed that the publicly funded outlet has “lost America’s trust” by approaching news stories with a left-wing bias.
NPR media writer David Folkenflik revealed on Tuesday that Berliner beginning on Friday was suspended for five days without pay. Folkenflik, who reviewed a copy of the letter from NPR brass, said that the company told the editor he had failed to secure its approval for outside work for other news outlets — a requirement of NPR journalists.
NPR called the letter a “final warning,” saying Berliner would be fired if he violated NPR’s policy again.
Neither NPR nor Berliner immediately responded to requests for comment.
Berliner is a dues-paying member of NPR’s newsroom union, but Folkenflik reported that the editor is not appealing the punishment.
Berliner, a Peabody Award-winning journalist who has worked at NPR for 25 years, called out journalistic blind spots around major news events, including the origins of COVID-19, the war in Gaza and the Hunter Biden laptop, in an essay published Tuesday on Bari Weiss’ online news site the Free Press.
The fallout from the essay sparked outrage from many of his colleagues. Late Monday afternoon, NPR chief news executive Edith Chapin announced to the newsroom that executive editor Eva Rodriguez would lead monthly meetings to review coverage.
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I fail to see any purpose in taxpayer funding of public TV or radio. Let them pay their way with telethons, subscriptions or even advertising. Back in the day public radio did provide a nice alternative to the schlock that was available on commercial broadcasting, but today with Internet streaming alternatives public radio and TV have no purpose other than to propagandize on the taxpayers dime.
Alles klar, komissar...
You beat me to it.
Yep, in order to counter they accustion, they prove it by suspending the one who accuses them. NPR leadership is dumber than anyone thought
“he had failed to secure its approval for outside work for other news outlets”
He had to go outside because, I’m sure, they wouldn’t publish it in house.
They need to be charged for every penny of them going back decades.
“final warning” sounds a lot like “final solution”. What a coincidence.
NPR, can’t stand the TRUTH.
NPR
NOT PERMIT REPUBLICANS.
All dissent from the narrative must be crushed comrades!
Go on, there’s more…..
meanwhile, off with his head !
leftists don’t like to have their religion or worldview questioned.
How dare you call us what we are!
Off to the cornfield with you!................
Berliner just pointed out some obvious examples of NPR’s bias. He’s still a leftist, but now he has been canceled by NPR for being insufficiently left.
Defund NPR, let PBS radio and television support themselves.
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