> the company told the editor he had failed to secure its approval for outside work for other news outlets <
Looks to me like NPR first decided to punish Mr. Berliner, then looked for a way to get it done.
Maybe they should also count how many NPR pens he has in his desk. Because I’m sure he took at least one home without permission.
And to help out my friends at NPR, here’s a photo they can use to show what a thief Mr. Berliner is.
![](https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/blogs/6981/images/musGquvuRXOg1JsO8u8D_Stealing-pens400-e1471881500175-300x200.jpg)
And to help out my friends at NPR, here’s a photo they can use to show what a thief Mr. Berliner is.![](https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/blogs/6981/images/musGquvuRXOg1JsO8u8D_Stealing-pens400-e1471881500175-300x200.jpg)
Those look like Bic Biros, bottom of the barrel cheap pens along with the base Papermates. If you are going to pilfer on the way out, go with some Sanford Uniball Elite .2mm or perhaps a handful of Pilot Razor Points.