Eric BlairFeb 8, 2023

NPR bears great responsibility for pushing the US toward autocracy.

NPR has been unable to accurately convey, without bothsidesism, the dangers we face.

The effect is that NPR listeners are falsely reassured—they don't learn about how dangerous the moment is, how extreme conservatives have become. Because NPR doesn't state that clearly.

Related: A lot of NPR's income today comes from corporate ads.

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Show threadPlutoCFeb 8, 2023
@protecttruth @shoq Years ago, NPR, PBS, the National Endowment for the Arts, etc. were all liberal leaning until Congressional Republicans shut off funding. Then, the Kochs et al started funding and moved their people into management roles. All successful coups require control of news and information and communications. Similar for TV.
Show threadB Miller
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This. Exactly.
I miss Bill Moyers.
Feb 8, 2023 at 9:07pmWeb
Show threadPlutoCFeb 9, 2023
@Bmiller Yes! Bill Moyers.