This week a 25-year National Public Radio employee published an article about NPR's extreme political bias. He also explained to Bari Weiss in an interview how his employer is basically another press office for the Democrats.
How NPR Lost the Trust of America
— Honestly with Bari Weiss (@thehonestlypod) April 9, 2024
In an exclusive interview, senior business editor at @NPR @UBerliner speaks to @bariweiss about NPR’s shift from a liberal-leaning news organization to its present “knee-jerk,” “activist,” and “scolding” liberal bias.
“It was Trump’s election…… pic.twitter.com/hx1eDeJi1K
One particularly notorious moment came when NPR leadership, shortly before the 2020 presidential election, said they wouldn't be covering any stories about the Hunter Biden laptop. NPR wanted everybody to believe it was because they didn't want to cover "misinformation" but the real reason was simply because covering the true story might hurt Biden and help Trump. Ah, "journalism"!
Why haven't you seen any stories from NPR about the NY Post's Hunter Biden story? Read more in this week's newsletter➡️ https://t.co/CJesPgmGvo pic.twitter.com/jAi7PnpbZf
— NPR Public Editor (@NPRpubliceditor) October 22, 2020
Instead of admitting they're pro-Dem hacks, NPR leadership is spinning following the above interview and defending their record:
NPR news chief defends newsroom’s record after senior editor says network has 'lost America's trust' - my story on @uberliner’s essay https://t.co/Awgvq7RDHD
— David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) April 10, 2024
The Federalist's Mollie Hemingway spotted a supreme irony.
Guess who wrote NPR's official rebuttal:
My favorite thing about NPR’s “Empire Strikes Back” attack on Uri Berliner is that it’s authored by the same guy who wrote the piece about why NPR couldn’t possibly do journalism on the Hunter Biden laptop. https://t.co/GgzDsbsUC6
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 10, 2024
This article does an excellent job of proving Berliner’s critiques accurate — if far too gentle, given the propaganda problems at NPR.
— Mollie (@MZHemingway) April 10, 2024
"We're not biased," says NPR News chief who didn't want to report on Hunter Biden's laptop because it could harm the Democrat nominee just days before the election.
How can we ever forget NPR's courageous stance to ignore a major, relevant story on the eve of a presidential election.
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 10, 2024
True journalistic heroism. pic.twitter.com/bC5dSAK2wB
Amazing.
— Cody Sargent (@codydsargent) April 10, 2024
The guy NPR tapped to defend its “newsroom” is the same one they picked to explain covering up the Biden laptop story in 2020. https://t.co/7qaOMNTtpL pic.twitter.com/vpjPgrUoAJ
As for how the NPR veteran's expose about what happened at the news outlet is being dealt with inside those walls that are partly taxpayer-subsidized, denial has apparently been deemed the best course of action:
Pravada-level stuff https://t.co/LAKRqLqyv9 pic.twitter.com/iINcHXRNaW
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) April 10, 2024
Unreal.
a) "NPR investigates itself and declares NPR did nothing wrong"
— Small Gov Lizard (@smallgovlizard) April 10, 2024
b) Notice there is no actual evidence presented. It's just 'uh uh. That isn't true.' https://t.co/nQ4FQhQvB3
NPR types will circle the wagons rather than consider for even a moment that the senior editor is, in fact, correct. https://t.co/OzsPi0jV59
— That Guy on Twltter (@TGOT_msp) April 10, 2024
Every day it becomes increasingly clear that the first lesson in journalism school is "do not under any circumstances allow pangs of self-awareness to negatively affect your ultimate mission, which is not actual journalism."
***
Editor's Note: Do you enjoy Twitchy's conservative reporting taking on the radical left and woke media? Support our work so that we can continue to bring you the truth. Join Twitchy VIP and use the promo code SAVEAMERICA to get 50% off your VIP membership!
Join the conversation as a VIP Member