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He was an antivax conspiracy theorist who was convinced there was no Trump/Russia connection.

Interesting that he says:

Back in 2011, although NPR’s audience tilted a bit to the left, it still bore a resemblance to America at large. Twenty-six percent of listeners described themselves as conservative, 23 percent as middle of the road, and 37 percent as liberal.

By 2023, the picture was completely different: only 11 percent described themselves as very or somewhat conservative, 21 percent as middle of the road, and 67 percent of listeners said they were very or somewhat liberal. We weren’t just losing conservatives; we were also losing moderates and traditional liberals.

And then blames this on NPR. The GOP has been labeling NPR and other legitimate news sources as "fake news" and corrupt for years now. They are constantly pushing their constituents to only get their news from the right-wing bubble where they can control the message.

It's no wonder that conservatives aren't listening to NPR. But that is not NPR's fault nor should NPR change their reporting as a result. Their job is to report fair and unbiased news. If a group of the population doesn't want fair and unbaised news, they shouldn't start spewing bullshit just to appease these people.

What’s the over/under on the timeline for transition to right-wing “I used to be a liberal” grifter? Do we count when he invites people people to subscribe to his new “actual freedom of speech no cancel culture here” Substack even if there’s no posts?

The only complaint I have about NPR is that they went heavily with a pro-Israel posture after the October events. It took them months to catch up to reality and stop it.

I mean, if by "liberal bias" they mean "they want NPR to continue" I guess it's technically true, the same way that "Public Broadcasting should continue" also counts as "liberal bias"

I'm like 90% sure I remember Mr. Rogers testifying before Congress to keep PBS a thing, which was met with vitriol by right-wingers

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Seems pretty left wing to me.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Uri Berliner, a senior editor at NPR who penned an op-ed last week accusing the broadcaster of liberal bias, has resigned from the company.

“But I cannot work in a newsroom where I am disparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm the very problems at NPR I cite in my Free Press essay.”

In his essay, Berliner writes NPR had strayed too far left politically and was increasingly only presenting “the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population.”

The episode has provided fodder for Republicans and conservative critics of the network, who have long alleged bias against them at the public broadcaster.

Some conservative activists have highlighted social media posts from Katherine Maher, NPR’s CEO, before she took over at the company this year espousing progressive ideas.

In a statement to The Hill on Tuesday in regard to Berliner’s reported suspension, NPR said it “does not comment on individual personnel matters, including discipline.”

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I wonder if he is a crypto-magat.

“Resigned”