This guy has some guts. From what I can tell, he still works there. At least he did up until now but will likely be soon looking for a new gig for having an opinion. However, it is a fascinating read on how the fog lifted for him and how he tried (in vain) to address it.
Uri Berliner, a veteran at the public radio institution, says the network lost its way when it started telling listeners how to think.
“It’s true NPR has always had a liberal bent, but during most of my tenure here, an open-minded, curious culture prevailed. We were nerdy, but not knee-jerk, activist, or scolding.
In recent years, however, that has changed. Today, those who listen to NPR or read its coverage online find something different: the distilled worldview of a very small segment of the U.S. population.”
https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust
My beef is with those who followed a similar path but refuse to reflect on that journey or what it has done to this country, the media and society in general. I’ve sensed a growing segment of this crowd realizing their mistake and falling silent but there are still those doubling down and launching more salvos from their echo chambers. Thankfully, those salvos are increasingly falling a deaf ears.
This response sums it up well:
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