Re: NPR bias

On Sat, 12 Jan 2002, Niel M. Bornstein wrote:

> It irritates me (and this is not just an NPR thing) when they talk about
> the change in power in Afghanistan being "bloodless".
>

A few months ago, I saw a full page ad in a national newspaper (can't
rememeber which one) that criticized NPR for unbalanced airtime in favor
of the Palestinian perspective.  I suspect they responded to the
accusation by going too far the other way.  At the time, it was true that
they did have more guests with a pro-Palestinian perspective and I was
pleased with that.  I felt that it was necessary in order to balance out
the heavy pro-Israeli position that permeates most mainstream media.  It
was one of the main reasons I became an avid listener.

I suspect that NPR is caught in the middle and is trying desperately to
give both sides equal airtime.  I listen to NPR everyday all day long and
while I disagree with some of the positions they take and the ways in
which they characterize the news, I am at a loss to listen to anything
else that takes a more balanced perspective.  At least, there's nothing
better in my local area.  As far as I am concerned, they do as good a job
reporting the news fairly as anybody.

Hugh
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