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dsc

(52,162 posts) Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:36 AM Apr 2018

NPR does some great work, its interview of David Brat isn't among it

https://www.npr.org/programs/morning-edition/

you will likely have to scroll down. First she lets him outright lie about the idea that tax cuts are self funding. Then she lets him complain about the deficit without pointing out that the tax cuts which he supported are a large part of the deficit. A stenographer would have sufficed for this interview.

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NPR does some great work, its interview of David Brat isn't among it (Original Post) dsc Apr 2018 OP

I don't know who "she" is, but increasingly, both "Davids" (Green and Inskeep) do this hlthe2b Apr 2018 #1

I am not sure who the interviewer was either dsc Apr 2018 #2

I have stopped listening to NPR for the "equalizing of both sides jrthin Apr 2018 #4

It's getting to the point Cirque du So-What Apr 2018 #3

hlthe2b

(102,282 posts)

1. I don't know who "she" is, but increasingly, both "Davids" (Green and Inskeep) do this

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:43 AM

Apr 2018

and are so intent on equalizing both sides of the argument in both reports and interviews, I can almost not listen anymore. They seem to be so overly compensating for the RW accusations of "liberal bias" that it makes me want to spit nails. I generally listen to "morning edition" and "all things considered" on podcast now, so that I can skip through the infuriating parts.

They need for someone to kick some ombudsman ass, IMO. Preferably countless numbers of listener/donors.

dsc

(52,162 posts)

2. I am not sure who the interviewer was either

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 08:59 AM

Apr 2018

I caught half of it in my car and then listened to the entire thing on the podcast.

jrthin

(4,836 posts)

4. I have stopped listening to NPR for the "equalizing of both sides

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:23 AM

Apr 2018

of the argument." When an news organization is practicing that as opposed to stating the facts and explaining them, such news organization is propagandizing. Don't tell me he said the moon is made of blue cheese, and she said the moon is made of matter.

Cirque du So-What

(25,939 posts)

3. It's getting to the point

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2018, 09:00 AM

Apr 2018

that I dread hearing NPR on my morning drive to work. With increasing frequency, they have RW congresscritters catapulting their propaganda.

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