Anyone else sick of NPR?

[djmcmath]

Originally Posted by RallyJon

I love NPR. I just want my NPR without the agenda and slant.

Hear hear. It seems like every story is an attempt to prove some liberal point. They can't talk about the Israel-Palestine issue without saying how bad off Hamas has it these days. There's a tornado in the midwest, and the NPR POV is that the Iraq war has substantially reduced response capability. There's an interview with the NASA director, and the big issue is climate change -- as if NASA's only prerogative was climate change.

No, I don't think they're wrong -- Palestinians live a hard life, the Iraq war is expensive, and climate change is a big deal. I love their in-depth reporting. I enjoy hearing from people who are actually reporting from wherever it is that they're reporting about. I like the fact that they can get interviews with reall important people.

But do they have to twist everything to their agenda?

[Porsche-O-Phile]

Tavis Smiley really killed it for me. You can only listen to someone create disunity in society under the banner of "preserving racial identity" for so long. IMHO that guy's a worse racist than some of the KKK guys. Very exclusionary and very hell-bent on creating a separate category for "black men" rather than just "men". I agree there are some issues and cultural things that are by-in-large more important to some racial groups than others, but it got VERY tiresome hearing variations on the same old theme night after night after night. . .

I still like it, but generally KNX's programming seems to be better.

[MRM]

Minnesota has an excellent public radio system and I listen to them at work most of the time. Politically I am very conservative, but I find right wing shout radio/tv to be so shrill and not thoughtful in their analysis that I can't stand listening to them. I find it easier to listen to NPR and disagree with their bias. I put my own filter on to counter their filter, read my local paper (The Minneapolis Red Star Tribune) and balance it out with internet news sites. I'd rather listen to a thoughtful liberal with whom I respectfully disagree than a loudmouth jerk who spouts slogans I agree with but can't do anything else.

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by MRM

I'd rather listen to a thoughtful liberal with whom I respectfully disagree than a loudmouth jerk who spouts slogans I agree with but can't do anything else.

+1

[GDSOB]

[QUOTE=Porsche-O-Phile;3406372]Tavis Smiley really killed it for me. You can only listen to someone create disunity in society under the banner of "preserving racial identity" for so long. IMHO that guy's a worse racist than some of the KKK guys. Very exclusionary and very hell-bent on creating a separate category for "black men" rather than just "men". QUOTE]

+1 .. He's got plenty of help throughout the media. Probably deserving of a thread in itself.

[dd74]

Yes - Tavis is very impressed with...Tavis.

[Burnin' oil]

It's a good thing we have the lucid, thought-provoking banter of Michael Savage to counter the evil that is NPR.

[futuresoptions]

Fortunately we have them all in a free society so that we can somewhat piece together what is going on in the world and draw our own conclusions. Much better than North Korea's system that is currently in place......

[herr_oberst]

I knew that things were going bad when they got rid of Ray Suarez, and I don't think I spelled his name right. Then, when they chose not to renew Bob Edwards' contract, the die was cast.

[on2wheels52]

I'm on the fringe area for their reception and can hardly receive it in the house. We get reception in the vehicles but I take the bike 98% of the time. In another period I enjoyed listening to Noah Adams, Susan Stamberg, and Bob Edwards. The wednesday morning talk between Bob and Red Barber. Frank DeFord finds something to say. Is Baxter Black on anymore?
Jim

[speeder]

I have heard some of the worst reporting in my lifetime recently on NPR. (Though it's nothing new). It was an "interview" w/ some broad who wrote a book on women in the workplace who was demanding Swedish-style maternity leave and family leave, (all paid by the employer no matter how small the business), etc., etc...

We all know what a "blowjob" is in the interview trade, but this piece was just beyond the pale. The interviewer was lobbing squishy softballs to the author, never challenging any of her hair-brained, socialist/fascist ideas, and interjecting "umms" and "ahhs" of approval constantly or giggling at lame witticisms, (if you could call them that), the subject put forth. There was never a moment when the interview subject did not have complete control of the dialogue, as a former journalism student I wanted to put a bullet in my car radio. I wish I had it on tape, it was honestly the worst crap I have ever heard.

I've heard many similar pieces on NPR. Keep in mind that I am a major fan and consumer of journalism, I've let my opinion of Fox-jazeera be known here frequently. I would not care if the interviewer had a bias, (who doesn't), but for chrisakes have a modicum of pride in your profession! You could almost hear the slurping sounds. Pathetic.

[MRM]

Yes, Baxter Black still appears. Cowboy poet and former large animal vetreranarian. Didn't you love Red Barber? Remember how he called Bob Edwards The Colonel? Talk about living history. He was the Dodgers' announcer and a southerner when Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier. He was friends with Pee Wee Reese and became friends with Roy Campenella. For three minutes a week we could hear him expound on the azalias, his princess bride and the state of sports today. Well worth listening the rest of the week just to get to Red. Frank DeFord is the new Red Barber, but he'll be the first to admit he's no match for the real Red Barber.

[Paul K]

Their use of adjectives says a lot about their bias...

[kach22i]

Can you get in CBC Radio-2, Art?

[K. Roman]

I really like Tavis Smiley.

[gerard vaglio]

The Iraq war, climate change, Darfur, why can't NPR cover something worthwhile for a change, like Paris Hilton.

[island911]

Yep, NPR has become very tough to listen to.

Originally Posted by gerard vaglio

The Iraq war, climate change, Darfur, why can't NPR cover something worthwhile for a change, like Paris Hilton.

rrriiightttt . .. and the KKK has the important topic of "race relations" to chat about . . ..rather than Paris.

Seriously, consider how a topic is discussed . . not just that they are talking about X.

[BertBeagle]

Originally Posted by Porsche-O-Phile

Tavis Smiley really killed it for me. You can only listen to someone create disunity in society under the banner of "preserving racial identity" for so long. IMHO that guy's a worse racist than some of the KKK guys. Very exclusionary and very hell-bent on creating a separate category for "black men" rather than just "men". I agree there are some issues and cultural things that are by-in-large more important to some racial groups than others, but it got VERY tiresome hearing variations on the same old theme night after night after night. . .

I still like it, but generally KNX's programming seems to be better.

+1.. A lot of media people are hell bent on preserving and spreading racism.

This is one reason I subscribed to XM 3 years ago.

[grudk]

I've been listening to NPR for about 15 yrs, and have contributed annually. It's just this year that I've stopped listening and won't contribute anymore. Their stories are increasingly biased to the left. This was always true to an extent, but within the last year it seems much more obvious. It's no longer reporting, but rather it approaches editorial. Sad -- it used to be more engaging and controversial.

[HardDrive]

Terri Gross is HOT.