Anyone else sick of NPR?

[azasadny]

I'm a long time listener of NPR and I'm familiar with their liberal bias but the stories and news they presented were worth the "filtering" I had to apply. Over the last few years, NPR seems to have become preoccupied with "global warming" and "politics" to the point where nothing else is covered. I'm getting sick of all that and I haven't heard an interesting story in a long time.

I still enjoy thier weekend programming (Prarie Home Companion, Weekend edition, Car Talk, This American Life, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, etc... but the weekday stuff is making me nauseous. Anyone else here notice this or am I just too sensitive?

[K. Roman]

If the truth sometimes isn't what you waant to hear then I suggest listening to...oh whatever. I'm sick of the global warming stuff too.

[K. Roman]

If the truth sometimes isn't what you waant to hear then I suggest listening to...oh whatever. I'm sick of the global warming stuff too.

[GDSOB]

I'm sick of bias news coverage (both left and right) with commentary masquareded as news or facts. "Consider the source" couldn't be more appropriate.

"Science Friday" and "This American Life" are good though.

[red-beard]

During the Bosnia conflict, I switched from NPR in the mornings to Howard Stern.

[RallyJon]

NPR seems to have become preoccupied with "global warming"

Yeah, I hate that. They start out with some seemingly unrelated story from somewhere in the world and then gradually steer it back so that by the end they've gotten some "man on the ground" to mention gloabl climate change and wring his hands about it on the air.

I don't mind a bit of liberal bias with my news. You've got a liberal reporter from Columbia or something, you get what you get. But it's disturbing when you think of some executive editorial committee sitting around a conference table actually planning the slant of the news stories they're going to run. It's not just accidental bias now--it's up on a whiteboard somewhere.

[azasadny]

I'm looking for another radio show to listen to, but nothing like Howard Stern or one of those "xxx and xxx in the morning" idiot-type shows. something that requires cerebral activity and makes you think is what interests me. When NPR began their focus on environmentalism and politics, they lost me...

[Rot 911]

Same here. Tired of NPR along with Rush.

[RallyJon]

Originally Posted by azasadny

I'm looking for another radio show to listen to, but nothing like Howard Stern or one of those "xxx and xxx in the morning" idiot-type shows. something that requires cerebral activity and makes you think is what interests me. When NPR began their focus on environmentalism and politics, they lost me...

I love NPR. I just want my NPR without the agenda and slant. More Wm F Buckley and less of that whiny scumbag Daniel Schorr. Is that so hard?

[URY914]

I used to listen to the weekday shows on line, but not anymore. I listen to Dave Ramsey (money advice call in show) and Dennis Miller.

[Tobra]

not so much sick of NPR, sick of paying for NPR, not sick of it.

[Moneyguy1]

Global warming again.....

Gee, those who still deny there is such a thing as climate change?

I like some of NPR. Seems that there is more humor there than in some of the other "politically motivated and biased" outlets.

Rally: Do ya think that FOX has a committee that dictates what is to be said and what isn't? Ya think?

[berettafan]

used to listen to NPR daily when i shared an office. both of us lifetime NRA members but NPR was a good source of global news. i had a much better idea of what was going on in the world and didn't have to suffer through commercials for crazy eddies bed barn or the strip club up the road.

still LOVE car talk though. could NEVER stomach Rush.

for those that enjoy comedians Bob & Tom is a fantastic show in the am. no news but they consistently have top quality comedians on the show (and an occasional musical great as well) and they are not your typical radio show morons.

[RallyJon]

Originally Posted by Moneyguy1

Rally: Do ya think that FOX has a committee that dictates what is to be said and what isn't? Ya think?

You bet! Lots of the memos have been made public. Probably more memos telling anchors to yell a lot and not use big words.

But Fox is a for profit business and everyone knows the score. Fox is brilliantly targeted at a certain segment of the population to entertain them and tell them a slimmed down version of the news that will suit them.

I hold NPR in higher regard than that. Are you saying I shouldn't?

[cmccuist]

Fox absolutely made a conscious decision to report the news a certain way. Just as the rest of the MSM made their decision to hold onto their leftist bias, no matter how many readers/viewers it costs them.

You can leak all the memos you want and point at Fox as a shill for the GOP, but that would be a ridiculous pot/kettle situation. BTW, there are more liberals on Fox as there are conservatives in the rest of the media (based on donations to political parties).

NPR on the other hand is nothing more than a government-sponsored money pit full of smug, phony, posers who can't make it in a competitive environment.

They remind me of Alex Trebek, only twice as insufferable. They're as smart as the cue cards laying on the desk.

[nostatic]

At least NPR has an aesthetic and sense of style. Many of their reports are beautifully crafted works. With a POV? Of course....ALL MEDIA HAS A POV. By comparison, the yelling hack job crap is like bad Ikea furniture.

[dd74]

I'm just tired of the bias, liberal or conservative. Even Charlie Rose has started to lean.

[techweenie]

I actually tired of NPR a couple of years ago. They sound smug and oh-so-careful to be sincere and fair. I found the local yell radio guys (especially John and Ken) far more energizing. Sure, they are complete idiots, ill-informed and masters of half-truths, and the call in listeners are morons, but, dammit, it's entertainment.

[72doug2,2S]

Originally Posted by RallyJon

You bet! Lots of the memos have been made public. Probably more memos telling anchors to yell a lot and not use big words.

But Fox is a for profit business and everyone knows the score. Fox is brilliantly targeted at a certain segment of the population to entertain them and tell them a slimmed down version of the news that will suit them.

I hold NPR in higher regard than that. Are you saying I shouldn't?

I have a good friend that works for FOX....d@mn I guess the cats out of the bag.

NPR has always been National Propaganda Radio. It has always been spin. It has always been professionalism run-a-muck. There are worse programs you could listen to.

I'm most impressed with the BBC, the last remnant of professional radio journalism. They're lefty's at heart, but they at least they recognize their job is to report the news in an unbiased manner.

[gr8fl4porsche]

My biggest complaint with NPR news is the voice filtering of all the reporters. They must use some software that makes all the reporters voices soft and monotone. It lulls me to sleep. I feel like I am in an existential yoga class while listening.