What's happened to NPR?

[jinjuku]

1st off I've been a monthly supporter for years now.

It's been going on for a while now but for the last month while driving I've randomly tuned in and it's a farging guarantee the coverage will be the holy trinity of: Race, Gender, or Trump.

I can't stand it any longer and called up and canceled and let them know why.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

As always, the fish rots from the head: NPR's current CEO spend 20 years at Scripps

John F. Lansing

John F. Lansing is President and CEO of NPR. He oversees one of the country's most iconic news organizations, whose rigorous reporting and unsurpassed storytelling connects with millions of Americans every day on the air, online, and in person.

www.npr.org

and not everyone is happy about it:

NPR chief news executive Nancy Barnes to depart as network reshapes top ranks

Nancy Barnes, NPR's newsroom leader, announced her forthcoming departure as the network moves to create a new executive to oversee both the news and programming divisions.

www.npr.org

NPR hosts' departures fuel questions over race. The full story is complex

NPR faces tough questions about race after the departures of prominent hosts Audie Cornish, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Noel King. Yet their decisions also reflect major forces transforming the media.

www.npr.org

 

[John Parks]

1st off I've been a monthly supporter for years now.

It's been going on for a while now but for the last month while driving I've randomly tuned in and it's a farging guarantee the coverage will be the holy trinity of: Race, Gender, or Trump.

I can't stand it any longer and called up and canceled and let them know why.

Well, they are funded by the gov't (and listeners) and the current regime is all about R, G & T, so...

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Well, they are funded by the gov't (and listeners) and the current regime is all about R, G & T, so...

they were always partially funded by tax money, but look at their web page now - it's full of click baits.

 

[John Parks]

they were always partially funded by tax money, but look at their web page now - it's full of click baits.

No disagreement here - I stopped listening to NPR (used to really like "All Things Considered" and a couple other afternoon news/programs) 20+ years ago... "Tiny Desk Concert" is still pretty cool, but I'll catch those on YT.