NPR is a Propaganda Outlet

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  1. Fisherman's Worf

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    That's quite a run-on sentence. Don't let your English teacher catch you doing that.
     
    Fisherman's Worf, Apr 11, 2024
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    Fish in a barrel: Berliner’s case against NPR is based on false and out-of-context facts

    It's a long piece, so I won't C&P it, but I'll just quote part of the opening as it applies to so much of what FF posts:
    Admins, I respectfully ask that FF's username be changed to Floating Rotten Fish.
     
    Tuckerfan, Apr 13, 2024
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  4. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    The point is that only Fox News covered it honestly, everyone else said it was Russian misinformation and Biden denied everything. Suppressing a story like that is just NPR doing the bidding of the DNC and probably had an effect on the election.Their public funding should be completely stripped.
     
    Steal Your Face, Apr 16, 2024
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  5. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    It doesn't matter if it's a "small sliver" it's still tax payer money and they should attempt to be as fair and balanced as possible.
     
    Steal Your Face, Apr 16, 2024
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  6. tafkats

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    If by "fair and balanced" you mean acting as if lies should be given equal credence with the truth, then no.
     
    tafkats, Apr 16, 2024
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  7. Tuckerfan

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    The Real Story Behind NPR’s Current Problems

     
    Tuckerfan, Apr 16, 2024
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  8. tafkats

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    They're hardly unique in that respect. But, yes, our media is addicted to the idea that if the Democratic candidate says the sky is blue and the Republican candidate says the sky is yellow, then the sky must be green.
     
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    What’s the quote? @shootER or @MikeH92467 probably know it off hand but to paraphrase: If someone says it is raining and someone else says it is sunny out your job isn’t to treat both statements equally but to open the damn window and report on if it is raining or not.
     
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    Screenshot 2024-04-17 at 12-34-4uences. I don't kn[...].png
     
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    Well, Robert Beltran in the final seasons of Voyager shat all over everything.
    That's one example that pops in my head.
     
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  12. MikeH92467

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    That's true, but some would argue that Voyager deserved to shat on...anyway...unless he specifically violated his contract terms, it was probably just easier to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to his complaints and marginalize his role. :clyde:
     
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    Raoul the Red Shirt, Apr 19, 2024
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  15. MikeH92467

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    I’m sure ff will dismiss this article with the same kind of hand-waving that Berliner uses: i.e. the flaws are less important than the making the “larger point”. Truthiness above all! :spock:
     
    MikeH92467, Apr 19, 2024
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    Bring back the Fairness Doctrine?
     
    Damar, Apr 19, 2024
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