(Twitchy) Earlier this week, The Free Press published a piece by Uri Berliner, a 25-year veteran of NPR, who said that the network had gone from liberal-leaning to straight-up activism, trying to damage Donald Trump’s presidency and “find anything we could to harm him.”
The first person NPR sent out to do damage control, ironically, was the same guy who wrote the piece explaining why NPR wouldn’t be covering the Hunter Biden laptop story, which was just a “distraction.” Berliner admitted they ignored the story to help the Biden campaign.
Now NPR chief executive Katherine Maher has come out with a statement addressing the “hurtful” piece.
NEW: NPR chief executive Katherine Maher addresses the criticism of the network this week
“Questioning whether our people are serving our mission with integrity, based on little more than the recognition of their identity, is profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning.”
— Ben Mullin (@BenMullin) April 12, 2024
Here’s some of the memo: pic.twitter.com/c9NKlPWNK5
— Ben Mullin (@BenMullin) April 12, 2024
Truth hurts. It’s no secret that NPR has a huge liberal bias. “Serving our mission” … what’s that, to elect Democrats? NPR was all over the Russian collusion hoax but wouldn’t report on Hunter Biden’s laptop because it might hurt Joe Biden’s candidacy.
“Based on little more than their identity?”
What?! There were numerous examples in the piece of how NPR has gone off the rails, refused to correct itself and more — none of which were based on the identity of those who did or did not commit these acts.
— stevemur (@stevemur) April 12, 2024
Any time someone uses the word “hurtful” outside of speaking to 5 year olds, you know they coudn’t affect real positive change short of resigning to step aside for someone who can.
— Sid (@sidgb) April 12, 2024
