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"NPR Editors Clash Over Journalism Quality and Trust"
media1 year ago

"NPR Editors Clash Over Journalism Quality and Trust"

NPR's top editors defend the outlet's journalism after a scathing op-ed from a veteran employee criticized its editorial direction, claiming it reflects a narrow segment of the U.S. population. The employee, Uri Berliner, argues that NPR lacks an open-minded spirit and has lost touch with a diverse audience. NPR leadership responded by reaffirming their commitment to editorial principles and inclusion. Berliner believes his op-ed has sparked necessary conversations within NPR, despite facing some pushback.

Controversial Guest Sparks Show Cancellation and Damage Control for NPR Affiliate
media-ethics2 years ago

Controversial Guest Sparks Show Cancellation and Damage Control for NPR Affiliate

Boston's NPR station, WBUR, pulled a program from national distribution after a professor expressed doubt that women and children had been killed by Hamas during a recent attack on Israel. The program featured Khaled Hroub, a professor at Northwestern University in Qatar, who claimed that the reports of Hamas killing civilians were fabricated and that Israeli media feeds misinformation. WBUR stated that the episode did not meet their editorial standards and felt compelled to pull it due to the danger of misinformation. Northwestern University distanced itself from Hroub's comments and strongly condemned any attempt to minimize or misrepresent the terror attacks.

Radio New Zealand Apologizes for Pro-Kremlin Propaganda in Ukraine Coverage
media2 years ago

Radio New Zealand Apologizes for Pro-Kremlin Propaganda in Ukraine Coverage

New Zealand's national public service radio broadcaster, RNZ, has apologised for publishing "pro-Kremlin garbage" after changes were found to have been made to more than a dozen wire agency articles covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine. RNZ has undertaken an audit of its articles and has so far corrected 17 published stories because of what it said was "inappropriate editing". A digital journalist has been placed on leave, and RNZ's editorial systems have been deemed insufficiently robust.