What are we to think about this current flap at National Public Radio? The guy who is at the center of the controversy was not a low level employee in a remote location that strayed from the company line; he was a highly placed executive responsible for fund-raising at NPR. It is not unreasonable to conclude that others that worked for and with Ron Schiller may have shared his views in their efforts to raise money for the organization.
That concerns me.
When NPR terminated Juan Williams a couple months ago for making comments about his personal feelings, NPR said that company policy limited the types of comments their commentators could make and Mr. Williams violated that policy.
Executives at NPR lost their jobs following the Juan Williams controversy and now top executives are again losing their jobs suggest that the organization has serious problems at the very top of the heap.
You would think an organization called National Public Radio would offer diverse opinions about issues of interest to all Americans; a mix of liberal, moderate and conservative staff that provided something for everyone.
Apparently the National and Public parts in the name just have to do with who pays for it. The federal government gives NPR $400 million per year to an organization that has demonstrated a couple times now that they have more than a liberal bias, they have serious animosity about anyone who doesn’t share their views.
It’s too bad that our public money is given to organizations clearly not supporting mainstream public benefit causes.
I hope the government suspends future federal contributions to NPR. I don’t object to a private organization having their opinions, but I don’t want public money paying for it. I suspect liberals don’t want to pay for conservative media either.
No Loss for Words
NPR Off the Dole!
by Steve DanaWhat are we to think about this current flap at National Public Radio? The guy who is at the center of the controversy was not a low level employee in a remote location that strayed from the company line; he was a highly placed executive responsible for fund-raising at NPR. It is not unreasonable to conclude that others that worked for and with Ron Schiller may have shared his views in their efforts to raise money for the organization.
That concerns me.
When NPR terminated Juan Williams a couple months ago for making comments about his personal feelings, NPR said that company policy limited the types of comments their commentators could make and Mr. Williams violated that policy.
Executives at NPR lost their jobs following the Juan Williams controversy and now top executives are again losing their jobs suggest that the organization has serious problems at the very top of the heap.
You would think an organization called National Public Radio would offer diverse opinions about issues of interest to all Americans; a mix of liberal, moderate and conservative staff that provided something for everyone.
Apparently the National and Public parts in the name just have to do with who pays for it. The federal government gives NPR $400 million per year to an organization that has demonstrated a couple times now that they have more than a liberal bias, they have serious animosity about anyone who doesn’t share their views.
It’s too bad that our public money is given to organizations clearly not supporting mainstream public benefit causes.
I hope the government suspends future federal contributions to NPR. I don’t object to a private organization having their opinions, but I don’t want public money paying for it. I suspect liberals don’t want to pay for conservative media either.
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