Wall Street Journal media reporter Alexandra Bruell secured an interview with new NPR CEO Katherine Maher, and naturally, she discovered NPR doesn’t want anyone focusing on the “distraction” of leftist tilt. They don’t want anyone disturbing their “mandate” of taking taxpayer money from Republicans and whacking them with it. The headline defined it:
NPR Chief Defends Coverage, Accuses Critics of ‘Bad Faith Distortion’ of Her Views
Katherine Maher said controversy stemming from an editor’s essay criticizing the radio network has been a distraction
Bruell offered a sort of “poor thing” spin in how Maher’s tenure had a rocky start with the Uri Berliner expose and conservative Christopher Rufo’s unearthing of her woke tweets before joining NPR:
Critics have scrutinized her political views and seized on past comments she made on everything from the…
