The Washington Post is covering NPR’s Uri Berliner controversy – now that he’s resigned. The front of Thursday’s Style section ran a story by media reporter Elahe Izadi with the usual framing of “conservative activists” vs. “public radio network.” As if this isn’t “right versus left.” This was the online headline:
Turmoil at NPR after editor rips network for political bias
The public-radio network is being targeted by conservative activists over the essay, which many staffers say is misleading and inaccurate.
Izadi and the Post suggested that your critique is self-discrediting if it can be cited by conservatives.
On its face, it seemed to confirm the worst suspicions held by NPR’s critics on the right: that the legendary media organization had an ideological, progressive agenda that dictates its journalism. [Imagine that!] The Free…
