NPR Sunday Story - an approachable story on why privacy matters and the invasiveness of surveillance capitalism - Lemmy.World
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The problem is that unbiased reporting usually reveals conservative corruption and poor behavior.
unbiased reporting
no such thing
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Who the fuck doesn't like NPR?
I've seen folks on here hating NPR for unbiased reporting, because the reporting didn't say what they wanted. Haven't listened in for a few years, but when I did NPR was solidly unbiased.
They could present a story where you thought, "How could there be ANY other side?", and yet presented the other side without prejudice. Some people don't like that. Because some people don't understand journalism.
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unbiased reporting
no such thing
Used to be! When I was a kid and we had 3 or 4 TV stations to choose from, and they all pretty much reported the same factual news. Being seen as having a bias was poisonous. People picked a news anchor to watch according to how trustworthy they felt he was. Imagine that!
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I've seen folks on here hating NPR for unbiased reporting, because the reporting didn't say what they wanted. Haven't listened in for a few years, but when I did NPR was solidly unbiased.
They could present a story where you thought, "How could there be ANY other side?", and yet presented the other side without prejudice. Some people don't like that. Because some people don't understand journalism.
I’ve seen equal parts “NPR is commie leftist bullshit” and “NPR is sanewashing Trump and is right wing” and I feel like I’m going insane
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Used to be! When I was a kid and we had 3 or 4 TV stations to choose from, and they all pretty much reported the same factual news. Being seen as having a bias was poisonous. People picked a news anchor to watch according to how trustworthy they felt he was. Imagine that!
Every human endeavor is biased. Best we can do is try to be transparent about our biases.
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I’ve seen equal parts “NPR is commie leftist bullshit” and “NPR is sanewashing Trump and is right wing” and I feel like I’m going insane
I feel like I’m going insane
Oh, you are. You are.
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TBH it's been frustrating to see how watered down the reporting has been this year.
Listening to KQED (local NPR affiliate) I was hearing taking heads from the CATO institute and the Heritage Foundation, without any qualifications of what those orgs are.
You can really feel the slide into milquetoast, neutered, both-sides press from every major outlet and the domestic landscape, but it's still a head above trying to get your news from CNN/CNBC/MSNBC/WaPo.
I can't fathom people on this platform being offended by how left-wing the people's Media has been though, historically, when NPR/PBS have gone out of their way to be so damned neutral and nakedly honest in their coverage, and have proceed ACTUAL journalism in even remote corners of our country.
TBH it's been frustrating to see how watered down the reporting has been this year.
Agreed. Perhaps it’s because they were trying hard to deliver unbiased news (which is boring), whilst every other news station focuses on sensationalism or clickbait to get more viewers.
Regardless, they lost their federal funding anyway simply because they did their job and did it well IMO. Sad.
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Every human endeavor is biased. Best we can do is try to be transparent about our biases.
Sinclair Broadcast Group Forces Nearly 200 Station Anchors To Read Same Script
The largest broadcaster in the country is forcing its anchors to read a promotional script that warns viewers about "fake news" on other stations and media. Its among the Sinclair Broadcast Group's now infamous "must-run" segments that include conservative commentary and reports about terrorism.
NPR (www.npr.org)
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Used to be! When I was a kid and we had 3 or 4 TV stations to choose from, and they all pretty much reported the same factual news. Being seen as having a bias was poisonous. People picked a news anchor to watch according to how trustworthy they felt he was. Imagine that!
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Sinclair Broadcast Group Forces Nearly 200 Station Anchors To Read Same Script
The largest broadcaster in the country is forcing its anchors to read a promotional script that warns viewers about "fake news" on other stations and media. Its among the Sinclair Broadcast Group's now infamous "must-run" segments that include conservative commentary and reports about terrorism.
NPR (www.npr.org)
monopolies also suck
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monopolies also suck
That's kind of my point. The bias is laid bare and I vious for those that listen. NPR did the very best at sharing information while fighting hard to stay neutral, AND kept listeners and viewers informed.
They'll continue their mission, but many smaller affiliate stations that only have Sinclair media broadcasting in their neck of the woods are going to be moderately more screwed than they already were, with more conservative agitprop pretty much occupying their airwaves.