NPR disciplined senior editor Uli Berliner for exposing the station’s left-wing bias.
Last week, Berlin sent shockwaves through the media. Essay published in Free Press He emphasizes what he believes is a liberal transformation of NPR. Berliner said NPR has “lost America’s credibility” because it has embraced a “progressive worldview.”
The essay was particularly powerful because Berliner has worked at NPR for 25 years and has witnessed firsthand the leftward shift of NPR.
Berliner cited NPR’s reporting on the alleged collusion between Trump and Russia, its handling of the Hunter Biden laptop incident, its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, and NPR’s internal discussion of race and identity as evidence supporting his views. pointed out the focus, and lack of. Diversity of viewpoints among NPR staff.
NPR executives initially pushed back against Berliner’s criticism.
“My colleagues on the leadership team and I strongly disagree with Mr. Uri’s assessment of the quality of our journalism and the integrity of our newsroom processes.” Said Edith Chapin, chief content officer. “We believe that inclusivity in our staff, sourcing and overall reporting is critical to telling the nuanced stories of this country and our world.”
Tuesday, NPR revealed himself The leaders were punishing Berliners.
Despite having worked for the company for many years, Berliner was suspended. without payment 5 days since last Friday.
violation? Berliner did not follow company policy requiring staff to receive prior approval before submitting work to external publications. The formal reprimand said it was his “final warning” and threatened to fire him if he violated the policy again.
Important to this story is Berliner’s claim that he tried to address concerns with executives before writing publicly about NPR’s ideological problems. Clearly, his concerns fell on deaf ears.
Still, Berliner loves where he works. That’s why he’s so passionate about its integrity.
“I love NPR and I feel like NPR is the national trust,” Berliner told NPR. “We have great journalists here, and if they voiced their opinions and did the great journalism that they can, this would be a much more interesting and fulfilling organization for our listeners.”
In response to Berliner’s essay, NPR announced a monthly review of its coverage. It remains to be seen what will happen to those reviews going forward.
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