NPR Editor-in-Chief Uli Berliner said on NewsNation on Tuesday that he received “support” despite some backlash after speaking out about bias at his news station during former President Donald Trump’s term. .
Berliner appeared on “Cuomo” to discuss his recent essay published in the Free Press and criticize the media for trying to use the debunked Russian collusion allegation to bring down Trump. He spoke in detail about what he saw. NewsNation host Chris Cuomo asked the 25-year veteran about his reaction to some of his colleagues who have refuted his accusations. (Related article: ‘It’s devastating’: 25-year NPR veteran cop against all the biased news outlets imposed during the Trump administration)
“I am not surprised by the reaction from management and the same managers to whom I have raised these points many times. They are certainly entitled to their point of view.” I am a colleague. I can say that I have received a lot of support from people, much of it unexpected, who have told me that they agree with me, and some of whom have said so privately. But I think there was a lot of reaction of, “Look, these are things that need to be addressed.” We haven’t done those things, we’ve been too passive, too scared, too cowardly to deal with these things, but this is the right opportunity to put everything out in the open. I think so,” Berliner said.
Mr. Cuomo asked Ms. Berlina about her thoughts on the attention that her voice receives, asking whether she thinks the outlet has always been that way or if it has evolved. Berliner talked about the differences between when he started and his NPR today, but the editor went on to say there is an opportunity for “broader perspectives” to be featured in the news.
“I think it’s evolving. I’ve been at NPR for a long time — 25 years, I guess you could say I live my life, and it’s a place I’ve always loved working. But We had liberal leanings when we started, but I think we were guided by our curiosity and talked about policy with an open mind. We were a bit of a nerd and liked to dig deep and understand the complexity of things. I loved to do that. I think it evolved over the years into a much narrower kind of niche thinking. Groupthink clustered around very selective progressive views. All kinds of There is not enough air or space to consider the perspective,” Berliner continued.
“I’m not worried, I think people want to have an open dialogue. I think people want honest discussion. You talk about being hungry for this, but most People are not bound by ideology. I think many people are tired of it. [it’s] One of the reasons people distrust a lot of media, whether it’s legacy media or conservative media, is that you know what you’re going to get, it’s all pre-digested and regurgitated. . I know what the outcome will be, but I don’t think it will be satisfying in the end. For most people in this country, they don’t want that. So I think there’s an opportunity there to take a broader view of how we report the news. ”
In addition to criticizing NPR’s coverage of Trump, Berliner wrote in his essay that all levels of the organization must prioritize strengthening race and identity and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts. He claimed that there was. In response to the article, NPR’s news chief fired back to defend his company’s reporting, with news chief executive Edith Chapin writing in a memo to staff, saying, “Our desks and programs are We are proud to support the extraordinary work they are doing to cover the field.” A challenging story.” according to To the outlet.
