OT: What’s the deal with NPR?

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[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]I would agree that NPR does try to play it straight (unlike FOX), but its left-leaning in the same way that the WSJ is right-leaning, its sorta built into the system.

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Glad that you corrected that NPR is NOT the left leaning equivalent of Fox.

Fox is right-wing in a riled-up, crazy kinda way. NPR is measured and intellectual. Who watches Fox and actually believes them?

I wish that there were a left-wing equivalent to Fox; but progressives have too much critical thinking to support such a crazy format.

The WSJ is a business newspaper so it leans right by default. Maybe the Christian Science Monitor is a better comparison?

But still, I think that the NPR stands alone because its format is unique. Fox also stands alone but it provides blatantly crazy right-wing content for an uneducated audience. One really has to be simple-minded to only watch Fox for hours and hours.

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[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Good article on this from Tomasky at The Guardian (yes, Gandalf, I read Tomasky at The Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2011/mar/09/usa-npr-fiasco

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Good article. Yes, I agree that Ronald Schiller was sanctimonious and condescending in his remarks.

But so what? Conservatives have always been sanctimonious and critical whereas liberals are permissive.

My conservatives grand-parents were sanctimonious and condescending about everything. The “good people” at Church, while kind and willing to help, always viewed the “bad people” askance.

I think that we are all conservative on this blog since we tend to be sanctimonious about people who don’t manage their finances well.

[briansd1]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Good article on this from Tomasky at The Guardian (yes, Gandalf, I read Tomasky at The Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2011/mar/09/usa-npr-fiasco

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Good article. Yes, I agree that Ronald Schiller was sanctimonious and condescending in his remarks.

But so what? Conservatives have always been sanctimonious and critical whereas liberals are permissive.

My conservatives grand-parents were sanctimonious and condescending about everything. The “good people” at Church, while kind and willing to help, always viewed the “bad people” askance.

I think that we are all conservative on this blog since we tend to be sanctimonious about people who don’t manage their finances well.

[briansd1]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Good article on this from Tomasky at The Guardian (yes, Gandalf, I read Tomasky at The Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2011/mar/09/usa-npr-fiasco

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Good article. Yes, I agree that Ronald Schiller was sanctimonious and condescending in his remarks.

But so what? Conservatives have always been sanctimonious and critical whereas liberals are permissive.

My conservatives grand-parents were sanctimonious and condescending about everything. The “good people” at Church, while kind and willing to help, always viewed the “bad people” askance.

I think that we are all conservative on this blog since we tend to be sanctimonious about people who don’t manage their finances well.

[briansd1]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Good article on this from Tomasky at The Guardian (yes, Gandalf, I read Tomasky at The Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2011/mar/09/usa-npr-fiasco

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Good article. Yes, I agree that Ronald Schiller was sanctimonious and condescending in his remarks.

But so what? Conservatives have always been sanctimonious and critical whereas liberals are permissive.

My conservatives grand-parents were sanctimonious and condescending about everything. The “good people” at Church, while kind and willing to help, always viewed the “bad people” askance.

I think that we are all conservative on this blog since we tend to be sanctimonious about people who don’t manage their finances well.

[briansd1]

[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]Good article on this from Tomasky at The Guardian (yes, Gandalf, I read Tomasky at The Guardian): http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2011/mar/09/usa-npr-fiasco

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Good article. Yes, I agree that Ronald Schiller was sanctimonious and condescending in his remarks.

But so what? Conservatives have always been sanctimonious and critical whereas liberals are permissive.

My conservatives grand-parents were sanctimonious and condescending about everything. The “good people” at Church, while kind and willing to help, always viewed the “bad people” askance.

I think that we are all conservative on this blog since we tend to be sanctimonious about people who don’t manage their finances well.

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If you want a good example of the value public broadcasting provides, compare the travel show of Rick Steves with those of the ad-backed Travel Channel. In Steves you have an honest, passionate, knowledgable host who provides immense value for any potential trips you might take, without any corporate filter pushing you in a certain direction.

With the Travel Channel you get shows like “Cruising 101, Sponsored by Carnival,” “Top 10 Sexiest Beaches, sponsored by the Miami Board of Tourism,” and “Check out these bull testicles I’m eating!”

There’s something to be said for information and entertainment that doesn’t have an agenda backed by ad dollars. I suppose people will argue that NPR is the same, only it has an agenda backed by tax dollars. I would counter by arguing that the only agenda that Rick Steves appears to have is for you to have an enjoyable vacation. That, and legalizing weed.

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If you want a good example of the value public broadcasting provides, compare the travel show of Rick Steves with those of the ad-backed Travel Channel. In Steves you have an honest, passionate, knowledgable host who provides immense value for any potential trips you might take, without any corporate filter pushing you in a certain direction.

With the Travel Channel you get shows like “Cruising 101, Sponsored by Carnival,” “Top 10 Sexiest Beaches, sponsored by the Miami Board of Tourism,” and “Check out these bull testicles I’m eating!”

There’s something to be said for information and entertainment that doesn’t have an agenda backed by ad dollars. I suppose people will argue that NPR is the same, only it has an agenda backed by tax dollars. I would counter by arguing that the only agenda that Rick Steves appears to have is for you to have an enjoyable vacation. That, and legalizing weed.

[afx114]

If you want a good example of the value public broadcasting provides, compare the travel show of Rick Steves with those of the ad-backed Travel Channel. In Steves you have an honest, passionate, knowledgable host who provides immense value for any potential trips you might take, without any corporate filter pushing you in a certain direction.

With the Travel Channel you get shows like “Cruising 101, Sponsored by Carnival,” “Top 10 Sexiest Beaches, sponsored by the Miami Board of Tourism,” and “Check out these bull testicles I’m eating!”

There’s something to be said for information and entertainment that doesn’t have an agenda backed by ad dollars. I suppose people will argue that NPR is the same, only it has an agenda backed by tax dollars. I would counter by arguing that the only agenda that Rick Steves appears to have is for you to have an enjoyable vacation. That, and legalizing weed.

[afx114]

If you want a good example of the value public broadcasting provides, compare the travel show of Rick Steves with those of the ad-backed Travel Channel. In Steves you have an honest, passionate, knowledgable host who provides immense value for any potential trips you might take, without any corporate filter pushing you in a certain direction.

With the Travel Channel you get shows like “Cruising 101, Sponsored by Carnival,” “Top 10 Sexiest Beaches, sponsored by the Miami Board of Tourism,” and “Check out these bull testicles I’m eating!”

There’s something to be said for information and entertainment that doesn’t have an agenda backed by ad dollars. I suppose people will argue that NPR is the same, only it has an agenda backed by tax dollars. I would counter by arguing that the only agenda that Rick Steves appears to have is for you to have an enjoyable vacation. That, and legalizing weed.

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If you want a good example of the value public broadcasting provides, compare the travel show of Rick Steves with those of the ad-backed Travel Channel. In Steves you have an honest, passionate, knowledgable host who provides immense value for any potential trips you might take, without any corporate filter pushing you in a certain direction.

With the Travel Channel you get shows like “Cruising 101, Sponsored by Carnival,” “Top 10 Sexiest Beaches, sponsored by the Miami Board of Tourism,” and “Check out these bull testicles I’m eating!”

There’s something to be said for information and entertainment that doesn’t have an agenda backed by ad dollars. I suppose people will argue that NPR is the same, only it has an agenda backed by tax dollars. I would counter by arguing that the only agenda that Rick Steves appears to have is for you to have an enjoyable vacation. That, and legalizing weed.

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I love Rick Steves. I pretty much travel the way he travels.

I listen to his shows on NPR. Rick Steves however does have the tendency to interrupt his guests with commentary rather than let the guests elaborate on their own comments. But it’s nice that he invites foreign guests to talk about their countries.

I can’t stand Tom Fudge on KPBS. Bad radio voice. And I hate it when he tells his guests “why don’t you talk about…”

I liked Juan Williams when he was on Talk of the Nation. Good interviewer.

[briansd1]

I love Rick Steves. I pretty much travel the way he travels.

I listen to his shows on NPR. Rick Steves however does have the tendency to interrupt his guests with commentary rather than let the guests elaborate on their own comments. But it’s nice that he invites foreign guests to talk about their countries.

I can’t stand Tom Fudge on KPBS. Bad radio voice. And I hate it when he tells his guests “why don’t you talk about…”

I liked Juan Williams when he was on Talk of the Nation. Good interviewer.

[briansd1]

I love Rick Steves. I pretty much travel the way he travels.

I listen to his shows on NPR. Rick Steves however does have the tendency to interrupt his guests with commentary rather than let the guests elaborate on their own comments. But it’s nice that he invites foreign guests to talk about their countries.

I can’t stand Tom Fudge on KPBS. Bad radio voice. And I hate it when he tells his guests “why don’t you talk about…”

I liked Juan Williams when he was on Talk of the Nation. Good interviewer.

[briansd1]

I love Rick Steves. I pretty much travel the way he travels.

I listen to his shows on NPR. Rick Steves however does have the tendency to interrupt his guests with commentary rather than let the guests elaborate on their own comments. But it’s nice that he invites foreign guests to talk about their countries.

I can’t stand Tom Fudge on KPBS. Bad radio voice. And I hate it when he tells his guests “why don’t you talk about…”

I liked Juan Williams when he was on Talk of the Nation. Good interviewer.

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