NPR ‘appalled’ by former exec’s comments

[Sarge]

Wonder if a certain person on another web site has seen this?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thecu...cutline/npr-appalled-by-former-execs-comments

 

[Henry]

Yes he has.

I don't think PBS or NPR have historically been governmnet puppets and I think it would be really tough to show that. The thing about the development guys is that they are all salesmen. They sell sunshine and everything is positive always. You don't get people to donate and give large gifts by saying... "We're doomed. It's hopeless. Without the government we'll die!" Frankly, I wouldn't trust a fundraiser.

From what I know, NPR could easily survive without government support, but that doesn't mean it isn't a worthy and good thing for the government to continue supporting. Then again, I believe in arts funding, education, and a healthy and robust media. The thing that scares me going forward is not only are newspapers closing and going extinct, but newsrooms are shrinking at a local and national level. That means fewer feet on the street and far less investigative, real journalism. That's why you get so much analysis versus reporting on TV/Cable these days. Analysis is cheaper than paying for a crew and sending them out and digging out a story that may take days or weeks. It's so much cheaper to bring in an expert, pay him to speculate and riff based on his philosophy and pay him an hour. It's cheaper and often sexier because the analyst/commentator knows its his job to stir it up and create controversy.

The problem with the news these days is there's so little news. I still get a Washington Post, but it's about a third the size it used to be. We are losing the ability to be informed and we are settling for the worst, opinion based conjecture too much of the time. That is another reason why NPR and PBS should be supported because they are one of the few news organizations that still actually cover the news and not just talk about it.

Those development guys are crazy though. Some of them are little better than used car salesmen. Their job is to sell the station no matter what and get you to give. Someone probably said...

"Hey Ron, you worried about de-funding" and in sales mode he said,

"Are you kidding me? This is NPR! We are going to be great no matter what! Who needs the government? Now, let's go back to that check you're going to write me. A few more zeros would be nice."

 

[Sarge]

Heh heh. Wonder how the resignation of the president today will be spun?

 

[fansince62]

hey Goaldie...is that true what they about sales people?

 

[fansince62]

btw...the problem with the quote is that it assumes the size of the media force correlates directly to quality and breadth of news. it also seems to miss other possible causal factors: accepting the Internet influence...that journalism staffs are shrinking (i.e., the public is paying for less) precisely because journalists do not report the news (i.e., they are biased).

 

[Sarge]

It just really......really...... doesn't get any better than this. And the completely delious irony is that one of the so called "uneducated" people steered this guy right down the path to showing his true feelings, with which his compadre happily agreed

And I don't think it's a stretch to say this is probably the prevailing idealogy at the supposedly "most objective news source" in the land.

Not only did this guy call a good portion of America a bunch of racists, but he argreed that the "Jooooooooos" have too much influence in the media. Nice. I think Hitler thought along these lines as well

And, in addition to showing their ***es on tape, it turns out that the other part of the investigation has them on tape actually taking the 5 mil the "Muslim Brotherhod" gave them

http://www.theprojectveritas.com/npr2

Funny, I haven't seen this folowup on MSNBC, Morning Joe, ABCCNNCBSNBC

I mean, I guess they might claim that since they never received the donation they were trying to hide from the IRS that, you know, they rejected it. As if O'Keefe and crew actually wrote the check.

So these people are still getting taxpayer dollars because........................ ?

 

[riggins44]

Guess I'm an uneducated gun toting used car salesman.

 

[Sarge]

And a racist too. We should form a club

 

[Goaldeje]

hey Goaldie...is that true what they about sales people?

What do they say? Always Be Closin'? Something like this:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-AXTx4PcKI[/media]

 

[riggins44]

And a racist too. We should form a club

Correction. I'm a uneducated, gun toting, racist used car salesman. Think I will order new business cards and put this on them. Betcha could sell some cars then.

My mom has to be proud of my status.

 

[McD5]

I can't believe they still receive government funding.

 

[fansince62]

I can't believe they still receive government funding.

me either...but you do realize there are two sets of rules...right?

 

[McD5]

There has never been a doubt in my mind about that.
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[Henry]

The only second set of rules I'm seeing is why no one even bothers to question the integrity of the video considering it's provided by a man known to have doctored at least one other 'hidden' video as well as attempt to illegally tap the phones of a US Senator.

Oh wait, someone has bothered to do that.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/does-raw-video-of-npr-expose-reveal-questionable-editing-tactics/

 

[Goaldeje]

Ends justify the means, Henry.

Most of the time, anyway.

 

[Henry]

Some highlights:

So after saying that the MEAC website advocates the “acceptance of Sharia,” the video cuts to the NPR exec saying, “Really? That’s what they said?” The cadence is jovial and upbeat and the narration moves on. The implication is that the NPR exec is aware and perhaps amused or approving of the MEAC mission statement. But when you look at the raw video you realize he was actually recounting an unrelated and innocuous issue about confusion over names in the restaurant reservation.

But you may be surprised to learn, that in the raw video, Schiller also speaks positively about the GOP. He expresses pride in his own Republican heritage and his belief in fiscal conservatism.

But the clip in the edited video implies Schiller is giving simply his own analysis of the Tea Party. He does do that in part, but the raw video reveals that he is largely recounting the views expressed to him by two top Republicans, one a former ambassador, who admitted to him that they voted for Obama.

At the end, he signals his agreement. The larger context does not excuse his comments, or his judgment in sharing the account, but would a full context edit have been more fair? See what you think:

But the raw video shows a section where Schiller is hesitant to criticize the education of conservatives and the other executive, Betsy Liley, is outspoken in her defense of the intellects of Fox News viewers.

Schiller says that NPR, “in the long run,” would be better off without federal funding and that most of the stations would survive a loss of such funding. The implication is that Schiller does not believe federal funding for NPR is important. In the raw video, however, Schiller explains the risk to local stations in more detail and why NPR is doing “everything we can to advocate for federal funding.”

Speaking of two sets of rules, a couple people have lost their jobs over this video. Do you think anyone who produced and distributed this video will?

 

[Sarge]

No matter how "objectively" this thing is sliced and diced, he still said plenty of stupid stuff and agreed with a lot more, especially about those pesky Jooooooooos

 

[Henry]

No matter how "objectively" this thing is sliced and diced, he still said plenty of stupid stuff and agreed with a lot more, especially about those pesky Jooooooooos

Perhaps, but then the footage should stand for itself, don't you think?

Do you harbor ANY outrage for the punk making the video? At all? Or is it all cool so long as he culls a few 'gotcha' moments from the discussion?

 

[Sarge]

IMO, he's doing what the mainstream media should be doing. Perhaps if this cat was around in 08 and got a covert interview with then candidate Obama, we wouldn't be suffering through Jimmy Carters second term

 

[Goaldeje]

IMO, he's doing what the mainstream media should be doing. Perhaps if this cat was around in 08 and got a covert interview with then candidate Obama, we wouldn't be suffering through Jimmy Carters second term

Ends justify the means completely? This is what you want the mainstream media to be doing? Really? It's bad enough that FOX News just makes **** up when they feel like it, now you want them to actively distort clips and soundbites to put liberals in an even worse light?