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I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust. (www.thefp.com)

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[–] sbv 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Concerned by the lack of viewpoint diversity, I looked at voter registration for our newsroom. In D.C., where NPR is headquartered and many of us live, I found 87 registered Democrats working in editorial positions and zero Republicans. None.

So on May 3, 2021, I presented the findings at an all-hands editorial staff meeting. When I suggested we had a diversity problem with a score of 87 Democrats and zero Republicans, the response wasn’t hostile. It was worse. It was met with profound indifference. I got a few messages from surprised, curious colleagues. But the messages were of the “oh wow, that’s weird” variety, as if the lopsided tally was a random anomaly rather than a critical failure of our diversity North Star.

I'm not an American, but I listen to a few US podcasts. I used to really enjoy This American Life, but after their Foxconn fiasco it became harder to trust. When Trump was elected, it seemed like every episode somehow related to that. It was hard to stay interested.