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are you seriously implying that NPR is scared of which party is in the white house? I feel that a rather extreme accusation that warrants a lot of proof. I would more easily believe that things you saw were more of a result in a change in American politics, that the media was slow to react to. This is the first president and party that is believing and spouting conspiracy theories and outright lies, with a huge percent of their voters believing them. Our government has been struggling dealing with this unexpected twist, so it only makes sense for journalists, or anybody involved in politics, to now know how to deal with this new setting and take time to adjust their plan of action.
I think media personalities have to follow the guidance of editors and producers, and I think those editors and producers can be influenced by things like donors and funding. I'm not sure if I would characterize that as being scared.
Lol, I'm not making a court case. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, mine is that npr is mainly patronized by center right WASP.
Not old enough to remember the Bush years?
It may feel that way, but I've been through this rigamarole more than once. Similar excuses were made for the media complicity to the invasion of iraq......we just haven't ever had the wool pulled over our eyes like this before! Selectively forgetting the bay of pigs and the Gulf of tonkin.