With his much-read essay on NPR, Uri Berliner has added to the episodic data on partisan leanings of mainstream U.S. newsrooms. In NPR's D.C. HQ a few years ago, he found 87 Dem journos and 0 Republican journos. thefp.com/p/npr-editor-h…
Several years ago, I wrote about other such surveys -- and one of the most memorable came from the @jackshafer - era @wcp washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wem…
@ErikWemple @uberliner Erik didn't know this until he read Uri's piece. That says it all.
@ErikWemple Mostly what I took from it is that he's embarrassingly misinformed. Yes, Mueller found evidence of collusion. No, the "lab leak theory" doesn't mean Covid was lab created. Yes, Hunter Biden's laptop does seem to have a connection to Russian intelligence.
@ErikWemple And of course, @ErikWemple, one could also fact-check & cross reference Berliner's claims and conclusions about the NPR reporting content vs automatically assume his summary is an accurate one. Counterpoint ⬇️
@ErikWemple And of course, @ErikWemple, one could also fact-check & cross reference Berliner's claims and conclusions about the NPR reporting content vs automatically assume his summary is an accurate one. Counterpoint ⬇️
Great article. Thanks. I empathize with much of what you said. My only gripe would be about the "antisemitic hate around the world". That's just not true. Three Palestinians were shot in my state, Vermont. A 6 year-old Palestinian boy was killed due to anti-palestinian hysteria caused by what were basically lies and propaganda about October 7th, which happened after dozens of killings of Gazan children by Israel in 2023 before Oct. 7th, and every year in the previous years. How many Jews have been killed in America or Europe since Oct, 7th, and how many Palestinians? Report on that please, with accuracy. (one older jew being a bit of provocateur at a pro-Palestinian rally, I heard of) - expat Scot in Vermont
@ErikWemple Given that he fundamentally gets a key point of fact wrong, about the Mueller report, it's hard to conclude that he is operating in good faith.
@ErikWemple Did you bother to scrutinize his claims at all the way you scrutinized those who questioned that Atlantic piece? Just curious.
@ErikWemple Uri is dead wrong about the Meuller report. Volume 1 details dozens of contacts and connections with known Russian actors or agents. Volume 2 documents the many efforts Trump et al undertook to OBSTRUCT SC Meuller's investigation. YOU...don't want news. YOU...want propaganda.