I used to be a happy consumer of NPR on my daily commute, but they lost my trust when they went full on "woke". On investigating who really funds NPR primarily, I found out it's the same foundations and non-profit groups that run everything. Having grown up in the DC area, I began to delve deeper into big money and communications. As it turns out, the media has always been an arm of the state. Just look at the propaganda of 100 years ago, vilifying the Huns of Germany. The real eye opener was discovering that the former Federal Reserve head Eugene Meyer bought the Washington Post for pennies on the dollar in 1930 after his Fed stint.
I only listen to the radio when I’m driving and I started listening to NPR because it had no commercials, starting maybe 5 years ago when traffic started to get congested. I say “listened” but it was more like tried to listen because more often than not their subject matter was rotgut. Black this, black that, homosexuals who feel discriminated, the gender-confused, womens’ issues, never ending insoluble problems in one obscure country or another, etc. The only things interesting to me were the news and discussions of political issues, and that’s where the propaganda was so obvious. Major omissions of info and interviewed “experts” with the most tortured logic and partisan points of view, as well as certain subjects ignored entirely. But until reading JR’s piece I thought a lot of people listened to NPR. That’s partly why I tuned in occasionally - to learn what “Biden voters” and their Liberal ilk believed. I'm glad that not so many do. Nevertheless, I enjoyed hearing that they failed to meet their Spring pledge drive goals yet again, at least in the South Florida area.
I used to listen to NPR. All Things Considered was my favorite radio program. I gave up on NPR about 14 years ago. Once in a while I check them out, but when I do, all I hear is propaganda.
My wife worked for public television in the 1990s. She saw a change when one of the Koch brothers was donating heavily and directing what kind of programming would be allowed. Money buys what should be independent. Follow the money.
I didn't read past the listener stats of Sarah Lawrence's article as I'm thorougly disgusted by NPR these days and what she herself has helped to create. Although I'll admit I smirked, just a little, at her opining about how bad NPR's situation is. GOOD! That media outlet lost my trust, and every single person i know, very long ago... so many years now I cant even remember. Here's some consolation to NPR, dont feel alone, you are one of many to suffer lost trust and be tuned out. Hopefully all funding for such scum will one day be cut and we can all say good riddance.
I started finding NPR unbearable about 20 years ago, which is a shame. This American Life used to be good and the Squirrel Story is a hilarious classic worth everyone's time. It's "act two" here: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/699/fiasco .
I remember how the late Lawrence Auster (Amnation blog) used to lament the legacy media's role in promoting and supporting the very policies that created the crime, disorder, dysfunction that would obviously follow from said policies, and how they were often shocked and perplexed by the news stories they were subsequently reporting on. Not able, or not willing to connect the dots.
I loved radio talk shows since i was a kid. Their story format makes absolutely no sense - rarely are the stories engaging and the stories always run too long.
Its like they know nothing about how success radio shows operate.
One finds it hard to be too sympathetic to a bunch of highly educated (yet not very intelligent) arrogant dolts who used their time on the air to talk down to the masses. What amazes me is that with the decline there is no reflection as to why - no modulation of the message - no interest in winning back listeners. To them its full speed ahead and the unwashed will be converted to our way of thinking simply due to our brilliance. Lots of luck with that. I say let them reside in the shrinking bubble chamber...as they damage will be localized to a small population - while the world goes on without them. Pax
I quit the NYT during the 1970s, tv news by 1984, the Economist by 2002. Had way more than my fill of NPR by the Obama years. They lost me with climate change and since 2020 with love for injections, wars, and the January 6 travesty. NPR guides leftists and works hard at inspiring divisiveness and anger.
All things considered (pun intended), I consider NPR's decline - and that of the rest of the so-called "mainstream media" - to constitute a very hopeful sign.
It shows that the public education system has not yet entirely purged the citizenry of critical thinking skills, and that an increasing share of the public sees through the Deep State's "5G warfare" and is tuning it out. Perhaps not recognizing the 5G per se, but intuitively recognizing that they're being lied to, and so tuning out.
NPR could be renamed "Neo-Pravda Radio." Progressive Party apparatchiks will continue to listen, while the genuine intelligentsia are tuning out.
Yer right on top of things, John. I consider myself in-tune and more than most on a lot of subjects and I have to say you don't disappoint. Not being conceited in my self-assessment, just pretty much bedridden while existing in my latter days. (I'm saving Matt and Walter for my evening entertainment.)
Frankly, it's time for NPR, to support itself, or die. With all it's federal funding, there's no incentive to compete with real, live-time news.
I used to be a happy consumer of NPR on my daily commute, but they lost my trust when they went full on "woke". On investigating who really funds NPR primarily, I found out it's the same foundations and non-profit groups that run everything. Having grown up in the DC area, I began to delve deeper into big money and communications. As it turns out, the media has always been an arm of the state. Just look at the propaganda of 100 years ago, vilifying the Huns of Germany. The real eye opener was discovering that the former Federal Reserve head Eugene Meyer bought the Washington Post for pennies on the dollar in 1930 after his Fed stint.
I only listen to the radio when I’m driving and I started listening to NPR because it had no commercials, starting maybe 5 years ago when traffic started to get congested. I say “listened” but it was more like tried to listen because more often than not their subject matter was rotgut. Black this, black that, homosexuals who feel discriminated, the gender-confused, womens’ issues, never ending insoluble problems in one obscure country or another, etc. The only things interesting to me were the news and discussions of political issues, and that’s where the propaganda was so obvious. Major omissions of info and interviewed “experts” with the most tortured logic and partisan points of view, as well as certain subjects ignored entirely. But until reading JR’s piece I thought a lot of people listened to NPR. That’s partly why I tuned in occasionally - to learn what “Biden voters” and their Liberal ilk believed. I'm glad that not so many do. Nevertheless, I enjoyed hearing that they failed to meet their Spring pledge drive goals yet again, at least in the South Florida area.
I used to listen to NPR. All Things Considered was my favorite radio program. I gave up on NPR about 14 years ago. Once in a while I check them out, but when I do, all I hear is propaganda.
My wife worked for public television in the 1990s. She saw a change when one of the Koch brothers was donating heavily and directing what kind of programming would be allowed. Money buys what should be independent. Follow the money.
Clif High posted this yesterday. https://open.substack.com/pub/clifhigh/p/propagandists-shuffle-danz?r=4qa41&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Interesting. I used to be an avid listener especially while driving.
I didn't realize that I hadn't listened to NPR for the past 2 or 3 years until I read your note.
I do remember that towards the end I was tuning in and switching away with a high degree of frequency.
I didn't read past the listener stats of Sarah Lawrence's article as I'm thorougly disgusted by NPR these days and what she herself has helped to create. Although I'll admit I smirked, just a little, at her opining about how bad NPR's situation is. GOOD! That media outlet lost my trust, and every single person i know, very long ago... so many years now I cant even remember. Here's some consolation to NPR, dont feel alone, you are one of many to suffer lost trust and be tuned out. Hopefully all funding for such scum will one day be cut and we can all say good riddance.
I started finding NPR unbearable about 20 years ago, which is a shame. This American Life used to be good and the Squirrel Story is a hilarious classic worth everyone's time. It's "act two" here: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/699/fiasco .
Kicked NPR to the curb in 2014. But always did enjoy listening to Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal driving home from work.
I remember how the late Lawrence Auster (Amnation blog) used to lament the legacy media's role in promoting and supporting the very policies that created the crime, disorder, dysfunction that would obviously follow from said policies, and how they were often shocked and perplexed by the news stories they were subsequently reporting on. Not able, or not willing to connect the dots.
I loved radio talk shows since i was a kid. Their story format makes absolutely no sense - rarely are the stories engaging and the stories always run too long.
Its like they know nothing about how success radio shows operate.
NPR has always been woke. The Wall Street Journal is now on same path to oblivion.
One finds it hard to be too sympathetic to a bunch of highly educated (yet not very intelligent) arrogant dolts who used their time on the air to talk down to the masses. What amazes me is that with the decline there is no reflection as to why - no modulation of the message - no interest in winning back listeners. To them its full speed ahead and the unwashed will be converted to our way of thinking simply due to our brilliance. Lots of luck with that. I say let them reside in the shrinking bubble chamber...as they damage will be localized to a small population - while the world goes on without them. Pax
I quit the NYT during the 1970s, tv news by 1984, the Economist by 2002. Had way more than my fill of NPR by the Obama years. They lost me with climate change and since 2020 with love for injections, wars, and the January 6 travesty. NPR guides leftists and works hard at inspiring divisiveness and anger.
All things considered (pun intended), I consider NPR's decline - and that of the rest of the so-called "mainstream media" - to constitute a very hopeful sign.
It shows that the public education system has not yet entirely purged the citizenry of critical thinking skills, and that an increasing share of the public sees through the Deep State's "5G warfare" and is tuning it out. Perhaps not recognizing the 5G per se, but intuitively recognizing that they're being lied to, and so tuning out.
NPR could be renamed "Neo-Pravda Radio." Progressive Party apparatchiks will continue to listen, while the genuine intelligentsia are tuning out.
Yer right on top of things, John. I consider myself in-tune and more than most on a lot of subjects and I have to say you don't disappoint. Not being conceited in my self-assessment, just pretty much bedridden while existing in my latter days. (I'm saving Matt and Walter for my evening entertainment.)
John Thanks