Written by Tim Graham
The national media consider themselves essential in educating the electorate, so what happens when the electorate does not consider them a trustworthy guardian of democracy?
The Associated Press and the American Press Institute just released a poll on the 2024 election and found only 14% of their sample expressed “a great deal of confidence in election-related information they receive from national sources.” By contrast, 46% have little or no confidence at all in the information they receive from national news organizations.… Continue Reading
Tags: American Press Institute, Associated Press, Brian Stelter, Chris Licht, CNN, David Bauder, Donald Trump, Katherine Maher, Michael Bolden, National Public Radio, NPR, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post
Media Watch | David E. Smith | May 3, 2024 11:00 AM | Comments Off on Little Trust for the ‘Democracy-Saving’ Media
Written by Dr. Everett Piper
In the past few weeks, Uri Berliner, a 25-year veteran of NPR, blew the whistle on the state-funded media giant’s pervasive liberal bias. In response, NPR’s new CEO, Katherine Maher, suspended the senior editor without pay for telling the truth about the company. This ultimately led to Mr. Berliner‘s resignation.
NPR’s heavy-handedness in suppressing truthful dissent should surprise no one. Ms. Maher, after all, has been clear in saying that “truth” is not important to her.… Continue Reading