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> Is this discomfort with the state of the world? There are two separate critiques going on: 1. There is a lot of bias in the news coverage. 2. There is a lo
by BeetleB 3y ago
> Is this discomfort with the state of the world?
There are two separate critiques going on:
1. There is a lot of bias in the news coverage.
2. There is a lot more to a radio station than covering the state of the world (news, social issues, etc). There's stuff like entertainment, humor, etc.
A lot of people are arguing about 2 above.
There's always malnutrition somewhere in the world (and yes, in the US). But we don't criticize the existence of movie theaters.
- xracy 3y agoI mean, I listen to a lot of NPR for entertainment/humor/etc... WWDTM, PCHH, This American Life, Planet Money. If the complaint is about #2, then I don't see it in these NPR shows. So I'm assuming they must be talking about #1. OR, they're complaining cause not all of the newscasters are white (they sampled Garrison Keillor, and the Car Talk guys as their examples)? Either way, feels like more of a problem the listener is grappling with than a problem with the actual content, to me.