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Regarding the article you linked, NPR is very biased in favor towards the current progressive stance on trans, and they present that perspective as if it's true

Regarding the article you linked, NPR is very biased in favor towards the current progressive stance on trans, and they present that perspective as if it's true and correct, without substantial coverage of opposing views. For example, here's an interview transcript on the topic of whether male athletes with a trans identity have an unfair advantage over female athletes in sport: https://www.npr.org/2023/04/09/1168858094/arguments-that-trans-athletes-have-an-unfair-advantage-lacks-evidence-to-support https://www.npr.org/2023/04/09/1168858094/arguments-that-tra.... This was from last year. There is a considerable body of sports science research that demonstrates male physical advantage across a range of sports, and how even with long-term testosterone suppression this isn't mitigated. None of this is even mentioned. In fact the interviewee just brushes over all of this, claiming there is no good evidence, without being challenged on this. That sort of bias is unfortunately quite typical of NPR, not just on trans but many topics.

aeturnum 2y ago
I linked a progressive source report on a progressive critique of the Times. I didn't even characterize the content of the article or letter, other than the latter is critical of the Times, which I believe is true. If you have a conservative report on the same letter - or conservative critique of the NYT reporting on trans issues, feel free to add it! That said, otherwise your comment feels like the sort of thing I was complaining about - albeit not published by an elite journalistic organization. You took an opportunity to jump from one subject (issue-specific flaws in reporting) to another one (that NPR has bias, and you think they report poorly on trans issues among others). I have my own thoughts on how media orgs report on trans people (I imagine our views differ) but that wasn't really what I was talking about. I don't even really know how this post relates to what I was talking about - maybe you like the reporting I am critiquing? Tho if you don't like NPR's reporting on trans issues you probably also have critiques of the NYT.
AlexeyBelov 2y ago
15 day old account. It's always relatively fresh accounts bringing up "the trans issue".

aeturnum 2y ago

I linked a progressive source report on a progressive critique of the Times. I didn't even characterize the content of the article or letter, other than the latter is critical of the Times, which I believe is true. If you have a conservative report on the same letter - or conservative critique of the NYT reporting on trans issues, feel free to add it! That said, otherwise your comment feels like the sort of thing I was complaining about - albeit not published by an elite journalistic organization. You took an opportunity to jump from one subject (issue-specific flaws in reporting) to another one (that NPR has bias, and you think they report poorly on trans issues among others). I have my own thoughts on how media orgs report on trans people (I imagine our views differ) but that wasn't really what I was talking about. I don't even really know how this post relates to what I was talking about - maybe you like the reporting I am critiquing? Tho if you don't like NPR's reporting on trans issues you probably also have critiques of the NYT.

AlexeyBelov 2y ago

15 day old account. It's always relatively fresh accounts bringing up "the trans issue".