NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher swiftly responded to veteran editor Uri Berliner’s bombshell essay, expressing her strong disapproval. She characterized Berliner’s questioning of NPR’s integrity as “profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning.” In a memo to staff, Maher emphasized the critical role of public media in fostering an informed public. She stated, “At its best, our work can help shape and illuminate the very sense of what it means to have a shared public identity as fellow Americans in this sprawling and enduringly complex nation”.
Berliner’s essay had caused turmoil within the liberal news organization. His critique targeted both the quality of NPR’s editorial process and the integrity of its journalists. Maher’s forceful response underscores the gravity of the situation and the organization’s commitment to maintaining its reputation and mission.
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— Tom Benson (@Tombenson1) April 13, 2024
Maher boasted about the NPR staff, saying "their presence across America is foundational to our mission: serving and engaging audiences that are as diverse as our nation: urban and rural, liberal and conservative, rich and poor, often together in one community."
Maher acknowledged that NPR's audience has "unquestionably changed" in recent years, but touted how "we have earned new trust from younger, more diverse audiences, particularly in our digital experiences. These audiences constitute new generations of listeners, are more representative of America, and our changing patterns of listening, viewing, and reading."
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