NPR CAN'T WIN

posted by James Reel

David Weigel has a perceptive little essay at Slate about how there's nothing NPR will ever be able to do to end right-wing criticism of what it does even if it no longer gets federal money, because, as with every media outlet that takes money from some sort of donors rather than advertisers, "There will be critics who will attempt—and succeed—to discredit what it reports because of who funds it." Maybe NPR should get out of panic mode once and for all, stop firing executives in a fruitless attempt to placate those who will never be placated, and press forward doing the best job it can.