NPR has faced a flood of criticism for its intolerance and bias towards opposing views, including an incisive criticism by award-winning editor Uri Berlin. NPR seems eager to support this narrative, and has suspended Berliner from speaking with media. It appears that Berliner’s objections to NPR’s “absence of viewpoint diversity” is a bit too much for NPR to bear.
After Berliner wrote his piece in the Free Press, NPR CEO Katherine Maher attacked Berliner and made clear that NPR had no intention to change its one-sided editorial staff or its coverage. Some others at NPR have also made public their criticisms of him. They falsely depicted his criticisms as being in opposition to the diversity and race of NPR’s staff.
In his article, NPR’s David Folkenflik acknowledges that the Berliner criticism “angered many of his colleagues.”
Berliner gave Folkenflik a copy of the formal rebuke, which told Berliner that the letter was a “final warning” and Berliner would be fired if he violated NPR’s policy again. NPR, however, did not mention any specific appearances. Berliner won’t contest the suspension, even though there is no specificity in the letter.
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