[spoiledtechie]

While the first half kind of threw me, your second half lined up with what I see. Im quite surprised you believe and state it more than once that NPR is right of center. Just recently their CEO wrote a book about how LEFT leaning they were and how bad he was. He realized that he needed to venture out and how bad NPR was.

[TaylorAlexander]

The “center” in America between Liberal Democrats and Conservative Republicans is “center right” in other places, like Europe. And I use “Liberal” to mean “right of Progressive”. “Progressives” are seen as “very left” for advocating for things that are “center” in Europe. It is common in some circles to bind your language to the European standards, in which case NPR is center-right as a more conservative presence in the American Liberal Democrats. At least that’s how I see all this.

[freehunter]

The hallmark of a good journalistic outfit is when both sides accuse you of being biased in the other direction.

[doesithold]

Is that not the hallmark of someone with no ability to make sense of the world? or a liar, or someone who adds nothing of value to a situation? someone with no perspective or understanding of the facts?

i honestly prefer to read the opinion of two opposing parties that actually believe what they say and have assimilated the presented facts from a publicly stated perspective. (note the perspective can be that they "don't know what is right" - but they should at least have eliminated what they know is bull)

Many publication try to cover all aspects/angels - however this is very dangerous.. as it means that perspectives that even people who literally no one thinks are correct get represented. if we let two (or more) opposing biased journalists report on what they thought was relevant, the true nut jobs would never get a platform.

For example, BBC posts article about 5G causing covid, they have an expert and a non-expert on. many viewers/readers/listeners will assume that these two parties are equally possibly correct as you the expert journalist have presented them for my consideration.

*its also kind of a lie to pretend you don't have an opinion or perspective as its not actually possible. so by trying to to say you are presenting both arguments is sort of lying and trying to cover up your true beliefs no?

[freehunter]

It's not as black and white as you're making it seem. I'd suggest thinking through it one more time while keeping that in mind.