Senior business editor Uri Berliner wrote an essay claiming Americans no longer trust NPR because of its lack of “viewpoint diversity” and embrace of DEI.
struck back on Tuesday at its senior business editor Uri Berliner’s lengthy screed alleged his own outlet has sacrificed journalistic values and adopted progressive views on issues that have alienated Americans.
“I and my colleagues on the leadership team strongly disagree with Uri’s assessment of the quality of our journalism and the integrity of our newsroom processes,” NPR Editor in Chief Edith Chapin wrote to staffers in a memo, which was first reported by“We’re proud to stand behind the exceptional work that our desks and shows do to cover a wide range of challenging stories.
He also wrote that the consideration of diversity, equity, and inclusion, along with the use of language provided by journalism affinity groups, represented “the extent to which people at every level of NPR have comfortably coalesced around the progressive worldview.
Chapin, NPR’s top editor, fired back at Berliner’s dismissal of the outlet’s diversity initiatives, saying in her memo that “exploring the diverse perspectives that drive world events is necessary to our public service mission.” “That’s why we have built in processes to verify accuracy and why we adhere to the highest editorial standards,” she wrote. “It’s why we have a standards and practices editor as well as a public editor to stand-in for the audience. It’s why we track sources—so we can expand the diversity of perspectives in our reporting.
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