tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post6625218576840260711..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: I'm In the Stupid AisleMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-46578439351951781892009-11-18T08:20:53.201-06:002009-11-18T08:20:53.201-06:00MYW, thanks for the promotion!
I guess I do some ...MYW, thanks for the promotion!<br /><br />I guess I do some of my best work when NPR gets me pissed off, that and three glassed of Chardonnay.GRUMPY DEMOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076837066633851919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-36868191335947809582009-11-15T07:46:20.288-06:002009-11-15T07:46:20.288-06:00Makes perfect sense. The check has to clear first....Makes perfect sense. The check has to clear first. Thanks for clearing that one up there, Rapunzel~bag!pank!fezzy!benny!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-80992019508755477012009-11-14T09:03:06.778-06:002009-11-14T09:03:06.778-06:00Shepard does not appear to be stupid so that means...Shepard does not appear to be stupid so that means she is dishonest -- and thinks NPR listeners are idiots.<br /><br />Shepard (on her ombotspage) about the ANGA ads:<br /><br />"Clearly this looks like a MAJOR conflict of interest -- that NPR took underwriting money to influence journalism," wrote Ensalada. Many others questioned the ad placement.<br /><br />Ensalada is correct about one thing: It didn't look good to have the sponsorship banner on the same web page as the series.<br /><br /><br />"The sponsorship deal was negotiated months before the series ran and was scheduled to appear periodically on our business pages," said Kinsey Wilson, Senior Vice President and General Manager, NPR Digital Media. "There is no relationship between editorial decision-making and corporate underwriting."<br /><br />///////////<br /><br />Shorter Shepard/Kinsey: "As long as the ads have been bought and paid for <i>before</i> NPR starts reporting, there is no conflict of interest."<br /><br />I am assuming Shepard was laughing out loud (uncontrollably) when she wrote that because no one who is not a total moron could write utter nonsense <i>without</i> laughing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-24740031087296082962009-11-14T08:38:45.982-06:002009-11-14T08:38:45.982-06:00It is interesting what NPR apparently considers &q...It is interesting what NPR apparently considers "independent" advice.<br /><br />It is all become clear to me now.<br /><br /><i>That's</i> why NPR's ombudsman (Alcia Shepard) sees no "conflict" with NPR airing a series on the wonders of natural gas while simultaneously running ads for ANGA.<br /><br />NPR even repeats the ANGA propaganda which includes the word "independent":<br /><br />"ANGA bills itself as an education organization representing leading <b>independent</b> natural gas companies.<br /><br />Independent obviously means whatever the hell NPR wants it to mean.<br /><br />Orwell, anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-63670210194327801412009-11-13T22:46:47.026-06:002009-11-13T22:46:47.026-06:00NPR seems to be one big stupid isle
Galbraith'...NPR seems to be one big stupid isle<br /><br /><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120375863" rel="nofollow">Galbraith's Actions May Hurt Independent Advice</a> (by Michele Kelemen)<br /><br />No, really, Michele?<br /><br />What ever brought you to THAT brilliant conclusion?<br /><br />NPR seems to be furiously pumping out the propaganda to save galbraith's reputation.<br /><br />Makes one wonder how much NPR is getting paid to do so.<br /><br />"Former U.S. ambassador Peter Galbraith denies there were conflicts of interest when he advised the Kurdish government about their constitution. He says the Kurds knew about the business relationship he formed with a Norwegian oil company a year later."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com