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NPR CEO Vivian Schiller Resigns

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NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned, NPR just announced.

This follows yesterday's news that then-NPR fundraiser Ron Schiller (no relation) was videotapped slamming conservatives and questioning whether NPR needs federal funding during a lunch with men posing as members of a Muslim organization (they were working with political activist James O'Keefe on a "sting.")
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Wow, she resigned, how honorable and noble of her!

Oh wait...



Update at 9:43 a.m. ET. More from NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik, via Twitter:

"The board for NPR NEWS has just ousted CEO Vivian Schiller in the wake of video sting by conservative activist of a top exec."

Update at 9:30 a.m. ET: "I'm told by sources that she was forced out," NPR's David Folkenflik just said on Morning Edition.
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She done got fired.

NPR CEO Vivian Schiller Resigns : The Two-Way : NPR
 
I think more damning will be Ron Schiller's admission in that undercover video, that NPR doesn't need government funding and would be, essentially, fine if they didn't get it. What these firings and views to the public are finally doing is cracking the shell of NPR. There are many who believe NPR is some moderate/independent bastion of "only the facts ma'am" but what's under the surface is what seems to be at MSNBC, CBS and NBC --- a very strong ideology and bias, meaning NPR is no better or worse than any of the other mainstream media outlets. Journalism truly is dead.
 
Ockham said:
I think more damning will be Ron Schiller's admission in that undercover video, that NPR doesn't need government funding and would be, essentially, fine if they didn't get it. What these firings and views to the public are finally doing is cracking the shell of NPR. There are many who believe NPR is some moderate/independent bastion of "only the facts ma'am" but what's under the surface is what seems to be at MSNBC, CBS and NBC --- a very strong ideology and bias, meaning NPR is no better or worse than any of the other mainstream media outlets. Journalism truly is dead.
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My father was a Journo major when he started college. He dropped it because "The Professors and students all wanted to "change the world" not what Journalism is about." that was back in the mid/late 70's. He got his degree in cartography, which I find amusing with Google Maps, something he still marvels over.
 
This confuses me. I have no idea why she would be forced out or quit, except maybe the whole discussion about government funding.
 
whysoserious said:
This confuses me. I have no idea why she would be forced out or quit, except maybe the whole discussion about government funding.
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Or NPR is highly embarrassed and she's the CEO.
 
MrVicchio said:
Or NPR is highly embarrassed and she's the CEO.
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But why? He's entitled to his own opinion on the Tea Party or politics in general. Other than his obvious disdain for the Tea Party, the only controversial issue would be the government funding - which he said he thinks they'd be better off without.

Does this not boil down to an organization coming under fire because one of it's employees was caught in a candid situation discussing his politics in an off-the-record way? And though I don't quite understand the outrage, wouldn't NPR's handling of the situation only furthur prove their commitment to journalistic integrity?
 
Ockham said:
I think more damning will be Ron Schiller's admission in that undercover video, that NPR doesn't need government funding and would be, essentially, fine if they didn't get it. What these firings and views to the public are finally doing is cracking the shell of NPR. There are many who believe NPR is some moderate/independent bastion of "only the facts ma'am" but what's under the surface is what seems to be at MSNBC, CBS and NBC --- a very strong ideology and bias, meaning NPR is no better or worse than any of the other mainstream media outlets. Journalism truly is dead.
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I know some of you are going to say that this doesn't prove much of anything, but take a look at this:

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If you want the facts, print media and public broadcasts are still the way to go.
 
liblady said:
i think it's time everybody stop with this sting bull****. and it's too bad she lost her job, she didn't do anything wrong.
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That's why the board canned her, cause she was so good.
 
ksu_aviator said:
Rational Revolution? Really?

The Pew Research Center found the exact opposite:

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Press Accuracy Rating Hits Two Decade Low: Overview - Pew Research Center for the People & the Press
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This isn't about bias or what percentage of liberal/conservative guests are put on. It's about which is better at presenting the basic facts of the issue, and which gives you the most accurate representation of reality. The two surveys measured entirely different things. And doesn't NPR still come out on top in this study? They have the least Rep-Dem favorable-unfavorable differentials, outside of the WSJ which is another news org that I respect. According to your chart, three times as many Republicans have a favorable view of NPR as those who have an unfavorable view of it. That should definitely tell you something.
 
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whysoserious said:
Do you understand the chart you just posted because it appears you proved his point? It appears that the WSJ and NPR had the least partisan viewers.
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Not necessarily partisan, but definitely the least misled audience.
 
MrVicchio said:
That's why the board canned her, cause she was so good.
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From what I can tell, she was made into a scapegoat. As far as I can tell, I see no specific questionable actions that she performed while on the job.

I am willing to bet she was canned because she shared a last name with the other guy.
 
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megaprogman said:
From what I can tell, she was made into a scapegoat. As far as I can tell, I see no specific questionable actions that she performed while on the job.

I am willing to bet she was canned because she shared a last name with the other guy.
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If that's the case, it's a good thing their last names wasn't Smith or Jones --- 1/3 of the company would have had to have been fired.
 
Ockham said:
If that's the case, it's a good thing their last names wasn't Smith or Jones --- 1/3 of the company would have had to have been fired.
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Probably not, the guy in the mail room or the purchasing manager or whatever isn't as high profile as a CEO.
 
megaprogman said:
From what I can tell, she was made into a scapegoat. As far as I can tell, I see no specific questionable actions that she performed while on the job.

I am willing to bet she was canned because she shared a last name with the other guy.
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Wow, so NPR is being run by utter morons, and we're to trust them why?
 
MrVicchio said:
Wow, so NPR is being run by utter morons, and we're to trust them why?
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I am not sure how you came to that conclusion, but this is what I see happening

News article title : schiller of NPR says something that pissed people off
In today's soundbyte and short attention span culture, people are going to see the name schiller and remember that article, if not all the details.

NPR is already getting some bad publicity, no need for it to be worse by the inevitable confusion from the public.
 
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None of this surprises me. I am in an industry awash with liberals. Actually if one were conservative they just wouldn't get much work. I go the fundraisers and rallies and symposia with them. This is more of a business decision. Liberals as a rule do not play and work well with others. Well at least others that disagree with them. I'm not a liberal. I'm not a conservative.

In my personal experience, liberals are every bit as racist, or what would be considered racist by most, as any tea-partier or conservative or redneck goatroper. They don't consider it racism because it is not against certain races. I love how they pick and choose. It's a scream.
 
LookingGlass said:
None of this surprises me. I am in an industry awash with liberals. Actually if one were conservative they just wouldn't get much work. I go the fundraisers and rallies and symposia with them. This is more of a business decision. Liberals as a rule do not play and work well with others. Well at least others that disagree with them. I'm not a liberal. I'm not a conservative.

In my personal experience, liberals are every bit as racist, or what would be considered racist by most, as any tea-partier or conservative or redneck goatroper. They don't consider it racism because it is not against certain races. I love how they pick and choose. It's a scream.
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goatroper?

goa troper? Is this some sort of techno fetishist?
 
NPR is almost as BIAS as MSNBC and always has been. Funding should have been cut years ago.
 
NPR shouldn't be defunded because of this. What Vivian Schiller said was her own personal opinion and thus is in no way reflective of NPR as a whole.


If you want to defund NPR, fine, but don't do it based on this BS 'scandal.'
 
Mr. Invisible said:
NPR shouldn't be defunded because of this. What Vivian Schiller said was her own personal opinion and thus is in no way reflective of NPR as a whole.


If you want to defund NPR, fine, but don't do it based on this BS 'scandal.'
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And this is a perfect example of why the board probably fired the CEO. Name confusion is happening even on this board.
 
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