GLAD She Asked! NPR CEO's 'Bet You Can't Find Examples Of Bias' Challenge Is A Huge FAIL

Posted • July 16, 2025: According to Sen. Chuck Schumer and some other Democrats, if PBS and NPR are defunded people will die. Well, the ones who didn't already succumb to the repeal of net neutrality, Trump's first round of tax cuts, pulling out of the Paris Accords, the DOGE cuts or the Big Beautiful Bill that is. Meanwhile, Katherine Maher, the CEO of NPR, is making this argument for why her media outlet should still get taxpayer money: NPR CEO Katherine Maher argues rural America often has no other possible source of news or connection to the outside world EXCEPT through PBS and NPR: "Large rural communities, large tribal communities" don't have "a lot of other options. Broadband service is not universal, and heck, even cell phone service is not universal. There's a real understanding of the need there as well as for emergency alerting, in which public media plays an extraordinarily important role." https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1945497089489747968/vid/avc1/1280x720/cjplboRfufubSYO_.mp4

When there's a really bad storm, who says "somebody turn on NPR!" If that's true, why is all their programming targeted at upscale urban elites? 🤔 Good question. Maher also asked somebody to show her any examples of her outlet leaning Left. Senator John Kennedy saw Maher's "find any examples of NPR bias" challenge and ran with it: John Kennedy @SenJohnKennedy: “NPR’s CEO Katherine Maher on CNN this morning: “As far as the accusations that we’re biased, I’d stand up and say, ‘Please show me a story that concerns you.’” I’ve got a few:“ And away we go… (…)

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