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May 06, 2005
SWEET SMELL OF NPR
Scott Sherman has a huge takeout in The Nation about National Public Radio's transformation from its countercultural beginnings to its current middle-of-the-road conservatism. "Good, Gray NPR" cites much criticism of the network for its increased corporatization (in both funding and influence) and its promotion of conventional punditry on the toll road to respectability. But there's no mention whatsoever of the Bob Edwards debacle or the David D'Arcy affair. Sherman even goes so far as to praise NPR ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin, calling him one of the network's "more incisive critics," although in D'Arcy's case he's proved himself to be no more than a corporate mouthpiece.Posted by at May 6, 2005 11:55 AM
