Posted on 03/08/2011 3:41:39 PM PST by library user
That, from the new statement from NPR's Dana Rehm, is the shoe that took all day to drop. The entire statement, which also clarifies that Schiller decided to leave before the sting occurred:
The comments contained in the video released today are contrary to everything we stand for, and we completely disavow the views expressed. NPR is fair and open minded about the people we cover. Our reporting reflects those values every single day – in the civility of our programming, the range of opinions we reflect and the diversity of stories we tell.**snip**
The assertion that NPR and public radio stations would be better off without federal funding does not reflect reality. The elimination of federal funding would significantly damage public broadcasting as a whole.
David Folkenflik has more, including the key detail that the "administrative leave" is, yes, confirmation that Schiller is gone. Schiller's first day at the Aspen Institute is April 1; I've checked in with the institute just to make sure he's still starting there.
(Excerpt) Read more at slate.com ...
NPR is a liberal Obama support organization and not deserving of my conservative views that are almost always underrepresented. Pull the plug and let the NE libs support their network. They certainly do not represent me.
Ronald Who?
The comments contained in the video released today are COMPLIMENTARY to everything we stand for,..
They’re scared to death at the potential loss, in not just Federal funding, but direct donations from listeners.
A position at MSNBC (GE & Microsoft) surely awaits him...
What do you want to bet that there are more tapes with other people?
What do you want to bet that there are more tapes with other people?
Pure. Comedy. Gold.
>>The entire statement, which also clarifies that Schiller decided to leave before the sting occurred:<<
Clarifies = claimed.
The comments contained in the video released today are contrary to everything we stand for, and we completely disavow the views expressed.If that were remotely true, the other high-ranking NPR type at the meeting would have strongly objected to him making those statements.
She didn't.
Support James O’Keefe.
Project Veritas Investigates:
NPR
Mar 8 2011
Project Veritas’ latest investigation focuses on the publically-funded media organization, National Public Radio. PV investigative reporters, Shaughn Adeleye and Simon Templar posed as members of the Muslim Action Education Center, a non-existent group with a goal to “spread the acceptance of Sharia across the world.”
In this first video, produced by James O’Keefe, Shaughn and Simon sit down with NPR Foundation President Ron Schiller.
http://www.theprojectveritas.org/
I KNOW folks who listen to them and believe that drivel. One is a SIL. Gullible....all of them.
Doesn’t change anything. They still need to be de-funded.
Here4’s my problem with the O’Keefe policy of this “gotcha” stuff: it’s a sword that cuts both ways. And I can’t help thinking it’s possible this type of “journalism” will have a backfiring effect of actually engendering sympathy for the target. Maybe not this particular guy, but someone down the road could become sympathetic. NPR needs to be fully defunded. But these underhanded things have a way of reaping some bad karma of the same kind.
The woman needs to be fired too!
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