Mitt Romney: “I Am Not Going To Kill Big Bird” [Video]

Mitt Romney is on the defensive with his plans to cut government spending.  The Massachusetts Republican had to tell an audience in Iowa that "We are not going to kill Big Bird" when asked about his spending ... continue

NPR Fires Reporter Lisa Simeone For Occupying Wall Street? Not Exactly

Last night NPR fired Lisa Simeone after the radio host attended an Occupy Wall Street rally. Except that NPR didn't fire Simeone. Simeone wasn't a reporter for the public radio station. And Simeone's firing had nothing to ... continue

Frequent Flier Miles and Dollar Coins: NPR Discovers How Many Fly Free

It's so inevitable that when a story like this pops up, people get all peeved because they didn't think of it first. But you have to admit, the not-illegal although now somewhat frowned upon practice of purchasing dollar ... continue

House votes 228-192 to strip NPR of funding

A week after James O'Keefe's hidden camera "sting" operation targeting an NPR fundraising exec was widely disseminated, the House of Representatives has voted 228-192 to bar the organization from receiving federal funds. (NPR's CEO was axed the ... continue

NPR CEO out after video controversy

Despite the fact no information reflecting too poorly on the public broadcasting network was revealed in James O'Keefe's recent bit of ambush "journalism" snaring NPR fundraising exec Ron Schiller, critics of public radio were probably overjoyed this ... continue

Political prankster James O’Keefe at it again, targets NPR

James O'Keefe is a bit like Ashton Kutcher on Punk'd, if the goal of the show was to use scarelore and deceptively edited video to do damage to people who disagree with you politically rather than embarrass ... continue

NPR axes Juan Williams after remarks about Muslims on Fox News

NPR has fired longtime news analyst Juan Williams after controversial remarks he made on Bill O'Reilly's show regarding fears he has about flying with people in "garb" associated with Muslims. The New York Times quoted Williams, who made ... continue

Veteran journalist Daniel Schorr dies at 93

Daniel Schorr, a veteran journalist who worked for decades in Washington with CBS News, CNN and NPR, has died after a "short illness." 93-year-old Schorr passed away this morning in a Washington hospital, and NPR posted a lengthy ... continue

Did Louis CK get NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’ banninated in Mississippi?

Louis CK, who is probably the funniest comic out there right now, may have gotten NPR's Fresh Air banhammered in the state of Mississippi. CK appeared on the show on July 7th, and chatted a bit about sex ... continue

Is public-supported news the real evil that the news industry portrays it as?

Public-supported news, or as the news industry would have us believe - state run propaganda machines, is a hotly contested sore point in the US. Of course not all countries look at this way as evidenced by ... continue

NPR offers up free transcripts and an API

Transcripts of shows are a handy thing to be able to have access to but the majority of time these cost you a fair penny to get your hands on, as it was with ... continue

Unlike their competitors the NPR rolls with change

Earlier today I wrote a post wondering if radio and newspapers joining forces could save them each from oblivion and now I just spotted this post at the New York Times about the NPR, ... continue

NPR job cuts: 85 positions to go

National Public Radio (NPR) has announced that it will lay off 7% of its workforce and cut expenses due to broader economic climate. A total of 64 filled positions have been eliminated and 21 open positions not filled ... continue