I just read your editorial “Keep NPR free from government influence” (ODE May 16), and can hardly believe the level of naivete and condescension you managed to roll into a single editorial. News consumers want news, not spin, and they’re not so stupid as to a) not realize when they’re being spun and/or b) not resent when journalists flatly deny that they report from a certain perspective. The “b” is most important and explains why FOX News is a success — the network doesn’t pretend to be “values neutral.” Also, if you’ve ever watched FOX News you know that the network more often than not offers both sides of the debate.
To pretend that NPR and PBS are somehow neutral is patently laughable. With his recent changes at the Public Broadcasting System, it appears that corporation head Kenneth Tomlinson is attempting to serve all the public.
Ned Williams
Nashville
Inbox: NPR and PBS are not unbiased news sources
May 16, 2005
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