Comments on: ‘All Things Considered’ was a miracle baby in 1990. And now? (I’m not giving away the punchline in the headline)

By: Mike P

Mike P — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:53:52 +0000

Thanks for the cite to the history of CKUA. A long time listener to Pacifica Radio (KPFA), I thought KPFA was the original, but now I know better. Mike P

By: ILA

ILA — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:24:28 +0000

There are a lot of questions about NPR. 1. Why do American Jewish World Service and George Lucas so heavily fund it? How much do they give and what does it buy? 2. Why do many programs inexplicably feature prominent zionists? David Frum is a mainstay on "Marketplace" bloviating about economics, without ever having to discuss how neocon support for the Iraq invasion is partially responsible for the global recession. 3. Why are Walt and Mearsheimer treated like toxic waste on "The Diane Rehm Show" and "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross? 4. Why isn't there any room for prominent Arab or Muslim broadcasters on NPR?

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:16:26 +0000

Would like to know the mechanics of how that ban was accomplished in the home of free speech.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:11:00 +0000

I'm not passive at all. I know what NPR consistently leaves out precisely because I read MULTIPLE sources, with MULTIPLE perspectives. How arrogant of you to claim to know how I inform myself and presume from your fabrication out of thin air to lecture me. And, given NPR's financing and charter, pardon me for suggesting NPR intentionally fails its public mission.

By: MRW

MRW — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:50:35 +0000

The most serious news channel these days is probably Al Jazeera. Absolutely, And the ADL went to town to make sure it was barred from cable in this country. Have to use Livestation.com.

By: MRW

MRW — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:48:54 +0000

Pictures are hung. People are hanged.

By: D..

D.. — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:46:49 +0000

Is there an echo in here?

By: D..

D.. — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:45:49 +0000

"All Things Considered, around 1990, seemed a small miracle, completely out of keeping with the rest of American political culture, a reliable and sometimes a courageous source. Now, it is just part of the scenery." Something very similar has happened on the other side of the Atlantic to the BBC World Service. And it occurred over almost exactly the same time period. I remember how impressed I was in the early 90s that the Beeb's radio presenters were capable of asking tough questions of government spokesmen. In the case of the BBC the loss is more tragic than NPR's, as it represents the (intentional?) dismantling of a culture of public service broadcasting that took generations to create. Now it's just 24 hours of innocuous filler. ("Tell us what YOU think.") The most serious news channel these days is probably Al Jazeera. The most serious news channel these days is probably Al Jazeera.

By: ismail

ismail — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:11:03 +0000

You should be hung for being an asshole. Oh well.

By: JoachimMartillo

JoachimMartillo — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:10:43 +0000

I would have asked Shepard whether she was Jewish or Zionist. She is using Ziospeak: Zionists like Martha Minow Lie About Torture. In the past the favored Zioterm was "moderate physical pressure." And by the way Minow, who has engaged in a racist Jewish Nazi (Zionist) coverup of Zionist torture, is the dean-designate of the Harvard Law School. She should be fired for moral turpitude.