POLL: Is NPR Liberal or Conservative?

[PokerGuy]

The poll is flawed.

How so? The poll has both sides of the political spectrum, without referring to one extreme or the other. If I'm slightly right of center, that still qualifies as conservative. The poll makes no judgment about the position.

People tend to view things based on their own reference point. A conservative views MSNBC is liberal, but a hardcore left winger might not agree. If even the liberals view NPR as liberal, that shows beyond the shadow of a doubt that it's liberal.

 

[mav451]

LOL.

I'll say this. I've listened to right-wing radio. In their world, if you don't agree that liberals are at fault for everything, then you are a "fringe leftist" or "extreme left-wing". It's all about perception. Levin is always promoting certain websites too, i.e. CNS News, Townhall, etc.

He calls them "Real Journalism" which is utterly laughable, when he spends 50% of the time complaining about media bias, and yet his suggested sites promote similar bias - just slanting to the Right, not the left. Bias is still bias, but don't tell these guys that. Hypocrisy is nothing new in politics, but talk radio takes it to another level.

I'll add - I agree with many of his ideas, but the way he preaches them is just embarrassingly bad. Someone from NZ asked why Americans are so polarized? It's a choice. People CHOOSE to listen to biased media (talk radio) - and no surprise, they believe the bias.

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

missing option for middle

this

 

[evident]

npr is very middle of the road. they have conservaties and liberal POV's all the time, and the guests are allowed to speak for a significant amount of time rather than getting interrupted by the host like on cable "news" channels

 

[Sheik Yerbouti]

Are there any actual journalists still around? One's that are fearless, and don't kowtow to some corporation, or worry about their report ruffling a boss' friend's cousin's nephew's feathers...
I'd love to see some actual journalists who will question someone, and that person lies or "cannot recall saying that" pulls a video tape or an audio tape of that person saying that, and say, well, what about this?
We NEVER see that, and these assholes on both sides of the aisle lie about what they said, what they didn't say, where they stand, where they stood, and are contradicted by their own words.
I'd love to see some of these lying sacks of crap called out in public like that, but we won't. It's not the politicians they're afraid of, it's the politician's bosses, the banks, the corporations, their biggest donors, those are the puppet masters, and if you don't piss off those people.

 

[PokerGuy]

npr is very middle of the road. they have conservaties and liberal POV's all the time, and the guests are allowed to speak for a significant amount of time rather than getting interrupted by the host like on cable "news" channels

Middle of the road, but yet 90% + of respondents to the poll, both liberal and conservatives alike find them to be liberal. Not so middle of the road after all.

 

[sandorski]

Middle of the road, but yet 90% + of respondents to the poll, both liberal and conservatives alike find them to be liberal. Not so middle of the road after all.

Drawing conclusions from a non-Scientific Poll skewed for Failure is Fail.

 

[Moonbeam]

The poll results are very telling. Even the self identified liberals consider NPR to be liberal. That pretty much says it all.

The truth is liberal.

 

[alphatarget1]

NPR has some interesting stuff. I was listening to All Things Considered and they were talking about pregnant women in prison being cuffed while in labor... While I think the women probably shouldn't be having kids in the first place, it was still interesting to hear both sides and even more interestingly, the responses a few days later.

With that said, I think NPR leans left.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

How so? The poll has both sides of the political spectrum, without referring to one extreme or the other. If I'm slightly right of center, that still qualifies as conservative. The poll makes no judgment about the position.

People tend to view things based on their own reference point. A conservative views MSNBC is liberal, but a hardcore left winger might not agree. If even the liberals view NPR as liberal, that shows beyond the shadow of a doubt that it's liberal.

Retard.

 

[kage69]

News Hour is broadcast on PBS. the radiocast is simply the audio of the TV broadcast.

But this is exactly what has happened. The truth is that NPR seems to be one of the few remaining bastions of real, honest journalism.

It's a shame that the true believing conservatives are so terrified by intellectualism, because even the moderate, sensible ones are still easily swayed enough by their loony compatriots to venture into the world of reality from time to time and absorb a bit of culture along with actual news.

Perhaps another problem is that there is a lot of really good international coverage with BBC and The World (BBC can usually be found on most PBS stations). Evoking the sagely Mr Beck, and his dislike and hilarious distrust of an event like The World Cup for being--as he put it directly--"something that the rest of the world likes," today's craziest Palin-type conservatives tend to be completely oblivious to the rest of the world, and automatically distrustful of anything that would dare to reflect a non-US born opinion.

This notion is completely idiotic, and far more damaging to this country than any of the specious boogeyman that their ilk hasten to propagate.

Dead on, IMO.

 

[PokerGuy]

Dead on, IMO.

Only if by "real, honest journalism", you mean "left wing drivel".

I've yet to hear NPR refer to an illegal immigrant as an illegal immigrant instead of "undocumented worker", which incidentally also assumes the person is working. Unbiased my butt.

 

[Red Dawn]

Middle of the road, but yet 90% + of respondents to the poll, both liberal and conservatives alike find them to be liberal. Not so middle of the road after all.

Just in the poll which doesn't "The Middle" as an option. The posts here from both sides tend to indicate that most consider them mostly in the middle.

 

[PokerGuy]

Just in the poll which doesn't "The Middle" as an option. The posts here from both sides tend to indicate that most consider them mostly in the middle.

Perhaps, but if you force respondents to pick (by not providing the easy "middle" answer), they magically all (90%+) fall on the side of liberal. Clearly NOT middle.

 

[Red Dawn]

Perhaps, but if you force respondents to pick (by not providing the easy "middle" answer), they magically all (90%+) fall on the side of liberal. Clearly NOT middle.

Well when you consider on the Right there's only Fox and NPR isn't even remotely as extreme as Fox what else can they choose given the choices presented in the Poll?

 

[PokerGuy]

Well when you consider on the Right there's only Fox and NPR isn't even remotely as extreme as Fox what else can they choose given the choices presented in the Poll?

If it was really middle of the road, then I'd expect roughly half the respondents to say it leans a little left, while the other half would think it leans a little right. Fox is clearly on the right, and things like CNN and msnbc are clearly on the left extreme. That has no bearing on the fact that NPR is left of center; ie, a liberal news outlet.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

If you listen to NPR, what bias do you think NPR has in general?

I'd say NPR is pretty much in the middle. What I find most distinguishing about NPR is that it only offers politically correct, conventional touchy-feely reporting. NPR will scratch the surface of issues, often getting it wrong, without digging any deeper or asking tough questions.

The reporting is very shallow. You can tell when you listen to stories you are knowledgeable about and hear them get it wrong or miss critical details. Oftentimes the reporters will interview one or two "experts" who have a bias.

Did I mention that they're afraid to ask tough questions?

"You say that you want a better job market but support giving amnesty to illegal aliens. Do you think that these illegal immigrants might be displacing Americans from jobs and driving down wages?" -- They would never ask a question like that.

 

[WhipperSnapper]

Disclaimer: I am a conservative that has been listening to NPR for a couple of months. I only listen to it on the radio and I do not visit their site (unless linked to here or something).

I would say that it is slightly center-left. It is not conservative, but it is not nearly as left wing as NBC or CNN, from what I have heard. I am actually planning on changing the time I leave for work so I can listen to the Morning Edition during my commute. It is the only news station that I like (including TV and other radio stations).

Have you thought about getting some wireless headphones and then listening it over streaming audio while you're preparing dinner or doing whatever? What's nice about that is that you can pick and choose the exact segments that are interesting to you. (So if only 5 of 15 segments on Morning Edition are worth listening to, you can just choose those 5 segments.)

You can also choose and mix-in segments from other shows at the same time. You can also search for archived stories you might want to listen to.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

Perhaps, but if you force respondents to pick (by not providing the easy "middle" answer), they magically all (90%+) fall on the side of liberal. Clearly NOT middle.

PokerRetard I ask you again, are you a Justin Bieber fan or a serial rapist? I'm not going to give you an easy "middle" option.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

If it was really middle of the road, then I'd expect roughly half the respondents to say it leans a little left, while the other half would think it leans a little right. Fox is clearly on the right, and things like CNN and msnbc are clearly on the left extreme. That has no bearing on the fact that NPR is left of center; ie, a liberal news outlet.

No, any sensible person can see that NPR is just slightly left of center. Even though 'left' is not an apt description of NPR, calling them 'right' would simply be retarded. Retard.

 

[Chaotic42]

Someone please explain to me why LOLAmericans are always so ridiculously partisan on every single issue to the point of looking like complete idiots?

Because for the last few decades we've been told that we're each a special flower incapable of being wrong. Thus if your opinion is not exactly the same as mine... well, sucks to be you.

We'll get past it eventually. We've got another few tantrums to throw, I'm sure.

 

[PokerGuy]

I ask you again, are you a Justin Bieber fan or a serial rapist? I'm not going to give you an easy "middle" option.

As usual you completely fail at logic. The correct analogy would be to ask "is Justin Bieber good or bad?". If you're too stupid to understand that, there's not much else I can do for you, perhaps this time you can try harder and pass 8th grade.

Also, WTF do you know about NPR? Aren't you in new crapland? You're probably too busy buggering sheep or something to pay attention.

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

As usual you completely fail at logic. The correct analogy would be to ask "is Justin Bieber good or bad?". If you're too stupid to understand that, there's not much else I can do for you, perhaps this time you can try harder and pass 8th grade.

Just answer the question.

Also, WTF do you know about NPR? Aren't you in new crapland? You're probably too busy buggering sheep or something to pay attention.

I'm in New Zealand. I listen to several NPR podcasts, dummy.

 

[TheVrolok]

News Hour is broadcast on PBS. the radiocast is simply the audio of the TV broadcast.

But this is exactly what has happened. The truth is that NPR seems to be one of the few remaining bastions of real, honest journalism.

It's a shame that the true believing conservatives are so terrified by intellectualism, because even the moderate, sensible ones are still easily swayed enough by their loony compatriots to venture into the world of reality from time to time and absorb a bit of culture along with actual news.

Perhaps another problem is that there is a lot of really good international coverage with BBC and The World (BBC can usually be found on most PBS stations). Evoking the sagely Mr Beck, and his dislike and hilarious distrust of an event like The World Cup for being--as he put it directly--"something that the rest of the world likes," today's craziest Palin-type conservatives tend to be completely oblivious to the rest of the world, and automatically distrustful of anything that would dare to reflect a non-US born opinion.

This notion is completely idiotic, and far more damaging to this country than any of the specious boogeyman that their ilk hasten to propagate.

Bingo. It's really a shame what modern conservatives/neocons have done to the term "conservative."

 

[dawp]

Middle of the road, but yet 90% + of respondents to the poll, both liberal and conservatives alike find them to be liberal. Not so middle of the road after all.

Quite a few, like me, didn't vote because the poll is flawed, no middle choice. how many would have picked that if it was available?

with your point of view, anything to the left of fox is left wing.