NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner resigned this morning.

Among the many things that could be said, I will say this: thank you to my colleagues here in the newsroom today for your grace, collegiality and hard work during a challenging period.

And for showing up today,…

Houston! Coming your way on May 3! performingartshouston.org/events/an-even…

Conservatives who thought Tucker Carlson was good until he criticized... Israel's occupation of the West Bank? nymag.com/intelligencer/…

I probably should just let the haters hate and not try to defend NPR journalism. But this is bothering me because in the search for truth, my reporting regularly ends up leading to stories that challenge progressive narratives. I’ve never gotten any editorial pushback for this

Thinking about the essay by Uri Berliner sh*tting on his own news organization and how that essay is reverberating through public radio. Stations are *local and independent* and face potential fallout from this essay at a time when local journalism is already in jeopardy. 1/3

This Slate piece by Alicia Montgomery rings far truer to me than the original 'J'accuse' broadside.

slate.com/business/2024/…

(I speak as one who has listened to public radio since the 1970s and have had numerous NPR / APM ties over the years.)

h/t Jay Rosen

Finally read the Uri Berliner piece on NPR biasand I'm baffled by how little the enormous media controversy it spawned has resulted in scrutiny of its claims for factual accuracy. There are significant problems with the piece including obvious, verifiable falsehoods

There are 4 games today that don’t have a single Black player on the field.

It’s also the1st time since 1952 the Chicago Cubs and White Sox opened the season without a single African American player. usatoday.com/story/sports/m…

Special night being honored at the Mel Blount Celebrity Roast with my Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Steelers family and friends. Also enjoyed being on NPR's waitwait with @petersagal.bsky.social and Mo Rocca.

*If it’s not any better than this year, I think our rural schools will cave,” she said. “I think that’s probably the purpose—that if we have less schools, then the monies can go to privates and charters.* Incredible reporting from Oklahoma kfor.com/news/local/she…

I have a lot of opinions about what's happened at NPR this week, and I’ll keep most of them in-house. But I’ll say this: going public to torch your workplace, then doing media hit after media hit to continue torching it, is not a thing you do when you have good-faith intentions.

Thread: Want to think out loud about what I've seen and experienced since joining NPR a few years ago. I was hired during NPR's 'North Star' era when diversity was established as a priority. I'm an aging rural white man (58 years old). Never graduated college. Didn't see NYC...1/

#OJSimpson A story that inspired so much awful journalism at the time also inspired some extraordinary stuff. Jeffrey Toobin's The Run Of His Life is one of the best pieces of book-length journalism you will ever read. theguardian.com/books/2016/feb…

If you've never watched the Oscar-winning O.J. Simpson: Made in America, it's a terrific multi-part documentary that contextualizes O.J.'s legacy as a cultural figure. You can stream it on ESPN+. I reviewed it back in 2016.

vulture.com/2016/06/oj-sim…

That’s the killer is.

It’s Thursday, April 11, 2024.

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by the FSB Mar 29, 2023.

One year and 13 days ago

New Senate bill condemns arbitrary arrests of Americans by Russia and calls for their release

congress.gov/congressional-…

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#IStandWithEvan

Many things wrong w/terrible Berliner column on NPR, including not observing basic fairness. Didn't seek comment from NPR before publishing. Didn't mention many things which could detract from his conclusions. Set up staffers of color as scapegoats: loom.ly/QPLdX1w

A little story for you: The Red Sox had one photo in their clubhouse for many years, an old black-and-white shot of Johnny Pesky, who gave decades of service to the franchise as a player, coach, manager and advisor.

There's a handful of tickets left for Ragdale 's annual fundraiser, so I'm allowed to promote it before they're gone! I was delighted to co-curate this list of featured authors...

NEW: Jared Kushner's Saudi-backed investment firm has now pushed out nearly half of its $3 billion. Deals in Israel, Dubai, Brazil, Germany, US. The NYT takes a deep look, including a visit to HQ and an examination of emerging potential conflicts nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/…