[Kzyxtalk] NPR's All Things Considered

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From: "doug mckenty" 
To:"kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org" 
Cc:
Sent:Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:28:19 -0800
Subject:Re: [Kzyxtalk] NPR's All Things Considered

 David,
I don't really think its my place to say, and advocate for the
implementation of the programming advisory committee to make specific
choices by consensus.
Personally, if you want to know, I think the station could have one
hour of Morning Edition and one of ATC as well as Terry Gross at noon
and that's plenty.  I definitely think there is way too much NPR on
the weekends but have absolutely no preference as to which to keep or
cut.  Perhaps a survy of those who like NPR would help to discern
their favorites? 
I would love to see more locally produced public affairs on the
weekend and think an hour long Sunday local news debate on a certain
subject would be fun.  Just some ideas for a future PAC to think
about. 
Doug

On Wednesday, February 19, 2014, David Gurney  wrote:

	Why does NPR suck? 

	For a play by play account of the biased, mainstream, boring,
limp-wristed and excessively sanguine reporting on NPR, check out the
blog "Why NPR Sucks! 

	http://whynprsucks.blogspot.com/ [2] 

	KMUD out of Southern Humboldt is a local station that's very
entertaining, has a news department, and provides a daily forum (and
other call-in shows) and it truly represent its community,  

	They manage to do without NPR entirely.  Go figure. 

	…

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Patricia Kovner  wrote:
Is the reason KZYX no longer has a full news hour, because NPR
programming has priority and there is not enough $$ for both?  I'd
like to know how KMUD budgets it's much smaller income to expand its
already full news hour, with several reporters, and no NPR.
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On Wed, 2/19/14, doug mckenty  wrote:

  Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] NPR's All Things Considered
 To: "kzyxtalk at lists.mcn.org" 
  Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 11:22 AM

  Tim,
  I thought the total programming fee
  of 32k included the 22k for individual programs plus
  membership fees like 8k for the NPR membership.  So the
  total payout for programming was the 32k number.  Perhaps
  you are right and they should be added for a total of
  55k.

  I stopped believing NPR
  programming after observing their coverage of the run up to
  the war in Iraq.  It has become my feeling that they are
  just another corporate news source heavily influenced by the
  corporate/government complex.  I know many believe it to be
  an alternative, but I feel they are one and the same.
   Their foreign policy is very one sided, from the point of
  view of the American military establishment, with little to
  no time for alternative perspectives.  The vast majority of
  their "experts" come from establishment think
  tanks such as Rand, Brookings, and the CFR, all of wich are
  funded by corporate or foundation money.  NPR is heavily
  influenced by the left/right paradigm which it then reduces
  to the two party system they present as functional, with
  little corruption influencing the game.  Alternative,
  independant, and third party factions are almost totally
  ignored.  

  NPR does very little
  investigative journalism of its own, and after years of
  paying close attention to alternative news sources, I have
  found that if an anti-government or anti-corporate meme
  starts to gain traction, NPR is always there to present a
  very softball view of what are sometimes serious
  civil/individual rights abuses.  

  I am also skeptical of its
  attitude that it is completely objective.  By giving
  equal credence to two points of view I often find that
  NPR's coverage manages to give a measure of authenticity
  to ideas that, on their own, would be completely
  ludicrous.

  The fluff pieces often
  stuck between NPR's coverage of real news reminds me of
  the soma pills taken in A Brave New World.  After an hour
  of NPR we are all meant to feel pacified.  There is nothing
  to worry about.  The USA is the greatest country in the
  world.  Its military spreads peace and democracy and its
  people enjoy freedom and abundance.  There is nothing to
  see here, move along.

  I just don't trust
  it.
  Having said that,
  I have never advocated ditching it at KZYX.  I know a lot
  of people do trust it, and a lot of them are paying members.
   I would just like to see less of it and more Independant
  and locally produced journalism and I would like to be able
  to have this conversation on the air instead of on this list
  serve.  I think discussion critical or complimentary of all
  news sources should be part of the function of community
  radio.

  Doug M.

  On Tuesday, February 18, 2014,   wrote:

  Thank you, Rick. --beth

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  From: "Mitch
  Clogg" 

  To:
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  Sent:Tue, 18 Feb 2014
  20:38:24 -0800
  Subject:Re: [Kzyxtalk]
  NPR's All Things Considered

  Why are people so
  reluctant to cop to
        liking stuff on public radio? NPR, Public Radio
  International,
        Canada radio and a slew of others put superb stuff in
  the air. My
        m 

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