Nick N. says:

Hey, all,

Just stumbled onto RPM and this broadcast. Buzzflash cited it in their headline compilation. Instant fan.

I’m a white guy in Massachusetts, but think that native issues should be given more platform and voice in “progressive” politics and actions, and, obviously by our national so-called leaders.

Funny that NPR and On Point were mentioned in this program. I’ve been hounding the program in their comments section for months, noting their relentless tilting of guest commenter panels to the right and toward corporate media. I noted that the DAPL actions had been happening for months before they even mentioned in a weekly news roundup. They still haven’t covered it in detail.

And they’ve also failed to even mention the journalists and filmmakers who were arrested there, while Ashbrook has the gaul to recored fundraising spots for the host station citing NPR’s mission of “fearless” journalism.

None of this is surprising given that “public” broadcasting is increasingly under control of corporate interests, and is apparently pandering to their neo-liberal base.

http://fair.org/home/national-plutocrat-radio/

http://fair.org/extra/how-public-is-public-radio/

http://12bytes.org/articles/exposed/npr-national-public-radio-or-national-propaganda-radio

Thanks for reading, and thanks for your good work!

In solidarity,

~ nick