NPR EXEC PUNKED BY JAMES O'KEEFE: Caught On Tape Calling Tea Party...
James O'Keefe strikes again.O'Keefe is the 'investigative' journalist who made a name for himself by posing as various characters (a pimp, a repairman, a conservative activist) and recording people on...
View ArticleJUAN WILLIAMS: NPR Prostitutes Itself For Money
In case you were wondering whether Juan Williams still had any bad feelings towards NPR after his unceremonious firing last year, the answer is yes.Here's what he told Fox Nation today:“This was an act...
View ArticleNPR CEO Vivian Schiller FORCED Out By Board Over Video Sting
NPR just announced that CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned. Statement below.Update: It looks like there is more to this. NPR's media reported David Folkenflik is reporting that Schiller was forced out...
View ArticleNPR's Ombudsman Was In The Comments Section At WaPo Today Ripping Apart NPR...
NPR Ombudsman Lisa Shepardtook questions from readers today on the Washington Post's website and spent most of the time discussing the Ron Schiller affair.She was objective and honest, but pointed.Some...
View ArticleOOF: PBS Reveals They Also Met With Fake James O'Keefe Group
PBS has revealed they also met with James O'Keefe's fictitious Muslim group Muslim Education Action Center Trust in February but said "attempts to confirm the credentials of the organization proved...
View ArticleWhat's The Big Deal? NPR Actually Doesn't Get All That Much Money From The...
NPR's decision to force out Vivian Schiller yesterday had more to do with appeasing the powers of Congress, who are threatening to cancel all federal funding, than anything else.Schiller told the NYT...
View ArticleJON STEWART: NPR Execs 'Pussies' For Forcing Schiller Resignation
As Jon Stewart pointed out on Wednesday night's Daily Show, NPR executive Ron Schiller got caught on film by "[James] O'Keefe, the Aston Kutcher of the Conservative movement."The controversy resulted...
View ArticleANDREW BREITBART: The Best Coverage Of The NPR Scandal Is On NPR
Now that James O'Keefe can claim another scalp in his quest to secretly tape the world Andrew Breitbart (O'Keefe's original champion) is back in the spotlight.Breitbart showed up on Piers Morgan last...
View ArticleJames O'Keefe Releases NEW Audio Claiming To Show NPR Execs Close To...
After conservative activist and secret videographer James O'Keefe released his first NPR 'sting' video the other day NPR officials were quick to point out that they had quickly and numerously turned...
View ArticleNPR's Scott Simon Slams NPR Execs After Latest Tape: DISGUSTING
It can't be fun to be an NPR employee right now. Especially those on the news side who are unfairly shouldering blame for the behavior of a handful of execs. And it must be extra-infuriating to know...
View ArticleYou Might Be Surprised At The List Of People Who Think Glenn Beck's The Blaze...
Following the release of James O'Keefe's NPR 'sting' video, which resulted in the resignation of NPR CEO Vivian Schiller, Scott Baker at Glenn Beck's site The Blaze decided to go through O'Keefe's raw...
View ArticleSurprise! NPR Was The Only Major News Organization To GAIN An Audience In 2010
We told you the other day how all the major cable channels had lost viewers in 2010 leading industry watchers to wonder whether was moving past its prime.So you may be surprised to hear that the only...
View ArticleHere's Why The Claim That NPR's Audience Skews Conservative Makes Sense
NPR's Steve Inskeep takes to The Wall Street Journal's op-ed page to defend the "liberal bias" accusations in light of the James O'Keefevideos.In addition to a variety of Gladwellian anecdotes, the...
View ArticleOusted NPR CEO Schiller: I Felt Extra Press To Stay Strong Because I Was A Woman
Vivian Schiller gave her first interview since being ousted as CEO of NPR, and she told Susan King of the International Women's Media Foundation that she wants to return to journalism in the near...
View ArticleCathie Black To NPR?
Should just-fired schools chancellor Cathie Black want to get back in the media game there a plenty of big openings that might suit, points out Keith Kelly.Black, who headed up Hearst for many years...
View ArticleGuess Which Former Presidential Candidate Thinks NPR Needs MORE 'Progressive...
NPR Ombudsman Lisa Shepard - who previously waded into the Washington Post comments section and ripped former executive Ron Schiller - spoke with the Columbia Journalism Review's Joel Meares.You know...
View ArticleSURPRISE: Federal Budget Keeps Funding For NPR
So funny story: Remember all that hand wringing regarding the defunding of NPR?Yeah, that was TOTALLY OVERBLOWN.As the Washington Postwrites, assuming the federal budget passes (big if), "the...
View ArticleAnnouncing New Speakers And Topics For IGNITION
IGNITION:SPEAKERS|AGENDA|VENUE|TICKETS|PRESS|SPONSORS The second-annual Business Insider IGNITION conference on the future of media is taking shape. (In case you've missed prior announcements, IGNITION...
View ArticleIGNITION Tickets: Way Cheaper Than Full Price, But Not For Long
IGNITION:SPEAKERS|AGENDA|VENUE|TICKETS|PRESS|SPONSORS Want to hear directly from leaders at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Hearst, and cutting-edge emerging media companies? We thought so -- and we're...
View ArticleFormer NPR Boss, NBC Exec, and Twitter Exec Vivian Schiller Has A New...
Vivian Schiller has a new part-time gig, according to a memo obtained by Business Insider.She'll be a "strategic advisor" at news startup Vocativ.Schiller's most recent job was head of news at Twitter,...
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