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An NPR editor accuses the network of institutional bias

“An open-minded spirit no longer exists within NPR,” business editor Uri Berliner wrote in The Free Press.

Right-wing outlets now hail Berliner as a “whistleblower.” NPR colleagues criticize him for not seeking comment before publication and putting the blame on staffers of color. But he does provide one eye-popping stat: among editorial staffers based in the Washington, DC, office, he found 87 registered Democrats and zero (0) ~zero~ Republicans. As it did with Patreon last year, Spotify is allowing users to link their Substack accounts so they can listen to their free and paywalled podcasts on the platform.

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