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NOTE TO NPR - oh they finally noticed!

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COMMENTS ON NPR - Missing in Action [NON-COVERAGE] of the OCCUPY WALL STREET Movement!

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NPR MIA on Occupy Wall Street by rwspisak
In the long lurch rightward that has reduced NPR to republican framing and talking points has long saddened this reporter. I watched our old NPR, once a stalwart of old time journalism trimming and trimming it's sails until we get 5 interviews from the Heritage and Hoover economic school, and no alternative analysis.

So you can imagine how bad local and regional news is, that I and many other still depend on the gelded NPR for our national and international news. [as well as BBC, France 24, RTV, New India Times,Al Ghezira and others]
Why did it take more than a week to even notice the Wall Street occupation? There is no excuse despite this "explanation" from Dick Meyer of NPR:

RSN reports We asked the (NPR) newsroom to explain their editorial decision. Executive editor for news Dick Meyer came back: "The recent protests on Wall Street did not involve large numbers of people, prominent people, a great disruption or an especially clear objective."

Hundred protesting peacefully for over a week, protesting WALL STREET ABUSES, MORTGAGE GOUGING, FAILURE OF THE REGULATORS TO PROSECUTE WALL STREET CRIMINALS? 
Nobody on the cute list? No Billionaires? NO NEWS HERE? Really NPR? PEPPER SPRAYING PEACEFUL PROTESTORS? No Clear Objective?

 

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Tweet: Oh NPR Where ya been? by Richard Spisak on Thursday, Sep 29, 2011 at 6:07:22 AM
Hi by Peter Duveen on Saturday, Oct 1, 2011 at 1:14:48 PM
MSM Boycott by Richard Spisak on Saturday, Oct 1, 2011 at 3:10:54 PM