We are also growing in TRUST. According to recent Pew report, NPR is the ONLY national news organization to see a meaningful increase in public trust over the last decade.

NPR's audience is not a left and right coast phenomenon. We are urban and rural; north and south, red state and blue state. Our listeners are equally distributed throughout every part of America – because of our unique network of local member stations. Rooted in their communities, locally owned, operated and staffed. These are citizens serving citizens.

Our reach has its limits of course, and our coverage — its critics. We are working to expand the diversity of our audience, our staff, sources and stories — to do a better job speaking to people across the spectrum of thought, experience and background.

And we're paying aggressive attention to our ethical decision-making — the standards and practices that journalism at our level demands.

In doing so we hope to develop an even larger following in the country – and better serve our mission to inform and enlighten.

Originally posted by macman

Originally posted by adifferentbreed
While no fan of NPR and their liberal slant, this I don't understand.
When did it begin that stating your mind cost you your job, you had to publically apologize, get drug through the mud, etc. Seems this only happens when it's politically beneficial to someone else. She has a right to freedom of speech, I can just consider her an idiot if I think she is one, firing her doesn;t change anything, the next lefty is already there to step in.

Um, when you receive almost 90% of your funding from the fed Govt (Tax dollars) you are beholden to those controlling the purse.
Plus the fact that they claim to be non-biased, then turn around and have the top people expressing this liberal distorted view is lying on the first claim.