{"id":2235782,"date":"2024-05-02T16:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-npr-ceo-testimony-about-liberal-bias-allegations\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T16:37:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:37:45","slug":"house-republicans-seek-npr-ceo-testimony-about-liberal-bias-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-seek-npr-ceo-testimony-about-liberal-bias-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans request NPR CEO&#8217;s testimony on allegations of liberal bias"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-republicans-seek-npr-ceo-testimony-about-liberal-bias-allegations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235782&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary has been successfully provided. \u2062If you need\u200d any more assistance, feel free \u200bto ask! 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I&#8217;m here to assist you with any tasks or questions you may have.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>House Republicans have requested Katherine Maher, who became the CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/national-public-radio-npr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Public Radio (NPR)<\/a> in March, provide testimony to Congress about the allegations of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snopes-posts-bogus-pro-aoc-fact-check-ends-up-exposing-its-left-wing-bias\/\" title=\"Snopes Posts Bogus Pro-AOC \u2018Fact Check,\u2019 Ends Up Exposing Its Left-Wing Bias\">left-wing bias<\/a> at the network, an invitation that could lead to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-special-house-election-a-high-profile-clash-of-rising-stars\/\" title=\"New York Special House Election a High-Profile Clash of Rising Stars\">high-profile clash<\/a> on Capitol Hill next week.<\/p>\n<p>Energy and Commerce Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) led a <a href=\"https:\/\/d1dth6e84htgma.cloudfront.net\/04_30_24_Letter_to_NPR_with_Hearing_Invitation_2_aa76bcfe12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">letter<\/a> that was sent to Maher this week, asking the media executive to appear before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee on May 8 to address claims related to NPR\u2019s coverage of topics related to politics, COVID, transgender issues, audience figures, the network\u2019s own level of diversity, and more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Committee has concerns about the direction in which NPR may be headed under past and present leadership. As a taxpayer funded, public radio organization, NPR should focus on fair and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vivek-establishment-isnt-going-to-let-biden-or-trump-get-anywhere-near-the-finish-line-in-2024\/\" title=\"The establishment won't allow Biden or Trump to reach the finish line in 2024\">objective news reporting<\/a> that both considers and reflects the views of the larger U.S. population and not just a niche audience,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>Controversy rocked NPR when a longtime editor, Uri Berliner, went public last month with the bias allegations and lamented how NPR had \u201clost America\u2019s trust\u201d with an increasingly leftist bent. After being suspended for five days, Berliner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/npr-editor-who-accused-network-of-liberal-bias-resigns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepped down<\/a>, saying he could not work in a newsroom where he was being \u201cdisparaged by a new CEO whose divisive views confirm\u201d the problems he cited.<\/p>\n<p>Berliner\u2019s resignation happened after Maher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nprs-new-ceo-scolds-25-year-veteran-for-expose-outing-networks-bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned<\/a> what she said was a \u201cdeeply simplistic\u201d and \u201cprofoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning\u201d assessment of NPR. Maher faced more blowback as posts and clips spread on social media, showing her being critical of former President Donald Trump and supportive of President Joe Biden. They also displayed personal views in favor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/15\/business\/media\/npr-chief-executive-criticized-over-tweets.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">liberal causes<\/a>. Maher later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/media\/npr-chief-defends-coverage-accuses-critics-of-bad-faith-distortion-of-her-views-cc5869ac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> The Wall Street Journal that critics were making a \u201cbad faith distortion\u201d of her views.<\/p>\n<p>The House GOP letter noted many of the allegations raised by Berliner, including a claim that all of NPR\u2019s editorial staffers in Washington, D.C., were registered Democrats. They also highlighted past comments from Mater about dealing with \u201cbad information,\u201d striking a balance with the speech protections under the First Amendment, and warning how the \u201ctruth might be a distraction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McMorris Rodgers and her colleagues wrote the committee is \u201cconcerned that your personal views and opinions on matters of public interest heavily influence your decision making at NPR and may cloud objective reporting of the news at NPR.\u201d In addition to the invite, they posed questions to Maher on internal NPR matters such as employee party affiliation, asking that the information be provided by May 14.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn your own words, \u2018slowing down a little bit and bringing the conversation in, [] listening with sincerity, debating with respect, consulting widely, and weighing difficult decisions with candor,\u2019 might be what NPR needs to rebuild the damage to its reputation and credibility,\u201d the letter said.<\/p>\n<p>It was not immediately clear whether Maher would cooperate with the House Republicans. The Daily Wire has reached out to NPR seeking comment on the letter.<\/p>\n<p>Although there has been a renewed push to cut funding for NPR, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/partisan-propaganda-machine-republicans-push-to-defund-npr-over-political-bias\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">proposed<\/a> measure from House Republicans, Berliner rejected the calls to defund the network. \u201cI respect the integrity of my colleagues and wish for NPR to thrive and do important journalism,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans want NPR&#8217;s CEO Katherine Maher to testify on left-wing bias claims. The invitation may spark a showdown on Capitol Hill. 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