Monday, January 13, 2003

trinicenter.com - Spinners of Venezuelan Fairy Tales

An Open Letter to All Things Considered


I was disappointed to learn, upon hearing Gerry Hadden's most recent dispatch from Venezuela, that NPR is not immune to the widespread journalistic trend of selectively parrotting spin and innuendo, so that news reports become repositories of suggestion rather than facts.

There follows a long list of unbalanced views and statements in the NPR report.

I hope for the sake of Mr. Hadden's conscience that he is as ashamed of his report as I am of NPR for broadcasting it.

Was NPR used for propaganda by the right?

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