A Down Under View On Public Broadcasting

CJR talks NPR and more with Jonathan Holmes, host of Australian TV’s Media Watch

By Joel Meares   Mar 14, 2011 at 04:53 PM

Last week saw NPR CEO Vivian Schiller resign after the organization’s chief fundraiser was caught in a hidden-video sting... More

Bill to Defund NPR Passes House Vote

White House needs to come out stronger

By Joel Meares   Mar 17, 2011 at 04:49 PM

It’s been a busy twenty-four hours on the “defund NPR” beat. Yesterday, the House Rules Committee convened an emergency... More

Brooke Kroeger on James O’Keefe and Undercover Reporting: A CJR Podcast

By The Editors   Mar 15, 2011 at 01:55 PM

Is James O’Keefe a “journalist”? Does it matter? Do the political goals of an undercover reporter—or activist—affect the value of... More

James O’Keefe’s Bizarre (and brilliant?) Landrieu Dance

By Joel Meares   Apr 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM

Say what you will about James O’Keefe, the videographer and self-described journalist famous for his ACORN and NPR stings,... More

Juan Williams’ Weak Call to Defund NPR

Ex-employee’s latest attack proves toothless

By Joel Meares   Mar 21, 2011 at 04:43 PM

In a disingenuous column published in The Hill today, onetime NPR news analyst Juan Williams argues that his former employer... More

New O’Keefe Recording Shows NPR Suggesting Anonymous Donation

By Joel Meares   Mar 10, 2011 at 06:30 PM

James O’Keefe continues to stick it to NPR with a second tape—this time audio—released featuring a telephone conversation between senior... More

New Scandal: Approach With Caution (UPDATED)

NPR, Schiller, O’Keefe, and the benefits of a breather

By Joel Meares   Mar 8, 2011 at 03:39 PM

NPR took another hit today with the release of a video from James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas showing NPR Foundation... More

O’Keefe Teaches Media A Lesson (Again)

Edited NPR video shows why we need to slow down

By Joel Meares   Mar 15, 2011 at 03:19 PM

How quickly things seem to fall apart when James O’Keefe is the person who put them together. O’Keefe’s incriminating ACORN... More

Q&A with NPR Ombudswoman Alicia Shepard (UPDATED)

“This is really the first time in NPR’s grown-up history that it’s been under siege.”

By Joel Meares   Apr 11, 2011 at 01:22 PM

When Alicia Shepard became NPR’s ombudswoman in October 2007, she knew there would be challenges—public broadcasters are always going... More

Steve Inskeep Stands Up for NPR

Challenges notion that network is “liberal” in WSJ

By Joel Meares   Mar 24, 2011 at 03:47 PM

The NPR board may have buckled under the pressure of James O’Keefe’s faux scandal, but weeks after the Schillers... More

Stingers From Our Past

James O’Keefe’s predecessors, their stings, and their ethics

By Joel Meares   Mar 10, 2011 at 02:33 PM

With James O’Keefe’s latest video sting taking two scalps at NPR this week, we thought it timely to revisit some... More

UPDATED: Beck’s Blaze Comes To NPR’s Defense (Sort Of)

By Joel Meares   Mar 11, 2011 at 05:15 PM

I spoke on a media roundtable today on a San Francisco public radio station about the NPR/Schiller(s) controversy. Before we... More