Blaming the Listener: NPR’s Non-Apology
“We believed that our listeners are well informed about (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) issues and thus would not need to have this spelled out…”
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Change v. Change at NPR
The Ombudsman for NPR responds to criticism of this week’s story on ex-gay reparative therapy.
Read More“Ex-Gay” NPR Report Closets Mormon Side of the Story
Conversion therapy is a religious experiment, not a “health” treatment.
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Touch Me, Man, I’m Healed, I’m Straight
What NPR didn’t tell you about how Rich Wyler became “ex-gay.”
Read MoreNPR “Ex-Gay” Report Neither “Fair” Nor “Balanced”
NPR story glosses how “ex-gays” make a living off of their new status as “cured” homosexuals.
Read MoreNPR Report on “Ex-Gay” Therapy Omits Crucial Details of Source’s “Journey Into Manhood”
Wyler’s method is considered fringe, even in the ex-gay movement.
Read MoreBirther Criticism Causes Computer Brain Freeze on Daily Show
A birther group sees a “cover-up” in the words of an NPR employee, but Jon Stewart will set the record straight.
Read MoreCompassion for AZ Shooter?
Talk of compassion in the wake of the shootings seems like the typical namby-pamby response of religious liberals. Could it be the answer?
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Spiritual Envy: Michael Krasny’s Agnostic Quest
One of our premier interviewers, host of KQED’s Forum, talks to RD Senior Editor Lisa Webster about atheists, God, his parents’ Judaism, and writing a book without answers.
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“Liberal Nazis”: The Republican Crusade Against NPR
National Public Radio may soon be under real assault from Republican lawmakers, if Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes’ comments about “liberal Nazis” are any indication. A congressman from Colorado Springs, Doug Lamborn is leading the charge.
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