[ITSALLABOUTMEMAN] Re: Journalism saves lives

 

That's a heartwarming story, but think about all the needless deaths you have caused along the way you have caused by your strict adherence to the propaganda message that the government and corporations have tasked you with delivering to a hapless population.

Imagine the lives that might have been spared in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Ukraine, had you been practicing actual journalism instead of advancing propaganda.

I remember one night hearing the BBC on an NPR station when they were talking to a journalist who was serving as a stringer for the BBC in Tunisia. He was a local guy, not one of the plummy voices liars that dominate the "public" airwaves across the English speaking world. Everything he said was in start contrast to everything else we ever heard on the "public" media - that Gaddaffi was highly regarded in the region, that he had been a force of progress for many years, that he offered an alternative to colonialism to the region, and that it was going to be catastrophic if he was overthrown. Everything he said proved to be true, and everything else heard on "public" media from the paid "public" liars turned out to be false.

And you know, when I heard that one voice of reason, that one voice telling the truth, that one voice of somebody that actually lived in the region and had to live with the consequences of the the actions of the imperialist deciders, I said to myself, "well, we're never going to hear from him again."

And of course I was right. It had been a terrible error to allow somebody on the air who was not reinforcing the propaganda message, the lies of Gaddaffi's supposedly imminent ethnic cleansing. Now we have real ethnic cleansing in the region, refugees and slavery.  Why don't you proudly step up and claim your fair share of the credit for what is going on in Libya.

Or Myanmar and the ethnic cleansing there?  You breathlessly repeated the state propaganda about Aung San Suu Kyi. Any reasonable person by now knows that anybody the neoliberal ruling class selects for leadership is going to be problematic, but that isn't NPR's concern. Who cares if the darling of the western media is overseeing ethnic cleansing?  History is for losers.

When you covered the remarkable events when Victoria Nuland revealed that the US had spent $5 billion to overthrow the elected government of Ukraine, you focused on her vulgarity, and missed the real story - the contempt the deciders in Washington have for sovereignty in Europe and the Ukraine. Now Ukraine is run by Nazis and thugs, and plagued by civil war (that your bosses say is being fomented by Russia, a charge you repeat without dissent 100% of the time.)  So much for saving lives, NPR?

It just goes on and on and on. You are out of touch with what is going on out here in the real world.  You think because you have a cultlike listenership of poorly informed dittoheads who think they are more sophisticated than the next person because they listen to NPR (never mind that NPR is now more Stan Lee than John Ciardi) that nobody sees your flaws or can articulate them. There are a few of us.  I am in favor of lives being saved. I favor breaking up the public media network and allowing control to revert back to local stakeholders. I don't expect it will help much,but it's bound to help a little.

Thank you for your time, I expect you'll be inviting me to join a citizen's oversight board any day now.

Ha ha!

Your friend

Matt

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 6:10 AM, NPR <email@et.npr.org> wrote:

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Did you know journalism can save lives? That's what we heard from Marie, a mother who wrote to NPR recently letting us know that information she heard in an NPR news story saved her life. Marie recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy, but felt exhausted after returning home from the hospital. She knew something wasn't quite right. Marie had just read an article on NPR about maternal death postpartum, and she recognized her symptoms almost immediately. Her husband rushed her to the ER, where they realized she had postpartum preeclampsia. The doctors worked quickly to save her life. Support from listeners like you helped NPR cover this pervasive health crisis. And it saved Marie's life. Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that supports nonprofits just like NPR and stations around the country. To help us continue to investigate and bring important issues like maternal health to the forefront, we are asking you to make a donation to your local station.  As a nonprofit, our coverage of these critical topics depends on your generosity. Click below to make a donation to the NPR station of your choice today. Donate Now Select a different station You received this message because you're subscribed to our Music emails. |  Unsubscribe  |  Privacy Policy | NPR 1111 N. CAPITOL ST. NE WASHINGTON DC 20002

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