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Inside the Crisis at NPR

Listeners are tuning out. Sponsorship revenue has dipped. A diversity push has generated internal turmoil. Can America’s public radio network turn things around?

By Benjamin Mullin and Jeremy W. Peters

Berliner, Uri Free Press, The Maher, Katherine National Public Radio Nonprofit Organizations Radio

NPR Suspends Editor Whose Essay Criticized the Broadcaster

Uri Berliner, a senior business editor at NPR, said that the public radio network’s liberal bias had tainted its coverage of important stories.

By Benjamin Mullin

Berliner, Uri Free Press, The Maher, Katherine McDaniel, Ronna Romney National Public Radio Race and Ethnicity Radio Social Media United States Politics and Government Wikimedia Foundation

NPR C.E.O. Faces Criticism Over Tweets Supporting Progressive Causes

Katherine Maher, who took over the public network last month, posted years ago on Twitter that “Donald Trump is a racist.”

By Benjamin Mullin

Diversity Initiatives Free Press, The Lansing, John F Maher, Katherine National Public Radio News and News Media Radio

NPR in Turmoil After It Is Accused of Liberal Bias

An essay from an editor at the broadcaster has generated a firestorm of criticism about the network on social media, especially among conservatives.

By Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson