Dem Rep. Frank Pallone: Congress Needs To Hold Hearings On The Dangers Of "Right-Wing Media"…Not NPR

The House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is holding a hearing today titled “Examining Accusations of Ideological Bias at NPR, a Taxpayer-Funded News Entity.” NPR's CEO declined to appear at the hearing about bias in the media operation she runs: National Public Radio chief Katherine Maher will not abide by a House committee's request to appear on Wednesday, according to the organization. A spokesperson for NPR confirmed to Fox News Digital that Maher would not be appearing as requested before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, citing an all-day meeting with the organization's board of directors. "NPR respects the Committee and its request and has offered to testify on a date in the near future that works for the Committee and Maher," the spokesperson said in a statement. Why did Maher decline to appear at a hearing about bias at NPR (that gained steam with former editor Uri Berliner's recent article)? The top answer couldn't be more clear, as Joe Concha pointed out:

If you're wondering why the CEO of NPR refused to appear before Congress today, here's one big reason. https://twitter.com/krmaher/status/1323094291732815872 -- Maher knew she'd be shown that photo a LOT if she attended today's hearing. 😱😱😱 That’s the first Biden hat I’ve ever seen. Right? They're sure not easy to find. Congressional Democrats could of course be counted on to run interference for NPR, which is just a branch press office for the DNC:

Dem Rep. @FrankPallone says Congress needs to hold hearings on the dangers of “right-wing media”, not NPR: “If Republicans were truly concerned about journalism and editorial integrity, they would have to recognize that it is actually the vast landscape of right-wing media organizations that have a long history of peddling misinformation, disinformation, promoting partisan agendas and sowing fear and division. Major conservative networks have paid out vast legal settlements and lost on-air talent who refused to abandon impartiality and continually lie about our democracy and elections. Why aren't we having a hearing about conservative media and their efforts to stifle alternative views?...Fox News, One America News, Sinclair, and Breitbart are all examples of media organizations that air bias false, harmful, and damaging content. Public cynicism about the media doesn't come from NPR. It comes from the right-wing media . This hearing is particularly worrisome because we have a Republican candidate for president who spends a good amount of his time peddling, unfounded attacks on the media and the freedom of the press.”

They couldn't be more predictable and shameless.

Twitchy: 'Here's One Big Reason' the CEO of NPR Declined to Testify at Today's Bias Hearing
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