Taxpayer-subsidized National Public Radio wasn’t jumping on the Fox News/Wall Street Journal story about internal turmoil at the Justice Department over a probe of the Clinton Foundation. This was the promoted lead story on the website for Thursday’s Morning Edition: “Teen Night Owls Struggle To Learn And Control Emotions At School.”
These were the political segments:
Obama Tries To Bridge A 'Black Enthusiasm Gap' In Florida
It's An Oft-Repeated Line, But Did Clinton Really Laugh At A Rape Victim? [A 7-minute report. No, anchor Steve Inskeep reported. She laughed at the legal system.]
Millions Expected To Vote Before Election Day
They loved sports, making time for three World Series segments and an NFL story:
2014 Tweet Nearly Predicted Cubs' Win — Down To The Extra Innings
Stayed Up Too Late For The Cubs? Let Them Write Your Excuse Note
Chicago Rejoices: The Cubs Beat The Indians To Win World Series
Study: NFL Referees Influenced By Coaches' And Players' Sideline Yelling
They hit the predictable left-wing notes from the states:
Protesters, Police Still Clashing Over Disputed North Dakota Pipeline
Former KKK Leader David Duke Blames Debate Protests On Black Lives Matter 'Radicals'
Iowa Joins 'The Rest Of The Country': Des Moines Mourns Slain Officers
They found the foreign stories:
Iraqi Archbishop Looks For Reconciliation
In Pakistan, Illegal Kidney Trade Flourishes As Victims Await Justice [Seven minutes, 15 seconds]
British Court: Government Needs Parliament's Approval To Exit EU
They covered books and TV shows:
Editor Terry McDonnell Doctors Stories In 'Accidental Life' [Seven minutes, 16 seconds!]
A Monarch Balances Personal And Royal Demands In 'The Crown'
The new story didn’t even come up in the segment titled “Complaints Of Media Bias Come From All Sides This Season.” Steve Inskeep couldn't stick to bias for long, asking Commentary editor John Podhoretz: “Does this election leave the Republican Party in great danger?” Podhoretz said “Yes.”
Podhoretz's big-picture media-bias answer was pretty close to the conservative conventional wisdom: Trump loads of primary coverage, and now it's not so great. But wow! They can’t even discuss what story NPR is ignoring during the media-bias segment.
