# So does Vivian Schiller's resignation/force out from NPR prove or disprove that NPR does have a bias

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**Created:** [March 9, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-vivian-schillers-resignation-force-out-from-npr-prove-or-disprove-that-npr-does-have-a-bias/574062 "2011-03-09T16:28:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-vivian-schillers-resignation-force-out-from-npr-prove-or-disprove-that-npr-does-have-a-bias/574062/61 "2011-03-10T19:05:10Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> But I abhor them both. 🙂

Oh, I’m not a fan of country music, either, but it might be a good idea to make room in the schedule for some. Not the commercialized modern country/rock type thing, but maybe the old-fashioned GOO type. I wouldn’t begrudge an hour or so a week to them.

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**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-vivian-schillers-resignation-force-out-from-npr-prove-or-disprove-that-npr-does-have-a-bias/574062/62 "2011-03-10T19:09:46Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> Oh, I’m not a fan of country music, either, but it might be a good idea to make room in the schedule for some. Not the commercialized modern country/rock type thing, but maybe the old-fashioned GOO type. I wouldn’t begrudge an hour or so a week to them.

FWIW public radio stations are not beholden to airing only content from NPR. They in fact buy shows from NPR. It is up to the local station to program as they see fit. So, a rural public station may very well broadcast content the locals like and not hippy, liberal Prairie Home Companion.

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**Author:** ![Chen019](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f19dbf/32.png) [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-does-vivian-schillers-resignation-force-out-from-npr-prove-or-disprove-that-npr-does-have-a-bias/574062/63 "2011-03-11T04:08:27Z")

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> [@Omar\_Little](#):
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> [Vivian Schiller, CEO Of NPR, Steps Down : NPR](http://www.npr.org/2011/03/09/134389342/vivian-schiller-ceo-of-npr-steps-down?ps=cprs)
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> So did the board dismiss Schiller to prove that they don’t have a media bias, and demonstrate that they will not tolerate such behavior that might indicate that they do; or was the dismissal, just an acceptance that they really do have a media bias, but they have to appear that they don’t?

They clearly do have a bias. The sacking was for giving Republicans ammunition to defund the station.

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