NPR CEO slams editor who exposed bias. Looks like truth is 'profoundly disrespectful'

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Editor's note: This essay was first published on the author's blog Res ipsa loquitur.

This weekend, I wrote a column on the continuing controversy at NPR and the bias detailed in a recent bombshell essay by respected editor Uri Berliner. The company has long been criticized for its partisan coverage, including running debunked stories. Now NPR CEO Katherine Maher has responded and appeared to confirm that the publicly supported media company has no intention of bringing greater balance to its coverage or editorial staff.

Berliner detailed the complete exclusion of any Republicans among the editors of NPR’s Washington office and various examples of raw bias in favor of Democratic narratives and claims.

Maher responded to none of these specific points in substance. Instead, she attacks Berliner as "profoundly disrespectful, hurtful, and demeaning" to his colleagues by calling out the company for its political bias.

NPR BOSS REBUKES EDITOR'S BOMBSHELL ESSAY: QUESTIONING OUR INTEGRITY IS 'PROFOUNDLY DISRESPECTFUL'

In a memo Friday, Maher told the staff that Berliner attacked not only "the quality of our editorial process and the integrity of our journalists" but "our people on the basis of who we are."

In dismissing the criticism of bias,