Originally Posted by
4decadedukie
The following comes from DC's all news radio station, WTOP: NPR allegedly terminated Williams because its ANALYSTS (and he is in that job category) are supposedly not authorized to express personal opinions, only to provide factual materials (presumably, this policy applies even when they work other jobs for separate news organizations). Yet Cokie Roberts and Nina Totenberg (both NPR ANALYSTS) were quoted by WTOP offering clearly politically-focused OPINIONS, and neither has been fired nor reprimanded. Obviously (according to this WTOP report), this suggests that NPR applies its internal strictures inconsistently, with those endorsing a more leftist position receiving greater tolerance than those who promote more conservative views.