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User talk:Webbpa

2009-10-09T16:40:12Z

Webbpa:

Please do not remove factual information from articles. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 12:33, 9 October 2009 (EDT)

To my knowledge, I have not done so.

National Public Radio

2009-10-09T16:38:42Z

Webbpa: I am removing the claim that NPR is liberal as unsupported by the citation given. Please see my reasoning on the talk page.

'''National Public Radio''' (NPR) is a not-for-profit organization which produces and broadcasts various [[radio]] programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment. The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970. Currently, NPR reports that 26 million [[Americans]] tune in each week.<ref>http://www.npr.org/about/growth.html</ref> Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience, it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''. A November 2005 Poll showed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP</ref>

NPR, along with [[PBS]], has been accused of aiming its broadcast toward the well-educated. According to NPR, "NPR supports its operations through a combination of membership dues and programming fees from over 860 independent radio stations, sponsorship from private foundations and corporations, and revenue from the sales of transcripts, books, CDs, and merchandise. A very small percentage -- between one percent to two percent of NPR's annual budget -- comes from competitive grants sought by NPR from federally funded organizations, such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts."<ref>NPR.org, ''Annual Reports, Audited Financial Statements, and Form 990s'', retrieved 28 March, 2009 [http://www.npr.org/about/privatesupport.html]</ref>

==All Things Considered==
Robert Siegel chats about [[Conservapedia]] with Andrew Schlafly March 13, 2007. <ref>NPR, All Things Considered, ''Conservapedia: Data for Birds of a Political Feather?'', by Robert Siegel, March 13, 2007 [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8286084]</ref>
==Further reading==
* McCauley, Michael. ''NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio'' (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/NPR-Trials-Triumphs-National-Public/dp/0231121601/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1239155049&sr=11-1 excerpt and text search]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==See Also==
[[Previous Breaking News/National Public Radio|Articles about '''National Public Radio''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==External Links==
*http://www.npr.org/ Official Website
*[http://newsbusters.org/media-topics/radio/npr ''NewsBusters section on NPR'']

[[Category:Radio]]
[[Category:Media]]
[[Category:Journalism]]

Talk:National Public Radio

2009-10-09T16:37:38Z

Webbpa: /* Elitist? */

==Elitist?==
I'm not going to deny that NPR has a liberal bias, but it seems rather, I don't know, idiotic, to say that NPR reports having 26 million listeners that apparently trust it very well, then say that it '''is accused of''' being an elitist network. Is it saying that their reported 26 million listeners are all elitist? Shouldn't that be backed up by polls, or data?

I bolded "is accused of" because that's not very neutral or factual. Who accused it? When was it accused? What does "the other side" have to say about the accusation? --[[User:DrtyLb8|DrtyLb8]] 21:45, 3 May 2008 (EDT)

I have removed the reference to the article from Media Research claiming that NPR "admitted" to a liberal bias. I have also eliminated the conclusion cited from the article that the NPR's programming is biased toward a liberal perspective. The article bases its claim on a concern expressed by NPR's ombudsman that an interview by Terry Gross seemed politically biased, and would lead people to believe that NPR was liberally biased, when in fact he did not believe it was. If the ombudsman's "admission" is truly what substantiates the claim that NPR programming is liberal, it should be linked directly, and not through an opinion article that draws a potentially unwarranted conclusion from it.--[[User:Webbpa|Webbpa]] 12:35, 9 October 2009 (EDT)

I've removed the same link again. Please explain what is flawed in my reasoning if you decide to add it back.--[[User:Webbpa|Webbpa]] 12:37, 9 October 2009 (EDT)

Talk:National Public Radio

2009-10-09T16:35:59Z

Webbpa:

National Public Radio

2009-10-09T16:29:05Z

Webbpa:

Talk:Public Broadcasting Service

2009-10-05T20:35:24Z

Webbpa:

Why is PBS' liberal bias not addressed? [[User:Jsmog|Jsmog]] 12:55, 20 October 2007 (EDT)

The page states that "PBS, along with NPR, has been accused of aiming its broadcast toward wealthy, elite segments of the American population while neglecting others, who nonethless pay for the programming." By whom has it been accused? When? What source can be cited in documentation? What does "elite" mean in this context?--[[User:Webbpa|Webbpa]] 16:35, 5 October 2009 (EDT)

Talk:Public Broadcasting Service

2009-10-05T20:35:10Z

Webbpa:

National Public Radio

2009-10-05T20:31:58Z

Webbpa:

'''National Public Radio''' (NPR) is a not-for-profit organization which produces and broadcasts [[radio]] programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment. The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970. Currently, NPR reports that 26 million [[Americans]] tune in each week.<ref>http://www.npr.org/about/growth.html</ref> Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience, it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''. A November 2005 Poll showed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP</ref>

NPR's programming has been characterized as liberal by Media Research <ref>[http://www.mediaresearch.org/BozellColumns/newscolumn/2003/col20031021.asp NPR Admits a Liberal Bias], L. Brent Bozell III, [[Media Research Center]], October 21, 2003</ref>.

NPR, along with [[PBS]], has been accused of aiming its broadcast toward the well-educated. According to NPR, "NPR supports its operations through a combination of membership dues and programming fees from over 860 independent radio stations, sponsorship from private foundations and corporations, and revenue from the sales of transcripts, books, CDs, and merchandise. A very small percentage -- between one percent to two percent of NPR's annual budget -- comes from competitive grants sought by NPR from federally funded organizations, such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts."<ref>NPR.org, ''Annual Reports, Audited Financial Statements, and Form 990s'', retrieved 28 March, 2009 [http://www.npr.org/about/privatesupport.html]</ref>

==All Things Considered==
Robert Siegel chats about [[Conservapedia]] with Andrew Schlafly March 13, 2007. <ref>NPR, All Things Considered, ''Conservapedia: Data for Birds of a Political Feather?'', by Robert Siegel, March 13, 2007 [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8286084]</ref>
==Further reading==
* McCauley, Michael. ''NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio'' (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/NPR-Trials-Triumphs-National-Public/dp/0231121601/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1239155049&sr=11-1 excerpt and text search]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==See Also==
[[Previous Breaking News/National Public Radio|Articles about '''National Public Radio''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==External Links==
*http://www.npr.org/ Official Website
*[http://newsbusters.org/media-topics/radio/npr ''NewsBusters section on NPR'']

[[Category:Radio]]
[[Category:Media]]
[[Category:Journalism]]

Talk:Atheism and charity

2009-10-05T20:21:17Z

Webbpa: /* donations */

unlock this article so I can add a template to it-- [[Image:50 star flag.png|12px]] [[User:Deborah|Deborah]] [[Special:Contributions/Deborah|(contributions)]] [[User_talk:Deborah|(talk)]] 12:47, 16 May 2008 (EDT)

== donations ==

Perhaps it should be noted that some of the most liberal and atheistic countries in the world, eg north-western Europe, are some of the worlds largest aid donors, [http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp#ForeignAidNumbersinChartsandGraphs source] and by some measure, are considered the most charitable nations on the international level [http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_active/cdi/ source].
And while some of these nations have a well developed social security system, still spend a signigicant amount of money on charity, in the Netherlands, for example, private citizens spend, in relative terms, about a 1/3 of what US citizens spend on charity [http://www.cbf.nl/Downloads/Bestanden/Verslag_fondsenwervers/Verslag%20Fondsenwerving%202006.pdf source] [[User:ABunny|ABunny]] 21:18, 7 August 2008 (EDT)
:I agree. My homecountry, Norway, is mainly populated by atheistic/agnostic social liberals, and gives some of the largest amounts of donations per capita in the world. [[User:Efloean|Efloean]] 15:51, 3 September 2008 (EDT)

also does this include donations directly to churchs

That's a valid question. If this data includes money given to churches, it invalidates the argument. Who would consider membership dues, even if voluntary, charity? It would be nice if the wiki clarified. It's also curious that the wiki considers only monetary donations as charity. I am currently too poor to give any of my money away, but I did just finish serving a year in the AmeriCorps. However, this wiki, as is, would not consider that charity.

:But the money that goes to churches goes to help the needy, while many charities, even non-profits, take most of the donations and use them for their own operating costs. So not only are Christians more giving, but their donations are used more effectively.--[[User:FredCorps|FredCorps]] 10:38, 8 April 2009 (EDT)

:: Fred, you yourself have just drawn a distinction yourself between "churches" and "charities". Also, churches spend large amounts of their collections to maintain and expand facilities, organize events, publish newsletters, supply classrooms, and so on. The church members themselves certainly benefit from those expenditures, and they cannot therefore be considered charity in the strictest sense. I do not know whether the cited statistics include church giving or not, but would be interested to know.--[[User:Webbpa|Webbpa]] 16:21, 5 October 2009 (EDT)

== Picture ==
Hey, I was just link-surfing and I came upon this page. I noticed the picture of two un-named (presumably poor) children. In my personal opinion, the photo has very little to do with the article. The article concerns atheists, not poor people. Perhaps a different photo would be better? [[User:Luminite2|Luminite2]] 22:47, 9 April 2009 (EDT)