BROADCAST BIAS: ‘Public’ media furious Washington Post cut back on anti-Trump crusade

NPR and PBS criticize Washington Post's 300 job cuts, citing concerns about journalism quality, while former editor Marty Baron argues Bezos lacks strategy.

When the Post announced the job cuts, CBS anchor Jessi Mitchell summarized on its early-morning newscast: "Outrage sparked online after the announcement, calling out the publication’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, for the decision."

On the Saturday before the layoffs, NPR media reporter David Folkenflik explained the view from Post staffers: "They're saying that readers of The Washington Post deserve sophisticated, contextualized reporting that requires a sophisticated, contextualized reporting team." These are buzzwords for liberal bias, the same way Dan Rather always told people CBS gave you "context and perspective."

Weekend anchor Scott Simon asked Folkenflik: "The Washington Post — it's a paper woven into U.S. history. Has it really come to this?" The media reporter naturally thought of taking down President Richard Nixon, as liberals do: "Well, obviously, you think of Watergate and the Pentagon Papers and other historic moments, but they're also doing things at the moment. They are holding power to account."