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RFK Jr. Presidential Campaign - Lack of coverage

Washington
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Please provide equivalent coverage of the Kennedy/Shanahan presidential campaign to those of the "major" parties, in keeping with your responsibility to be nonpartisan and nonpolitical in your activities. Thank you.

Robert F Kennedy Jr

Connecticut
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Start covering him more.

Politics at NPR

Pennsylvania
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Dear CPB I am writing to you regarding NPR. I stopped funding NPR a few years ago, when i saw the dramatic shift to the far left. I am disappointed that NPR has taken this direction. Has CPB provided any guidance to help return NPR to the center. As you, and hence they, are funded by all American taxpayers, i would think it is your fiduciary duty to ensure NPR takes a balance approach. Your and their website speak strongly about Diversity, but diversity should go beyond race - it should include diversity of thought. Sadly it seems that NPR has lost its compass, and CPB has failed its mandate. I encourage the members of your board and management to reinstitute the balance and fairness that was once the hallmark of NPR. You and they are funded by all of America, and its your sacred trust to represent all of America Please get to work Sincerely C*******s M******y

Partisan programming

Virginia
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I listened to NPR for 25 years and donated $ every year, but the last four or five years have seen a dramatic change. They were always left leaning, but now they are just as left as MSNBC. They proved it during Covid and then now with their blatant ignoring of RFK Jr. The last straw for me came when Jenn White on 1A started referring to expectant mothers as 'pregnant people'. Enough is enough. No more money and no more listening to your propaganda.

Pres Election

New Mexico
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We want to hear more of. RFKjr. You have been ignoring a large movement.

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How to defund NPR ?

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You guys deserve to be fired!! That’s all and of course you guys know why! Ty, dumb f**ks

Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr

California
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I am a big fan of my local PBS station in San Diego. However I have yet to see any coverage of Mr Kennedy and his campaign messages that resonate with people nationwide and NPR seems to be ignoring him. The CPB is supposed to be non partisan in its funding. As an American I'd appreciate seeing and hearing from all my choices for president. Thank you, Erin

NPR RFK Jr. Blackout

Oklahoma
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RFK JR. Is polling in the double digits nationally yet NPR appears to be solely focused on the two major party candidates. Public broadcasting is supposed to be politically non-biased….

NPR

North Carolina
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IT'S COME to my attention and several others that you are a biased news organization.With about 80 some people whom are all democrats so in broad analysis yo only cover one side of the playing field.How can you say your NPR is bios when in actuality it only gives 1 aspect of the view

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Ayesha Rascoe

Massachusetts
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When are you going to replace this woman with a grating voice and poor grammar? Don’t listen to Sunday morning NPR any longer. Miss it but can’t stand her voice. Has nothing to do with her race but the tenor of her voice.

ayesha roscoe

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I'm a longterm NPR listener and bonafide anti-rascist, but I absolutely cannot bear Ayesha Roscoe's voice, please!

Amna Naval

New York
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I totally agree with the comment I just read on your web site, written a while back. Ms Nawaz is a terrible anchor, very unprofessional and off-putting. I have mostly stopped watching the program unless I become aware that she will be away. Her off site interviews at the border are ok, altho her boasting reference to speaking Urdu and Spanish was an unnecessary comment when I watched her last evening. It was none the less delightful to realize she was at the border and her presence would be limited. I do believe PBS can and should do better.

Amna Nawaz

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Having recently watched her interview with Robert Kennedy Jr. She was unprepared and accusatory. She refused to provide evidence to RFK regarding his views on certain subjects, yet claimed she had proof and would show him. She did not show him on air, so what's the point? She shouldn't be allowed to just railroad over a guest, spewing her poison and nonfactual claims. She clearly had no real evidence, and just hear-say from other media. I commend PBS for having the decency to at least have RFK on. I'm not American, but I grew up when his father and uncle were in politics, trying to make a better world, just as he is. It's a shame that Amna Nawaz was so clearly biased and unfair in accusing him of things he said, when he insisted he was being misrepresented. Next time one of your hosts makes a claim, they should have their so called "proof" on hand to show the guest and the audience. Thank you.

Amna Nawaz

California
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Did someone highjack your site. It says that Amna is terrible, which she is not. Tonight she is at or near the Guatemalan border for an excellent report. What she does not say or emphasize is that those who want to come to the US "legally" must have money and means. Someone who just wants a "better life" will not get an immigrant visa. Period. There is no way for such a person to immigrate "legally." She should know that and emphasize that!!!

Weekend Edition Sunday

Minnesota
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I can't listen to Ayesha Rascoe anymore. Her voice is grating. What finally broke me, however, was when she told a caller on Sunday "you did good. You did good." She should have meant "well." Fortunately, I like the CBC's Sunday morning program.

Ayesha Rascoe

Pennsylvania
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I too find the voice and delivery of Ms. Rascoe on air, grating, immature, annoying and distracting to the wonderful content she covers. And disagree with the defensiveness of the statement "this is my voice". Perhaps consider there isn't a host, a singer, speaker or narrator alive that doesn't care about how they reach their audience. Like most mature adults they do; they listen to themselves and take lessons just as singers do on how to use their mouths, and vocal cords to modulate and deliver either the sung or spoken word.

Ayesha Rascoe (sp?)

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Is there a way that I can tell Ayesha that I enjoy her content, without sounding sexiest?

News summary changes

Florida
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I always listen to the 5 minute news summary in the morning. It is the only verbal report in our home. This year you made the news feed into other programming (especially annoying on weekends where the host has a shrill grating voice) so I have to dig the phone out to shut it off. NOW you lead into 5 minutes of news with THREE commercials!!! You’ve lost me. I do not listen to commercials or watch them on TV. I pay extra to Amazon Prime & Pandora to avoid them. Unfortunately there is no such option on your service. Paul S****l S******a C**********m@yahoo.om

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Washington Week

Wisconsin
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Since the Atlantic took over leadership of the Washinton Week program, the program is never as diverse in choosing its guests as it was previously. Tonight’s program is a good example. The moderator and all of the guests are Caucasian. I watch the program almost every week to learn from the best in journalism. That designation not only includes those who represent the best news outlets, but it also means that a diverse set of voices are heard. Jeffrey Goldberg does not seem to place real value on diverse voices. Is he the problem?

PBS CO-ANCHORS GONE MISSING

Virginia
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William Brangham has been filling in as PBS anchor for Amna Nawaz & Geoff Bennett since Monday 2/19/2024 (3 nights straight so far). I am not complaining, William has done a great job as anchor. I do find it concerning that viewers are not getting any explanation as to why. I do not think that keeping we regular PBS viewers in the dark about the situation is normal PBS news behavior. I expect PBS to be transparent in reporting, even about itself!