Uri Berliner is an NPR business editor who wrote an opinion column recently in which he criticized the organization for having a progressive worldview that often ignores other voices and that damages NPR's credibility.

Berliner has since resigned since this was published.

Scott Blanchard, WITF's Director of Journalism, wrote in our weekly email newsletter, The Purple Buck, about how Berliner's views may reflect on WITF and the challenges of doing credible journalism.

Uri Berliner is an NPR business editor who wrote an opinion column recently in which he criticized the organization for having a progressive worldview that often ignores other voices and that damages NPR's credibility.
Berliner has since resigned since this was published.
Scott Blanchard, WITF's Director of Journalism, wrote in our weekly email newsletter, The Purple Buck, about how Berliner's views may reflect on WITF and the challenges of doing credible journalism.

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Each week, as part of our commitment to transparency in our journalism, Scott Blanchard, WITF’s Director of Journalism, takes us behind the scenes to pull back the curtain on editorial decisions, discussions or approaches.  

Each week, as part of our commitment to transparency in our journalism, Scott Blanchard, WITF’s Director of Journalism, takes us behind the scenes to pull back the curtain on editorial decisions, discussions or approaches.

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WITF News Stories are produced by our journalists. Find and listen to their reporting — on your time.

WITF News Stories are produced by our journalists. Find and listen to their reporting — on your time.

The challenges of doing credible journalism

Peacebuilding research shows political violence builds on itself with every iteration and escalation, but the practice of peace also creates a cultural habit.

In light of what the FBI says was an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports on ways to understand what you can do to create peace and democracy and tamp down potential violence and disorder.

We want to hear from you. What are you doing to build up your community and reach peaceful solutions across difference? Have you joined a new group or started volunteering to help out in your community? Are you getting involved in voting or politics for the first time? Or have you been working on making your community a better place for years and years?

Peacebuilding research shows political violence builds on itself with every iteration and escalation, but the practice of peace also creates a cultural habit. In light of what the FBI says was an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports on ways to understand what you can do to create peace and democracy and tamp down potential violence and disorder. We want to hear from you. What are you doing to build up your community and reach peaceful solutions across difference? Have you joined a new group or started volunteering to help out in your community? Are you getting involved in voting or politics for the first time? Or have you been working on making your community a better place for years and years?

Everyone can support peace and democracy. Here’s how.

Efforts to control pollution could be made more difficult because of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports environmental advocates say the opinions increase uncertainty at a time when the government needs to act on climate change.

Efforts to control pollution could be made more difficult because of two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports environmental advocates say the opinions increase uncertainty at a time when the government needs to act on climate change.

Efforts to control pollution could be more difficult because of 2 recent Supreme Court decisions.

Green groups say the new state budget takes some positive steps for the environment.

But they stress there is still a lot of work to do, as StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports.

Green groups say the new state budget takes some positive steps for the environment.
But they stress there is still a lot of work to do, as StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Rachel McDevitt reports.

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