To the Editor:
Re “Facing Lawmakers’ Fire, NPR Sees New Setback” (news article, March 9):
It’s not surprising that people who work in the news industry have personal views—even strong ones. After all, does anyone doubt that if a similar sting operation were pulled on Fox News representatives, they would say some pretty nasty things about Democrats?
What’s surprising is that James O’Keefe’s unethical means of discovering these personal views are benignly characterized as mere “stunts,” as if they are the work of a silly high school student and not a deadly serious political operative.
Tim Iglesias
Oakland, Calif., March 9, 2011
Note from KBJ: Fox News isn't feeding at the federal trough. Does the letter writer not grasp this simple point?
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 