National Public Radio’s (NPR) new CEO Katherine Maher attempted to defend herself following backlash for her past remarks concerning the First Amendment in an interview published by The Wall Street Journal Wednesday.
Maher, who became CEO in March, has come under fire for posting her support for Biden’s 2020 campaign on Twitter in November of that year, as well as a video from 2021 where she said the First Amendment poses obstacles to countering “bad information.” Maher insisted in the WSJ interview that she possesses a “robust belief in the First Amendment” and that she was sharing “nuanced” views in the resurfaced video while accusing critics of taking her remarks out of context as a manipulation tactic. (RELATED: ‘Clearheaded Most Of The Time’: Corporate Media Defends Biden’s Lucidity As Interview Transcript Reveals Memory Lapses)
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