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NPR chief admits dismissing Hunter Biden laptop story was a mistake

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Katherine Maher was grilled by House Republicans over accusations of NPR's biased coverage​


NPR CEO Katherine Maher conceded during her congressional testimony on Wednesday that her organization missed the mark in its lack of serious coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story during the 2020 election.


Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger were grilled by House Republicans on the newly formed Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee regarding accusations of biased news coveragebacked by federal funding.

"I do want to say that NPR acknowledges we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner," Maher told Rep. Michael Cloud, R-Texas.

She later reiterated "we made a mistake" about not covering the laptop in a separate exchange with Rep. Brian Jack, R-Ga. Maher was named CEO of NPR in 2024, so she wasn't with the taxpayer-backed outlet at the time the story first broke.

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It wasn't a mistake. It was deliberate.
Rank censorship and efforts to manipulate public opinion to affect an election outcome is just "a minor mistake" if you do it to the benefit of a certain political party - at least in the eyes of NPR admin - apparently.
 
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