One of the grandest fictions of our leftist media is that somehow, championing “social change” is what makes you a “bona fide news organization.” Anyone who resists that siren song isn’t a professional, but a propagandist.
One-sided coverage is great—if you’ve picked the right side.
On Monday, National Public Radio displayed this fiction with an audaciously arrogant story headlined “Poland’s new government deprograms its once far-right public media.” Let’s especially giggle at the word “deprogram.” To restore something to the Left is like breaking out of a cult.
“Morning Edition” co-host George “A” Martinez touted an “Iron Broom” of democracy restoring Poland’s public broadcasting, known by the acronym TVP. “Part of the new government’s effort to rebuild the country’s democracy involves returning a popular national TV broadcaster from a right-wing propaganda tool back to a bona fide news organization.”
Unless you speak Polish, it’s hard to know if this........