Episode 282 • • 2:24 - 9:37
282: GaGa & Little Boy
NPR Social Media Strategy and Andy Carvin Libya Reporting
The hosts criticize NPR's reliance on social media for reporting on the Libyan uprising, specifically highlighting the work of Andy Carvin. They question the journalistic integrity of retweeting unverified Arabic sources and suggest Carvin's background with the Benton Foundation indicates a deeper agenda. The discussion explores the shift from traditional field reporting to "curating" tweets as a primary news source.