In a Feb. 21 Accuracy in Media blog post, Logan Churchwell disapproves of radio host Garrison Keillor hosting a fundraiser for the Obama campaign. After rehashing Keillor’s donations to Democratic causes, Churchwell writes:
The list goes on and on. Lisa Simeone and Michele Norris were both removed from their respective posts for violating NPR’s code of ethics in 2011 after disclosing involvement with political groups. Though Keillor is not on NPR’s news staff, this is further confirmation of NPR’s political leaning. How National Public Radio will weather these challenges to their objectivity in the face of potential federal funding bans remains to be seen.
Not only is Keillor not a member of “NPR’s news staff” — he is an entertainer, after all — he’s not even an NPR employee. Keillor’s show, “A Prairie Home Companion,” is produced by Prairie Home Productions, and distributed nationwide by American Public Media.
So much for the “accuracy” part of Accuracy in Media.