Really solid use of quantitative data here to document the bias. The 375% increase in military-affilated experts during the second year is particularly damning when paired with the ethics code violation you pointed out. I've seen similar patterns in local media where institutional sources dominate becasue they're easier to book and perceived as more credible. The timing with the fund drive definitely creates leverage for pushback tho.
Thanks! I hope people call in to the fund drive. The volunteers working the phones have no idea about the racial and political inclusion problems at the station. Talking with them also helps spread awareness about our campaign among WAMC staff.
Really solid use of quantitative data here to document the bias. The 375% increase in military-affilated experts during the second year is particularly damning when paired with the ethics code violation you pointed out. I've seen similar patterns in local media where institutional sources dominate becasue they're easier to book and perceived as more credible. The timing with the fund drive definitely creates leverage for pushback tho.
Thanks! I hope people call in to the fund drive. The volunteers working the phones have no idea about the racial and political inclusion problems at the station. Talking with them also helps spread awareness about our campaign among WAMC staff.