NPR is Surprisingly Even-handed Re: Venezuala

[Seymour Flops]

They have not praised Maduro as have the lefties on this board. They acknowledge that his regime is a brutal one, and are not screaming for the U.S. to both take hands off of Venezuala and at the same time, ensure there is an immediate election there as the moronic talking heads of "Face the Nation" and other such shows are.

In this story, they talk about the economic benefit of Trump running Venezuala in whatever form that takes:

Wall Street traditionally detests "uncertainty." But in the first days after the United States removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, U.S. investors are shrugging off the geopolitical instability — and mostly focusing on the positive.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Monday and Tuesday, lifted in part by some Venezuela-related stocks. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high on Tuesday. Meanwhile, investors who own Venezuelan bonds — including some large U.S. financial institutions — also saw those struggling assets surge in value.

"We're in a different ballpark now," says Eric Fine, who invests in bonds as emerging-markets portfolio manager at VanEck Funds, and whose investment firm bought Venezuelan sovereign debt a few weeks ago.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5668277/venezuela-maduro-big-oil-wall-street-stocks

I've said this before for NPR: they are not in constant "Orange Man BAD!" mode, nor putting out sophomoric propaganda in every story the way the MSM does. They try to show every angle, as left as they are. Showing every angle, and leftie propoganda don't go hand in hand.

It is impossible to even somewhat fairly report the story and make it seem like a bad thing for the people of Venzuala. They - alone among the alphabet networks - have chosen to somewhat fairly report over propaganda.

I hope they will start selling more ads so they can survive.

 

[White 6]

They have not praised Maduro as have the lefties on this board. They acknowledge that his regime is a brutal one, and are not screaming for the U.S. to both take hands off of Venezuala and at the same time, ensure there is an immediate election there as the moronic talking heads of "Face the Nation" and other such shows are.

In this story, they talk about the economic benefit of Trump running Venezuala in whatever form that takes:

Wall Street traditionally detests "uncertainty." But in the first days after the United States removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, U.S. investors are shrugging off the geopolitical instability — and mostly focusing on the positive.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Monday and Tuesday, lifted in part by some Venezuela-related stocks. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high on Tuesday. Meanwhile, investors who own Venezuelan bonds — including some large U.S. financial institutions — also saw those struggling assets surge in value.

"We're in a different ballpark now," says Eric Fine, who invests in bonds as emerging-markets portfolio manager at VanEck Funds, and whose investment firm bought Venezuelan sovereign debt a few weeks ago.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5668277/venezuela-maduro-big-oil-wall-street-stocks

I've said this before for NPR: they are not in constant "Orange Man BAD!" mode, nor putting out sophomoric propaganda in every story the way the MSM does. They try to show every angle, as left as they are. Showing every angle, and leftie propoganda don't go hand in hand.

It is impossible to even somewhat fairly report the story and make it seem like a bad thing for the people of Venzuala. They - alone among the alphabet networks - have chosen to somewhat fairly report over propaganda.

I hope they will start selling more ads so they can survive.

NPR actually does decent job at reporting straight news, in my opinion. PJ and I are minor contributors on a yearly basis. Of course, I get a lot of news, and news to investigate, right here, where it is always highly partisan, and I contribute yearly here, also.

 

[Concerned American]

They have not praised Maduro as have the lefties on this board. They acknowledge that his regime is a brutal one, and are not screaming for the U.S. to both take hands off of Venezuala and at the same time, ensure there is an immediate election there as the moronic talking heads of "Face the Nation" and other such shows are.

In this story, they talk about the economic benefit of Trump running Venezuala in whatever form that takes:

Wall Street traditionally detests "uncertainty." But in the first days after the United States removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, U.S. investors are shrugging off the geopolitical instability — and mostly focusing on the positive.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Monday and Tuesday, lifted in part by some Venezuela-related stocks. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high on Tuesday. Meanwhile, investors who own Venezuelan bonds — including some large U.S. financial institutions — also saw those struggling assets surge in value.

"We're in a different ballpark now," says Eric Fine, who invests in bonds as emerging-markets portfolio manager at VanEck Funds, and whose investment firm bought Venezuelan sovereign debt a few weeks ago.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5668277/venezuela-maduro-big-oil-wall-street-stocks

I've said this before for NPR: they are not in constant "Orange Man BAD!" mode, nor putting out sophomoric propaganda in every story the way the MSM does. They try to show every angle, as left as they are. Showing every angle, and leftie propoganda don't go hand in hand.

It is impossible to even somewhat fairly report the story and make it seem like a bad thing for the people of Venzuala. They - alone among the alphabet networks - have chosen to somewhat fairly report over propaganda.

I hope they will start selling more ads so they can survive.

I have watched PBS since the 70s and really enjoyed Tim Russert. However in the last couple decades, I have seen their offerings suffer. I would like to see them return to their original mission.

 

[candycorn]

They have not praised Maduro as have the lefties on this board. They acknowledge that his regime is a brutal one, and are not screaming for the U.S. to both take hands off of Venezuala and at the same time, ensure there is an immediate election there as the moronic talking heads of "Face the Nation" and other such shows are.

In this story, they talk about the economic benefit of Trump running Venezuala in whatever form that takes:

Wall Street traditionally detests "uncertainty." But in the first days after the United States removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, U.S. investors are shrugging off the geopolitical instability — and mostly focusing on the positive.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Monday and Tuesday, lifted in part by some Venezuela-related stocks. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high on Tuesday. Meanwhile, investors who own Venezuelan bonds — including some large U.S. financial institutions — also saw those struggling assets surge in value.

"We're in a different ballpark now," says Eric Fine, who invests in bonds as emerging-markets portfolio manager at VanEck Funds, and whose investment firm bought Venezuelan sovereign debt a few weeks ago.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5668277/venezuela-maduro-big-oil-wall-street-stocks

I've said this before for NPR: they are not in constant "Orange Man BAD!" mode, nor putting out sophomoric propaganda in every story the way the MSM does. They try to show every angle, as left as they are. Showing every angle, and leftie propoganda don't go hand in hand.

It is impossible to even somewhat fairly report the story and make it seem like a bad thing for the people of Venzuala. They - alone among the alphabet networks - have chosen to somewhat fairly report over propaganda.

I hope they will start selling more ads so they can survive.

Please quote the “praise” of Maduro on this board.

 

[MarathonMike]

They have not praised Maduro as have the lefties on this board. They acknowledge that his regime is a brutal one, and are not screaming for the U.S. to both take hands off of Venezuala and at the same time, ensure there is an immediate election there as the moronic talking heads of "Face the Nation" and other such shows are.

In this story, they talk about the economic benefit of Trump running Venezuala in whatever form that takes:

Wall Street traditionally detests "uncertainty." But in the first days after the United States removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, U.S. investors are shrugging off the geopolitical instability — and mostly focusing on the positive.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Monday and Tuesday, lifted in part by some Venezuela-related stocks. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high on Tuesday. Meanwhile, investors who own Venezuelan bonds — including some large U.S. financial institutions — also saw those struggling assets surge in value.

"We're in a different ballpark now," says Eric Fine, who invests in bonds as emerging-markets portfolio manager at VanEck Funds, and whose investment firm bought Venezuelan sovereign debt a few weeks ago.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5668277/venezuela-maduro-big-oil-wall-street-stocks

I've said this before for NPR: they are not in constant "Orange Man BAD!" mode, nor putting out sophomoric propaganda in every story the way the MSM does. They try to show every angle, as left as they are. Showing every angle, and leftie propoganda don't go hand in hand.

It is impossible to even somewhat fairly report the story and make it seem like a bad thing for the people of Venzuala. They - alone among the alphabet networks - have chosen to somewhat fairly report over propaganda.

I hope they will start selling more ads so they can survive.

They've toned it down since their anti-Trump rhetoric cost them a boatload in Federal funding.

 

[Samofvt]

They've toned it down since their anti-Trump rhetoric cost them a boatload in Federal funding.

Not enough.

They should be ended. License revoked.

Let the reporters get real jobs reporting real news. Send them to the international hot spots...it seems like we have no foreign correspondents at all. The Lame-stream media doesn't even cover HALF the important news...just an incessant whining about how bad trump is. I checked 3 major networks today, and all of the broadcasters litterally had smiles on their faces about the news of the lady who was killed in Minesota..."See, told ya so "

Practically any foreign news outlet has better and more accurate news these days about US and international affairs. Including the Islamic Jassera news network, for Christs sake.

 

[DGS49]

The purpose for the existence of NPR was obsolete decades ago. They are one of the best examples of a government program that cannot die, even when its raison d'être is gone.

 

[Woodznutz]

They have not praised Maduro as have the lefties on this board. They acknowledge that his regime is a brutal one, and are not screaming for the U.S. to both take hands off of Venezuala and at the same time, ensure there is an immediate election there as the moronic talking heads of "Face the Nation" and other such shows are.

In this story, they talk about the economic benefit of Trump running Venezuala in whatever form that takes:

Wall Street traditionally detests "uncertainty." But in the first days after the United States removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, U.S. investors are shrugging off the geopolitical instability — and mostly focusing on the positive.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs on Monday and Tuesday, lifted in part by some Venezuela-related stocks. The S&P 500 also closed at a record high on Tuesday. Meanwhile, investors who own Venezuelan bonds — including some large U.S. financial institutions — also saw those struggling assets surge in value.

"We're in a different ballpark now," says Eric Fine, who invests in bonds as emerging-markets portfolio manager at VanEck Funds, and whose investment firm bought Venezuelan sovereign debt a few weeks ago.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5668277/venezuela-maduro-big-oil-wall-street-stocks

I've said this before for NPR: they are not in constant "Orange Man BAD!" mode, nor putting out sophomoric propaganda in every story the way the MSM does. They try to show every angle, as left as they are. Showing every angle, and leftie propoganda don't go hand in hand.

It is impossible to even somewhat fairly report the story and make it seem like a bad thing for the people of Venzuala. They - alone among the alphabet networks - have chosen to somewhat fairly report over propaganda.

I hope they will start selling more ads so they can survive.

They pride themselves in their 'depth of reporting' but are really quite shallow (imo). Of course, they must tailor their programming for their listeners and viewers.