Now Dominic Tassone gives us strong evidence that NPR (National 
Public Radio) has historically also exhibited that same bias.
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From Dominic Tassone:

Media bias is not just for commercial media like film and TV it seems, 
nor just directed at Italian-Americans, but also Italians. The recent 
interaction of Steve Antonuccio with PBS-distributed CTW might be 
the tip of the iceberg.

More disconcerting is a cursory inquiry as to what stories the
"award-winning" taxpayer funded National Public Radio is broadcasting.

When I entered the Keywords: "Sicily", "Sicilian", and "Italian" in the 
"Search" Feature for the NPR Archives, the following were the results: 

Sicily and Sicilian: Art Theft, Mafia and Crime (that's it unless you
include references to Mt. Etna!)

Italian: Mostly stories by Antifascist Sylvia Poggioli's way unbalanced
criticism of the Berlusconi administration's every move; Popes vs. Jews; 
how Italians didn't invent the compass; how the tarantella has nothing 
to do with spiders; Italian Wins Drug-Tainted Cycling Race; how the 
English really named America.

Italian-American: Columbus Day in Denver; Racism in Cincinnati; 
Death of Joe Dimaggio.

The coverage isn't all negative there are plenty of references to Italian
opera music! (Sorry no folk music.)

More seriously, other than Robert Viscusi talking about the assassination 
of Umberto King I (that story is almost 2 years ago) I couldn't find any 
of my AIHA (American Italian Historical Association) favorites quoted or 
referenced. Is it necessary to be at an Ivy League institution before NPR 
will talk to you? Do you have to have a PR department working the 
phones to get airtime?

Anyway, I invite you all to examine the well-documented evidence for
yourselves. << http://www.npr.org/archives >>
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In a Later Transmission Dominic Tassone sent this Addendum.

Since my last transmission regarding NPR regarding I-A Bias
I since came across the following news announcement:

Four Killed in Attack on Calcutta's American Cultural Center.
"In India, four heavily armed, shawl-draped men astride two motorcycles 
open fire on the American Cultural Center in Calcutta, killing four Indian 
police officers. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports for All Things Considered. 
Jan 22, 2002."

http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/20020122.atc.07.ram
Listen to it for  1:18 seconds, you will then hear:

"Mr. Sullivan references a statement supposedly said by Indian Foreign
Ministry spokeswoman Narupa Mandow, "a ***Mafia Don*** in nearby 
Dubai named Aftahn Malek took credit for the attack."

Interestingly the Minister is not quoted directly nor is there a soundbite 
of her talking. Was this how Sullivan translated her words, or is the Mafia 
term so widespread that this gov't official would use it in this way?

This prompted me to do a "Mafia" search of the "award-winning" NPR's 
archives, that only goes back to 1998. 

It was NO surprise that NPR had 8 pages (73 stories) on the "Mafia"! 
That is about 5 TIMES more than the paltry 14 for "Italian-American".
Even "HBO and Soprano" rang up 12 stories.

NPR reach 16 MM Listeners via their 640 affiliate stations. 

You must know many of NPR listeners are the type that respond to 
people who object to the spate of Soprano-like programs. "It's just
TV entertainment, lighten-up." 

Yet, it is damning when you realize how much credence these same 
people give to "non-commercial radio" like NPR.

Contact them here:
http://www.npr.org/contact/

Or better yet let them know what you think during pledge time, 
and write your legislators.http://www.house.gov/writerep/
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