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The Zen Koans of NPR

A satirical reading of public radio boss Katherine Maher's tweets.

Apr 18, 2024
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This week, I have been engaged in a campaign to expose NPR’s new CEO, Katherine Maher, and her anti-speech, anti-truth philosophy. As part of my research, I scoured her social media history, which provided ample evidence of ideological capture.

But rather than simply recapitulating the material, I experimented with another method: satire. The ridicule went viral, driving millions of social media impressions and earning coverage in the New York Times, Politico, Fox News, and elsewhere.

Here is a selection of the best tweets:

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