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NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner has spoken out against the liberal bias promoted by NPR. While this comes as a surprise to some for many it is merely confirmation of what they already knew. The press from the beginning has been left of center but over the past 20 years things have moved further left to the point where many times instead of reporting the news they have become advocacy groups. As the progressives pulled the democratic party to the extremes the press followed in their path. The story is about NPR but it is much the same at MSNBC, CNN on cable and the NY Times and Washington Post in print. The foundation of the first amendment is the free press whose job it was to reign in the power of government but they have joined forces to promote one side. As these organization lose viewers and readers they are being replaced by social media pod cast where there remains a variety of opinions. Berliner, who has worked there for 25 years, saw the decline in listeners and warned management but they did not heed his warnings. He pointed out that in the newsroom democrats outnumbered republicans 87 to zero. The same thing happens in the Washington and New York news groups where many attended the same schools and are in the same social circles. Most are unaware of their bias because they rarely hear dissenting opinions. They have certain beliefs and they all reinforce one another. They promote stories that enforce their agenda and hide stories that conflict with their agenda. This is not news reporting this is propaganda. In too many cases the press has assumed the role of joining forces with government instead of challenging government. The people over time have come to understand this and are losing trust in the media.