National Public Radio : maverick or mainstream? / moderated by Paul Lion.

Debate between Norman Solomon and Bill Buzenberg about the role and nature of National Public Radio as a true alternative source of informaiton in mass media. Norman Solomon, author of "Unreliable Sources : detecting bias in the media," argues that NPR is little different from commercial radio. Bill Buzenberg, Vice President of NPR's division of News and Information argues that they do provide a balanced alternative resource, much different from mainstream media.|NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO : MAVERICK OR MAINSTREAM? / moderated by Paul Lion. - Debate between Norman Solomon and Bill Buzenberg about the role and nature of National Public Radio as a true alternative source of informaiton in mass media. Norman Solomon, author of "Unreliable Sources : detecting bias in the media," argues that NPR is little different from commercial radio. Bill Buzenberg, Vice President of NPR's division of News and Information argues that they do provide a balanced alternative resource, much different from mainstream media. - BROADCAST: KPFK, 21 June 1991.