William McGowan: NPR -- out to lunch (Powerlineblog.com)

(Scott)

William McGowan is the prominent journalist and author, most recently, of
_Gray Lady Down: What the Decline and Fall of the New York Times Means for
America_. The book authoritatively covers the important and interesting
subject suggested in its subtitle.

Glenn Reynolds hailed the book in the excellent lead review of the January 24,
2011, issue of _National Review_. Glenn wrote: "McGowan piles up incident
after incident demonstrating beyond dispute that the _New York Times _of today
is very different from, and far inferior to, the _New York Times _of a
generation ago....[He] deploys the sheer repetitiveness of the problems as a
way of making clear that they are systemic ones, not just the result of a few
bad actors or bad decisions." Numerous excerpts of favorable reviews are
compiled here.

We have invited Mr. McGowan to write a series of columns for us on themes
related to the book, and he has accepted. In the first column of this series
he engages in a bit of alternate history involving the sting that convulsed
NPR:

> For NPR and its embattled leadership, this _March_ has been the cruelest
month.

>

> Two top executives, including Ron Schiller, its Senior ...

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