NPR Donations Surge After Mike Pompeo's Ugly Confrontation With Reporter

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Donations to National Public Radio jumped after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yelled at a reporter for daring to ask him about Ukraine.

“Donations are up!” NPR spokeswoman Isabel Lara emailed Washington Post columnist Eric Wemple.

Several messages with the recent contributions express support for “All Things Considered” co-host Mary Louise Kelly.

Pompeo last week launched a profanity-laced tirade against Kelly after his on-air interview over her questions about Ukraine — even though Kelly had cleared the subject with his office beforehand.

Pompeo later did not dispute Kelly’s account of the ugly confrontation — but insisted it was “off the record,” which NPR denied. President Donald Trump later attacked NPR on Twitter and praised Pompeo for his behavior (see the video above).

But it ended up benefiting NPR. Donations from listeners are up across the network’s 1,000 member stations, according to Lara.

“It is always wonderful to hear from listeners who value public radio,” said Lara, who encouraged listeners to continue to donate to their local stations and “support local journalism.”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/npr-donations-up-pompeo-confrontation_n_5e33ac3ec5b69a19a4acb711

[Sherman A1]

1. Great!

Happy to hear that.

[Bluepinky]

2. People are supporting NPR because the reporter didn't cave to a bully.

Listeners want to hear real journalism again, with tough questions and follow-up to get to the real truth. We’re sick of puff pieces and being lied to by this administration.