NPR Chief Defends Coverage, Accuses Critics of ‘Bad Faith Distortion’ of Her Views

When Katherine Maher joined National Public Radio as its new CEO in March, she came ready to field internal scrutiny and concerns about coverage. 

What she hadn’t bargained for, two weeks into the job, was public criticism of NPR from a longtime editor. The controversy has triggered tumult inside NPR’s newsroom and thrust Maher into the spotlight.