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Ira Glass
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NPR's popular raconteur
Ira Glass was recently asked his opinion about the firing of
New York Times executive editor
Jill Abramson.
New York magazine provided a transcript of the conversation with Mr. Glass. What's fascinating is that Glass, a devoted
Times reader by his own admission, professed complete indifference to
l'affaire Abramson. He even claimed he didn't know the name of the exec editor and didn't care about her ouster.
I've often believed NPR, as an entity as well as many of its media stars, lives in a world of smug arrogance. Mr. Glass, while dismissing the Abramson incident, made a point of talking about the importance of his role in and preparation for the upcoming
Peabody Award ceremonies. All things considered, Ira Glass didn't have time to consider anybody other than himself.
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