NPR's Polarizing Shake-Up: Vivian Schiller Resigns Over O'Keefe Video
NPR's federal funding is at risk and CEO Vivian Schiller is out after conservative activist James O'Keefe caught an NPR executive on camera railing against the Tea Party—but O'Keefe tells Howard Kurtz he's not pursuing a right-wing agenda.
Former NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller. (Photo: Kevin Wolf / AP Photo),Kevin Wolf
On Monday, Vivian Schiller took the podium at the National Press Club to passionately defend the mission of National Public Radio, even as she acknowledged her own management mistakes.
