When Russia invaded Ukraine in late February, many news networks and print media did their best to convey accurate information about what was happening on the ground. Thanks to the brave and dogged reporting of journalists such as CNN’s Clarissa Ward, and the efforts of many Ukrainians who took to social media to document the attacks, the world witnessed the brutality of Vladimir Putin and his army.
And then there was National Public Radio, which thought it would be a good idea to post a story on its website about “5 Ways to Cope with a Stressful News Cycle.” NPR must have assumed its audience wouldn’t be curious about the many lives at risk in Ukraine, or the danger of an escalation of the conflict with a nuclear-powered Russia. Rather, NPR seemed to be suggesting that the appropriate questions one might ask would include, “What does this mean for my life?”
