NoTV: NPR Tells Anchor Not to Attend Pride Event--Then Says It's OK

[Mark Jeffries]

"All Things Considered" co-host Ari Shapiro was told by the public radio network's standards and practices chief not to attend a corporate LGBTQ Pride event in an Email that was accidentally forwarded to other NPR news staff--when Shapiro, a gay man, said that he had appeared at similar events for years with their approval, they then reversed the decision:

https://www.semafor.com/article/03/12/2025/npr-urged-anchor-to-avoid-upcoming-pride-event?utm_medium=principals&utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered6&utm_source=newsletterlink

Considering that Trump's new FCC chair has declared war on public broadcasting, it's not surprising that this happened--they've already said that their departing DEI chief will not be replaced.