National Whiny Radio

Like the NY Times, NPR can't seem to report anything without being negative about it.  (At least if the report is about the right or republicans).

This morning an NPR "reporter" named Hannah Allam did an interview about Moderna announcing its progress in creating a coronavirus vaccine.  Ms. Allam could have found countless credentialed experts to interview about this, but - perhaps because those experts would have been too positive - she found an obscure academic at the University of Vermont who could be bearish about it.  His name was Timothy Leahy or something like that. I didn't catch all of his announced CV, but he apparently is a professor of some sort of ethics.  Not impressive.

The professor bemoaned the lack of detail in the Moderna announcement. He then launched into the prospect of Moderna making money from this development.  She encouraged him. 

Apparently, neither Ms. Allam nor Mr. Leahy is aware of securities laws. Moderna was obligated to make its announcement, and  probably announced whatever details existed, sketchy or not. By admonishing Moderna about its announcement as being too early, they were actually suggesting that Moderna should break the law. 

NPR has long moved leftward in all its programming.  But one would hope that at a minimum it would get at least some of the facts right.  And recognize that there is much out there in the world that is outside its narrow focus.