National Public Broadcaster in USA downplaying the war in Yemen

National Public Radio or NPR as you may or may not know is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States of America. Liberals and left-leaning individuals in the U.S. trust NPR more than any other news outlet but just like many other News outlets the NPR has downplayed the war in Yemen instead focusing on that of the Syrian crisis. NPR has had some significant segments on the world’s refugee crisis, the worst since World War II. While Syria is always mentioned in these segments and gets much mention on NPR in general, there is barely a mention of the refugee crisis emanating from Yemen. Today we speak to Dan Kovalik to discuss this omission and how these views impact the way American views war due to coverage. Guest: Daniel Kovalik, Position: Adjunct professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has written extensively on the issue of international human rights and U.S. foreign policy for the Huffington Post and Counterpunch and has lectured throughout the world on these subjects.