Now that Vivian Schiller is out as NPR's chief, Joyce Slocum was named to NPR's top post on Wednesday. However, her past political donations are bound to add more fuel to the fire. According to OpenSecrets:
Joyce Slocum, National Public Radio's new interim chief executive, has made five federal-level political contributions of more than $500, all to Democrats, a Center for Responsive Politics analysis of campaign disclosures shows. The Center's research indicates that between 1999 and 2002, Slocum spread about $3,500 between Democratic U.S. House candidate Regina Montoya Coggins and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ron Kirk, who today serves as President Barack Obama's chief trade representative. (click image to enlarge)
Since beginning at NPR in 2008, Slocum has not made any political donations:
Slocum does not appear to have made political contributions while an employee of NPR, which her official biography says she joined in 2008. Until Wednesday, Slocum served as NPR's senior vice president of legal affairs. NPR's ethics policy states that "NPR journalists may not run for office, endorse candidates or otherwise engage in politics. Since contributions to candidates are part of the public record, NPR journalists may not contribute to political campaigns, as doing so would call into question a journalist's impartiality
Looks like the new boss is a lot like the old boss. In case you missed it, here's Part II of the NPR "Muslim Brotherhood" Investigation. This time around Betsy Liley, Senior Director of NPR, says they could 'shield' the Muslim Brotherhood donation from the government.