In memo to staff, @NPR standards editor says it is now necessary to say “shithole” on the radio so that listeners know the day’s news, but preceded by a warning to listeners, and “no more than one use of the word each hour in the main shows is enough.”
— Steve Inskeep (@NPRinskeep) January 12, 2018
What’s next? Shithole mandates? Shithole exchanges? Shithole death panels? “If you like your shithole, you can keep your shithole”?
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