Recently some listeners have expressed concerns that NPR is overlooking third-party presidential candidates Bob Barr (Libertarian), Cynthia McKinney (Green Party) and Ralph Nader (Independent).
They argue that NPR's focus on Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama prevents alternative presidential contender views from being heard.
For example, listener Stephanie Bowman writes: "It is NOT NPR's job to filter what the public should and should not hear," she wrote. "NPR, as well as all media outlets, has an obligation to provide the American people ALL of the information available regarding their options in the 2008 election.
"I feel that there is a media blackout regarding these candidates. Their polling and platforms must be presented alongside Obama and McCain. If NPR does not have the integrity to present the facts in an unbiased way and allow the American people to make their own decisions, who will?"
