This is what I said to the author of the article.

Among Benefits For Walmart Workers: A Degree
by Claudio Sanchez
The world's largest retailer is now offering its 1.4 million employees a college education.
And Walmart will cover up to 15 percent of tuition.

If a street vendor told you he was going to give you a free $1 hot dog then charged you 85 cents for it wouldn't you feel cheated?

This sort of headline combined with this sort of coverage is my top complaint with NPR "News." The headline seems like a misleading ad for Wal*Mart's PR department with a single line of fine print.


The only benefit mentioned in the article is a 15% rebate for tuition. Acording to your article Wal*Mart is NOT offering degrees as benefits. I am sure you are aware that many listen to your broadcasts while driving and that the headlines are often repeated much more than the bodies of the stories.

What you do in these stories seems cynical and misleading to me. Please tell me where I have this wrong. On the bright side. It is one more proof that NPR is in no way "liberal" media.

Sunday, November 07, 2010 12:09:01 PM

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