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March 17, 2005

NPR’s David D’Arcy Fired for Accurate Story

Posted by Eric at 8:03 am. Filed under: General

Artnet.com:

As for the claim that he failed to give the museum a chance to present its point of view, D’Arcy says he has a fax in which the museum declines to participate in the story.

NPR, where D’Arcy has been a freelance contributor for 20 years, gave D’Arcy a two-paragraph “termination” memo accusing him of overlooking “basic standards of journalism” in the report. D’Arcy says adamantly that “MoMA was not able to find any inaccuracies in the report, and the correction aired and posted by NPR does not address any inaccuracies.”

High-profile reporters and experts in Nazi-era art resitution have rallied to D’Arcy’s cause. In a letter to the NPR board, Morley Safer suggests that the broadcaster “has caved in to intimidation by a large, wealthy and powerful cultural institution.”

Also at Slate and ArtsJournal. Edward at Obsidian Wings says:

Now the aspect of the “scandal” currently getting the most attention is the fact that NPR relieved D’Arcy of his duties for allegedly overlooking “basic standards of journalism” in his report. I listened to that story, and it seems pretty damn balanced to me. What the art world is whispering about is what MoMA did to get D’Arcy fired. According to artnet.com, D’Arcy’s lawyer is exploring the options open to him.


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