Fish Rots From the Head. The overthrow of the old Pacifica continues; after cleaning house at KPFA last year, the new order completes takeover of New York’s WBAI. And more coverage of the attempted creation of “NPR Lite” on the New York airwaves.

For the uninitiated, trying to sort fact from spin in the long-running Pacifica battles is rather like trying to
unravel a murky family feud in which the elders don’t deign to come to the table. In the past, squabbles
within Pacifica have always been between progressive visions, says Steve Rendall of Fairness and
Accuracy in Reporting, the media watchdog in New York. “What’s different now is that there is one group
that has no interest in radio, community, or progressive politics.”

For you New York progressive communitarian radio listeners, here’s how to join the fight. Village Voice

In other radio news, why has Rush Limbaugh alone on the right not crucified Ronnie White? “Maybe he knows White is no more pro-criminal than his
own cousin, Missouri Supreme Court Justice Stephen
Limbaugh Jr.” Salon