I've yet to ascertain what "lies" and "misinformation" NPR is spewing to the masses.

This is a poor analogy, but here 'tis: The NPR website is part of the organization's body; therefore, it has the right to say who can and cannot touch its body.

Seems to me that the most rabid advocates of cyberculture deem themselves above the law. I don't see this issue as a "freedom-repression thing". I wonder if it's simply a self-promotion thing, like the hyperlinks in this message. Not that there's anything wrong with that.