Honestly? I kind of like that NPR tries to humanize things a little bit. That said, there are times where I think the facts should really speak for themselves. I use both sites cause neither one use an ass-ton of third party services to distribute their content and I just accept the fact that both are pretty liberal. While I think that might influence my world view a bit, I think also knowing that they're liberal helps me take their words with a grain of salt. That said, you go to some websites and they drop a half dozen cookies from a ton of random domains and something about that just bugs the crap out of me. Do these guys really need platforms like Disqus to make their sites work? Maybe. But it makes them annoying too.
There is no such thing as an objective reporter because there is no such thing as an objective human being. That said, a biased source still has value. If MSNBC says something, you know that they are basically a mouthpiece for the DNC and have a left slant. If FOX says something you know that they are the mouthpiece for the Republican Party and can react accordingly. Fuck Disqus. I have it blocked at the router DNS level at home and at work. But at least it is not facebook.