Cheryl Halpern, newly elected as chairwoman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, is a major Republican fundrasier. “Ms. Halpern, on the corporation board since 2002 and previously chairwoman for the Republican Jewish Coalition, has criticized National Public Radio’s Mideast coverage, calling it biased against Israel. Her family has business interests there. At her confirmation hearing two years ago, Ms. Halpern suggested that journalists in public broadcasting be punished for editorializing.”