by Sydney Smith on Jun 05, 2019
How NPR reports on abortion
NPR has careful guidelines for reporting on abortion, NPR public editor Elizabeth Jensen explained. For example, NPR doesn't use the...
Elizabeth Jensen
by Sydney Smith on Apr 18, 2019
NPR got ‘outsized number of complaints’ over Venezuela coverage
NPR received "an outsized number of complaints" over its coverage of Venezuela, the NPR public editor's office reported. "I think...
by Sydney Smith on Feb 08, 2019
NPR Public Editor News: Extended contract and new title
NPR has some updates for its ombudsman position. First, NPR extended the contract of the current ombuds; second, NPR changed...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 30, 2019
NPR should have waited on Covington story, ombudsman says
NPR should have waited to get more information and "pin down the broader context" before publishing its first report on...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 26, 2019
Why NPR Aired Trump’s Oval Office immigration address live
NPR ombudsman Elizabeth Jensen explained to readers earlier this month why NPR decided to air Pres. Donald Trump's Oval Office...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 16, 2018
Why NPR Didn’t & Then Did Use ‘S–thole’ in reporting on Trump’s Immigration Comments
As all the world knows by now, U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly used the word "shithole" in references to Haiti...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 17, 2016
NPR Ending Online Commenting Next Week after 8 Years
National Public Radio is getting rid of online commenting. In an announcement today, NPR acknowledged "our success depends on our...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 14, 2016
2 Public Editors on Hillary Clinton ‘Clinched’ Democratic Nomination Stories
Was it fair to report that Hillary Clinton clinched the Democratic presidential nomination before several states including California and New Jersey...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2016
No ‘Pay for Play’ at NPR for Iran Nuclear Deal Coverage, Ombuds Says
A group in favor of the Iran nuclear deal, The Ploughshares Fund, gave $100,000 to NPR "to help it report...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 28, 2016
Why was Israel replaced by Palestine in NPR Map? NPR Editor’s Note explains unpublishing
National Public Radio deleted a map illustration of the Middle East and North Africa that labeled Israel as Palestine and...