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...
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by Sydney Smith on Apr 09, 2019
Vaccination coverage: 2 Public Editors Weigh in
Two public editors for North American publications have weighed in on their outlets' coverage of vaccinations, measles coverage and those...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 02, 2019
NPR: Use ‘precise’ language reporting on Robert Mueller report
NPR should have added "three little words or even just two" in its reporting on Robert Mueller's report, Elizabeth Jensen,...
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 Dec 05, 2018
NPR adds editor’s note on Donald Trump Jr. Russia project
NPR added a lengthy editor's note to its Nov. 30 news report about former Pres. Donald Trump's fixer Michael Cohen...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2018
Why NPR doesn’t call Christine Blasey Ford ‘Dr. Ford’
NPR doesn't call Christine Blasey Ford "Dr." when reporting on her or her allegations against now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh....
by Sydney Smith on Sep 06, 2018
NPR Interview with Jason Kessler ‘Painful to hear,’ Ombuds says
NPR upset many listeners when it aired an interview with Jason Kessler, who organized the white nationalist "Unite the Right...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 16, 2018
NPR freelancer recycled interview clips, loses her job
National Public Radio revealed that its freelance reporter Danielle Karson recycled interviews without disclosure "in at least 30 reports" since 2011....