by Sydney Smith on Mar 02, 2013
Why Transcripts Might Not Match NPR Programs, Ombudsman Explains
Ever wonder why a National Public Radio transcript might not match what you heard on a program? NPR ombudsman Edward...
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by Wasim Ahmad on Feb 04, 2013
AFP Doesn’t Care If Photojournalists Get Your Name
You see it all the time in wire service photography these days - the un-named figures, prominently displayed but not...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 21, 2013
New NPR guidelines say Don’t Call Obama ‘Mr’ after bias complaints
National Public Radio updated its stylebook guidelines for the President of the United States Jan. 17 after complaints of bias,...
by Sydney Smith on Jan 06, 2013
The Good & Bad in NPR, NYTimes’ Connecticut School Shootings Reporting
In light of reader criticism of reporting on December's Connecticut school shootings, two public editors -- NPR's Edward Schumacher-Matos and...
by Sydney Smith on Dec 23, 2012
2012: 10 Worst Plagiarism and Attribution Cases
10) Fox News Lifts Atlantic Wire Dolphin Story Fox News rewrote without credit an Atlantic Wire article on dolphins earlier...
by Sydney Smith on Sep 24, 2012
‘Democrat Party’ Not Accurate Terminology, NPR Ombuds Reminds
NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos blogged Sept. 12 to remind NPR's reporters that it is inaccurate to refer to the "Democrat...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 03, 2012
NPR Ombuds on Intern Ahmad Shafi’s Plagiarism, a ‘Cultural Gap’ in Int’l Ethics Education
National Public Radio's ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos addressed intern Ahmad Shafi's plagiarism in an online column and defended NPR's decision "not...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 24, 2012
Ombuds: NPR Practices ‘Sluggish Journalism’ By Not IDing Source as Activist
NPR's ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos wrote that the broadcaster practiced "sluggish journalism" by not identifying a source's advocacy group membership in...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 11, 2012
NPR Reviewing Intern’s Work after Plagiarism; NPR: ‘Intern Made a Mistake’
National Public Radio unpublished and replaced an article that partially plagiarized with an editor's note, Poynter's Steve Myers reported. NPR's...
by Sydney Smith on Jun 09, 2012
NPR Clarifies Post on Catholic Priests
The Catholic League complained to National Public Radio about an online story suggesting that it's "not that unusual" for a...