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Christine Blasey Ford testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., on Thursday.
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NPR Doesn't Confer 'Dr.' On Ph.D.s. Here's Why.

Sep 28, 2018
NPR follows AP style, because listeners usually identify 'Dr.' with physicians.
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Call The Midwives, But Ring The Doctors, Too

Sep 27, 2018
A piece from Planet Money's The Indicator essentially told listeners that they would have to trust the reporters on substantiation in a complex story.
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NPR Concludes Investigation Into Work Of Freelancer Who Recycled Material

Sep 11, 2018
More than 10 percent of her reports reused sound bites.
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Former vice presidential spokesperson Marc Lotter waits for a swearing-in ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in February 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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Disclosing Whether Interviewees Signed Non-Disclosure Agreements

Sep 07, 2018
New guidance from the newsroom requires producers to ask potential guests if they feel legally restricted in what they can say about the White House.
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Jason B. Rosenthal on the TED Stage.
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Jason Rosenthal: What Does the Loss Of A Loved One Teach Us About Life?

Sep 07, 2018
Before Jason's wife Amy died, she wrote a heartbreaking farewell essay: "You May Want To Marry My Husband." Jason Rosenthal remembers Amy's life — and the lessons he learned from her death.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to members of the media outside the Senate Chamber in Washington, Jan. 22, 2018, after reaching a bipartisan agreement to advance a bill ending the government shutdown. With Graham are (L-R) Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.,
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Regrets Only: When Potential Interviewees Say 'No Thanks'

Aug 28, 2018
Interviews with GOP lawmakers were scarce last week, but six-month numbers are surprisingly politically balanced.
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'Morning Edition' Resets Its Clock (Again)

Aug 16, 2018
The new schedule has newscasts at different times and allows for longer stories.
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Jason Kessler speaks at an August 12, 2018 rally near the White House on the one year anniversary of the Charlottesville "Unite the Right" march.
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Kessler Interview Puts Spotlight On How To Cover Racist Viewpoints

Aug 13, 2018
Critics argued that NPR should not give white supremacists a "platform."
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Freelance Contributor Recycled Sound Bites

Aug 10, 2018
NPR said that it has discovered that a longtime freelance contributor had reused sound bites in more than two dozen reports that aired from 2011 until recently.
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Firefighters monitor a back fire as they battle the Medocino Complex Fire on August 7, 2018 near Lodoga, California.
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Wildfire Reports Ignite Debate Over Climate Change Coverage

Aug 09, 2018
The newsroom has connected the recent wildfires to climate change in many but not all stories.
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President Trump told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.: "What you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening."
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Opinion: Why 'Fact Checking' and 'Reality Check' Do Not Apply to Trump

Jul 25, 2018
The moment when the president articulated his attitude with pithy perfection came when he told the Veterans of Foreign Wars that "what you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening."
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A member of the Russian protest-art group Pussy Riot is escorted by stewards during the Russia 2018 World Cup final football match between France and Croatia.
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Opinion: An Act Of Bravery At The World Cup

Jul 21, 2018
NPR's Scott Simon recounts an act of bravery in the World Cup championship game that happened in President Putin's Russia.
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Fans cheer as they watch the 2018 World Cup semi final match between Croatia and England in Russia, at the Castlefield Bowl in Manchester, England on Wednesday.
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Source Throws Yellow Card, Sees Gender Bias In Soccer Story

Jul 12, 2018
A female source was interviewed but not quoted nor mentioned in the final piece. We take a look at the replay.
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Protesters in front of The Red Hen in Lexington, Va. on Tuesday, June 26. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders was asked to leave the Red Hen restaurant by its owner.
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For Restaurant Staff, A Rare Chance To Protest The Trump Administration

Jun 30, 2018
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on recent protests of Trump administration officials at restaurants.
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A child rides in a stroller during a rally in El Paso, Texas Thursday to protest the Trump administration's family separations.
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Children's Cries Brought Down Walls Of Indifference

Jun 23, 2018
Thousands of migrant children have been separated from their parents by the U.S. government. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on audio recordings this week in which detained children can be heard crying.
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NPR's Training Team and Standards and Practices Editor Mark Memmott offer an accuracy checklist for reporters and editors to use as a tool.
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Seeking To Cut Down On Corrections With A 'CQ'

Jun 21, 2018
As errors pile up, the newsroom looks to implement new procedures.
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Designer Kate Spade is pictured in April 2017 in New York City. Anthony Bourdain is pictured in April 2018 in New York City. Both died in the same week.
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When Suicide Is 'Buzzing Around'

Jun 09, 2018
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on recent celebrity suicides and the danger of more people taking their lives, and offers advice on where to turn for help.
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NPR's Policy On Suicide Reporting Is To 'Be Judicious' With Details

Jun 08, 2018
NPR's newscasts should have been more judicious when talking about how Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain took their lives.
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NPR Bids Adieu To 5 News Blogs

May 30, 2018
The reorganization is meant to make it easier for readers to find the stories they want on NPR.org.
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After speaking at the U.S. Naval Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony, President Trump tweeted, "To the @NavalAcademy Class of 2018, I say: We know you are up to the task. We know you will make us proud. We know that glory will be yours. Becau
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Translated Into 'Trumptalk,' History's Famous Lines Would Look A Little Different

May 26, 2018
President Trump is known for his particular style of tweets. NPR's Scott Simon muses about what other famous lines from history might sound like if they'd been composed by Trump.
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In The Quest For Comment, Hurry Up And Wait

May 25, 2018
When reaching out to a source for comment, how long should a reporter wait for a response?
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You Call That Breaking News?

May 18, 2018
How NPR's digital team decides what news warrants a push notification and more.
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NPR correspondent John Burnett (left) and NPR producer Emily Ochsenschlager prepare to interview White House chief of staff General John Kelly.
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A Closer Look: Parsing Political Interviews

May 15, 2018
Listeners often say they hear more from one side or the other. We took a look.
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Under house arrest since August last year, Russian theater and film director Kirill Serebrennikov will miss the Cannes Film Festival this week.
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The 2 Directors Missing From Cannes

May 12, 2018
NPR's Scott Simon muses about how the glamour of this year's red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival masks the struggles of two directors who have been prevented by their home countries from attending.
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India Skinner, Mikayla Sharrieff, and Bria Snell at the Inclusive Innovation Incubator in Washington, D.C.
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3 Black Teenage Scientists Had A Breakthrough, Then Came The Trolls

May 05, 2018
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the hatred expressed online for three African-American high school girls who entered a science competition.

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