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NPR listeners irate over clipped circumcision interview

The prize for discussion of an issue with a straight face goes to Alicia Shepard, Ombudsman for National Public Radio. Shepard’s latest blog post concedes that a recent Weekend Edition story mishandled the controversial question of male circumcision by (sorry, … finish reading NPR listeners irate over clipped circumcision interview

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Hey NPR: bring back the word “reactionary”

National Public Radio’s ombudsman Alicia Shephard pondered an interesting conundrum this week. What do you do when you are covering elections in a state like Utah, where just about everybody can be classified as a “conservative”? How do you grade … finish reading Hey NPR: bring back the word “reactionary”

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