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Thursday, June 12, 2008

LISTENER SOUND OFF June 12, 2008

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June 12, 2008

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If I have any objection, it is to saying what does "Hillary" want rather than "Sen. Clinton." Journalists should refer to the former presidential candidate using her honorific, and not by her first name. Doing so shows a lack of respect. -- Alicia C. Shepard

LISTENER SOUND OFF: Occasionally the office will publish a "Sound Off," where the Ombudsman responds to listener inquiries. These letters often address important issues which many NPR listeners might be interested in. Included in this feature are the reactions and input from NPR staff involved in producing news.

Today's "Sound Off" features listener comments regarding NPR's coverage of Dennis Kucinich's proposal to impeach President Bush, correspondent location sign-offs and Senator Clinton's speech on June 3 .



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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

SUPER TUESDAY SPECIAL

10:23

February 6, 2008

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---Alicia C. Shepard

For months NPR's election team has been gearing up for the biggest day of primaries and caucuses in the history of American presidential elections. Tuesday evening, Studio 4 A, NPR's largest, was transformed into "election central" with four projector screens, dozens of computers and more than 50 people.

At the center of the quiet room was a raised black-skirted platform where All Things Considered hosts Robert Siegel and Michele Norris, headsets on, sat on black folding chairs anchoring the first half of NPR's live eight-hour broadcast.

The only chance to get up would be the one minute or 90-second breaks built into the time clock that allows local stations to cut in. "No time for bathroom breaks," noted Siegel.

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10:23 - February 6, 2008

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

IS NPR IGNORING RON PAUL?

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January 30, 2008

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UPDATE: Click here for the most recent coverage of Ron Paul, including relevant facts and campaign strategies. Paul has since decided to leave the presidential race, but his informational page will remain online for a while longer.

UPDATE: Story aired on All Things Considered Feb 18, 2008
PRIMARY CHALLENGE TO RON PAUL IN TEXAS -- To say that Ron Paul, the Republican congressman who is running for president, marches to his own drum is fair statement. He opposes the war in Iraq (he was one of six House Republicans to vote against it), and has broken with his party on an assortment of issues. While this has brought him fame, and money, from Internet donors, not everyone back home in his Texas congressional district is happy with him. And in the March primary, he faces an opponent who is far closer to the Bush administration than Paul is. David Davies reports.

--Chantal de la Rionda, Office of the Ombdusman


It's easy for the media to dismiss Republican presidential aspirant Ron Paul.

Political journalists know that candidates with Paul's iconoclastic ideas -- ending federal income tax, abolishing government departments and withdrawing from the United Nations --seldom get far at the ballot box.

But the mainstream media dismissal overlooks the phenomenon of public interest in the libertarian doctor and congressman from Texas:

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

BOOKING FRONTRUNNERS

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January 23, 2008

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--Alicia Shepard

The Sunday before the New Hampshire primary, an NPR assistant editor who books interviews turned on her computer to find an unexpected email from Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign.

"If HRC wanted to do Morning Edition tomorrow could we make that happen?" wrote a Clinton media scheduler at 10:49 a.m.

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3:36 - January 23, 2008

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