Ron Elving http://www.npr.org Ron Elving en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:02:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/npr_news_123x20.gif Ron Elving http://www.npr.org Is 'Entitlements' A Dirty Word? Is the debt debate turning "entitlements" into a derogatory term, making it easy to take away people's benefits? We ask, "So what are entitlements anyway?" Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:02:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2011/08/11/139557647/is-entitlements-a-dirty-word?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2011/08/11/139557647/is-entitlements-a-dirty-word?ft=1&f=125936740 Is the debt debate turning "entitlements" into a derogatory term, making it easy to take away people's benefits? We ask, "So what are entitlements anyway?"

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]]> Since When Did It Become the Democrat Party? Republicans occassionally like to irritate Democrats by calling them members of the Democrat Party when the official name is the Democratic Party. NPR's policy is to call a party what it calls itself. But the policy isn't always followed by NPR st... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:15:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2010/03/since_when_did_it_become_the_d.html?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2010/03/since_when_did_it_become_the_d.html?ft=1&f=125936740 Republicans occassionally like to irritate Democrats by calling them members of the Democrat Party when the official name is the Democratic Party. NPR's policy is to call a party what it calls itself. But the policy isn't always followed by NPR st...

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]]> Who Exactly is the Middle Class? The term 'middle class' is thrown around a lot. Some NPR listeners wonder just who is the middle class. We set out to find out and learned that it's most of us. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:57:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2010/02/who_exactly_is_the_middle_clas.html?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2010/02/who_exactly_is_the_middle_clas.html?ft=1&f=125936740 The term 'middle class' is thrown around a lot. Some NPR listeners wonder just who is the middle class. We set out to find out and learned that it's most of us.

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]]> Why Do You Call Him Mr. Obama? Many listeners think it's disrespectful for NPR to refer to President Obama as 'Mr. Obama' in the second reference. But NPR has a decades-old policy dating back to Gerald Ford to refer to the current president as 'Mr.' or 'the president' in the s... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:21:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/12/why_do_you_call_him_mr_obama.html?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/12/why_do_you_call_him_mr_obama.html?ft=1&f=125936740 Many listeners think it's disrespectful for NPR to refer to President Obama as 'Mr. Obama' in the second reference. But NPR has a decades-old policy dating back to Gerald Ford to refer to the current president as 'Mr.' or 'the president' in the s...

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]]> Rahm? Rahm Emanuel? Mr. Emanuel? Rahm Emanuel's name seems to bedevil news organizations. NPR recently made an unusual policy deciding to refer to him as Rahm Emanuel on the second reference rather than Emanuel. Other news organizations have struggled with this too. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:24:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/11/rahm_rahm_emanuel_mr_emanuel.html?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2009/11/rahm_rahm_emanuel_mr_emanuel.html?ft=1&f=125936740 Rahm Emanuel's name seems to bedevil news organizations. NPR recently made an unusual policy deciding to refer to him as Rahm Emanuel on the second reference rather than Emanuel. Other news organizations have struggled with this too.

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]]> When It Comes to Core Beliefs, Bias is Everywhere Is NPR's presidential coverage biased? NPR's Ombudsman studied two months of presidential campaign coverage. When it comes to core political beliefs, even scientific research may do little to persuade many complaining listeners that NPR isn't bias... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:23:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2008/11/when_it_comes_to_core_beliefs_1.html?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2008/11/when_it_comes_to_core_beliefs_1.html?ft=1&f=125936740 Is NPR's presidential coverage biased? NPR's Ombudsman studied two months of presidential campaign coverage. When it comes to core political beliefs, even scientific research may do little to persuade many complaining listeners that NPR isn't bias...

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]]> June 4th Show Scott McClellan, guest Political Junkie, Al Jazeera English's new head, and Marc Fisher on TOTN. Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/06/june_4th_show.html?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2008/06/june_4th_show.html?ft=1&f=125936740 Scott McClellan, guest Political Junkie, Al Jazeera English's new head, and Marc Fisher on TOTN.

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]]> SUPER TUESDAY SPECIAL 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 proje... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:23:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2008/02/super_tuesday_special_1.html?ft=1&f=125936740 http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2008/02/super_tuesday_special_1.html?ft=1&f=125936740 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 proje...

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