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Visitors to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Museum regard a letter dated February 9, 1774 on display in 2006. The letter was written by John Moultrie, the Lieutenant Governor of then British East Florida and addressed to 'The Cowkeeper, the founder of the Seminole Tribe of Florida' in which Moultrie asks The Cowkeeper for peace between the Seminoles and the British.

Visitors to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Museum regard a letter dated February 9, 1774 on display in 2006. The letter was written by John Moultrie, the Lieutenant Governor of then British East Florida and addressed to 'The Cowkeeper, the founder of the Seminole Tribe of Florida' in which Moultrie asks The Cowkeeper for peace between the Seminoles and the British. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Fairness & Accuracy

The Right To Tell One's Own History

The Seminole Tribe of Florida disputes an NPR account.

FC Kansas City pose with the trophy after the NWSL soccer championship match in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 1. Deford's commentary was corrected to include information about the NWSL, the top professional women's soccer league in the U.S.

FC Kansas City pose with the trophy after the NWSL soccer championship match in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 1. Deford's commentary was corrected to include information about the NWSL, the top professional women's soccer league in the U.S. Craig Mitchelldyer/AP hide caption

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Fairness & Accuracy

Not All 'Sweetness And Light'

Many listeners took offense to the content and tone of a recent sports commentary, raising the question: Who speaks on NPR?

In this August 2015 file photo, plants burned in the Rocky Fire are shown near Lower Lake, Calif. NPR's environment and climate change reporting encompasses related topics such as wildfires, drought, and other natural disasters.

In this August 2015 file photo, plants burned in the Rocky Fire are shown near Lower Lake, Calif. NPR's environment and climate change reporting encompasses related topics such as wildfires, drought, and other natural disasters. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption

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Media & Society

NPR's Environment Coverage: What's Next

Following our comprehensive look at NPR's environment coverage, we offer suggestions for improvement and share changes already in progress.

Former NPR science correspondent (and now host of Science Friday) Ira Flatow interviews a few penguins while reporting from Antarctica in 1979. NPR's environment reporting has increased and expanded greatly since.

Former NPR science correspondent (and now host of Science Friday) Ira Flatow interviews a few penguins while reporting from Antarctica in 1979. NPR's environment reporting has increased and expanded greatly since. Katherine Bouton/IraFlatow.com hide caption

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Media & Society

Surveying NPR's Coverage Of Climate And The Environment

We take a careful look at NPR's environment and climate change coverage over the past five years to examine its strengths and weaknesses.

Members of the WDBJ-TV7 news staff prepare for the early newscast at the station, the morning after reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed by a former colleague during a live broadcast.

Members of the WDBJ-TV7 news staff prepare for the early newscast at the station, the morning after reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward were killed by a former colleague during a live broadcast. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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On Ethics

Gunshots And Screen Grabs: Reactions To NPR's Coverage Of The Virginia Shooting

Pictures, audio, visuals, descriptions – We consider the editorial choices in reporting on a newsroom tragedy.

A migrant arrives with his son on the shore near the village of Skala Sikaminea, on the southeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Greece on Friday. Greece this year has been overwhelmed by record numbers of migrants arriving on its eastern Aegean islands, with more than 160,000 landing so far. [Caption from AP, lightly edited.]

A migrant arrives with his son on the shore near the village of Skala Sikaminea, on the southeastern Greek island of Lesbos, Greece on Friday. Greece this year has been overwhelmed by record numbers of migrants arriving on its eastern Aegean islands, with more than 160,000 landing so far. [Caption from AP, lightly edited.] Visar Kryeziu/AP hide caption

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On Language

'Refugee' Or 'Migrant': How To Refer To Those Fleeing Home

Listeners have asked why NPR uses which word and when.

President Obama signs the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, which includes fast track trade promotion authority that allows Obama to negotiate trade treaties, including the Trans Pacific Partnership.

President Obama signs the Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, which includes fast track trade promotion authority that allows Obama to negotiate trade treaties, including the Trans Pacific Partnership. SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Fairness & Accuracy

On 'Fast-Track' Reporting And Voices From Just The Victors

Listeners wanted to hear from more than just corporate lobbyists in a story from the business desk.