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      <title>Fear And Trust At 'The Washington Post'</title>
      <description>A cost-cutting, face-saving move by the &lt;em&gt;Post&lt;/em&gt; to replace its independent ombudsman with what sounds like a customer care representative is sadly shortsighted. It contributes precisely to the decline in public trust that lies behind the travails at the &lt;em&gt;Post&lt;/em&gt; and all American news media. NPR in polls confronts the same trust malady. The press grows in power, yet sheds ever more controls. Editors will never investigate themselves. The public rebels.</description>
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      <itunes:summary>A cost-cutting, face-saving move by the &lt;em&gt;Post&lt;/em&gt; to replace its independent ombudsman with what sounds like a customer care representative is sadly shortsighted. It contributes precisely to the decline in public trust that lies behind the travails at the &lt;em&gt;Post&lt;/em&gt; and all American news media. NPR in polls confronts the same trust malady. The press grows in power, yet sheds ever more controls. Editors will never investigate themselves. The public rebels.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>A Second, Chance Interview With Subject Of Controversial First Lady Remarks </title>
      <description>NPR's Ari Shapiro has the unexpected chance to let an interview subject clarify remarks recorded weeks ago and several states away.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:29:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>NPR's Ari Shapiro has the unexpected chance to let an interview subject clarify remarks recorded weeks ago and several states away.</itunes:summary>
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      <title>ESPN Hires an Ombudsman </title>
      <description>In a world where there are fewer and fewer ombudsmen, good to see that ESPN has hired its third to replace Le Anne Schreiber, a former New York Times sports editor-turned-author. ACS ESPN Hires an Ombudsman Don Ohlmeyer, one of television's most ...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>The Not-So-Funnies?</title>
      <description>I read the comics this morning, for work. I was happy to see that Jon Arbuckle is still soliciting advice from his sardonic cat; Hagar is</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>I read the comics this morning, for work. I was happy to see that Jon Arbuckle is still soliciting advice from his sardonic cat; Hagar is</itunes:summary>
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