Ombudsman's Report: May 2002
Highlights:
- E-mails to the ombudsman have increased almost 14 percent from the previous quarter to a record of 13,668.
- 65 percent (8,869) of the e-mails concern NPR's coverage of the Middle East.
- 56 percent (4,964) of the Middle East e-mails accuse NPR of a pro-Palestinian bias.
- 12 percent (1,064) of the Middle East e-mails are from self-identified groups. Most claim to be from individuals.
- 72 e-mails commented on the Yiddish Radio Project.
- 78 e-mails protested NPR's changes to its cultural programming.
E-mail by subject:
| Ombudsman column | 419 |
| Accuracy | 97 |
| Bias (left/right) | 111 |
| CAMERA | 21 |
| Corrections | 75 |
| Journalistic ethics | 45 |
| General information | 554 |
| Hoaxes | 145 |
| Ideas/commentaries | 713 |
| Inquiries/investigations | 62 |
| Legal/permissions | 237 |
| LPFM | 1 |
| Middle East | 8,869 |
| NPR/hosts/programs | 2,088 |
| NPR changes | 78 |
| NPR online | 12 |
| Politics | 4 |
| Station issues | 92 |
| Underwriting | 45 |
| Total | 13,668 |
Jeffrey Dvorkin
Office of the Ombudsman
May 6, 2002
