Anne Johnson

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Can We See Some ID?

Monday, May 01, 2017

The political leanings of guests, and think tanks, are often under-reported.

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Mailbag: For Two Marches, Different Causes, Different Complaints

Friday, January 27, 2017

Coverage of the Women's March and the March for Life raised questions about crowd size and language.

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Frequently Asked Questions: Ombudsman Edition

Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Fast answers to common questions.

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How We Work: A Week In The Ombudsman's Office

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Editor's Note: Elizabeth is out of the office this week. In the interim, we thought it was a good time to answer readers who have been asking about our process. Here's a look at how we operate in the Ombudsman's office.

First, a note from Elizabeth: The Ombudsman's office serves ...

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Correcting An 'American Legacy'

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

It's never too late to make a correction, especially when fraud may be involved.

In 2007, NPR Books recommended American Legacy: The Story of John and Caroline Kennedy, a biography of the Kennedy children by celebrity biographer C. David Heymann. The staff also ran a large excerpt from ...

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Incumbents Who Lost Seats Tonight

Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Updated at 3:46 a.m. ET on Nov. 5.

We've compiled a list of the incumbent candidates in the House, Senate and governors races that lost seats tonight. We will update this list throughout the night as the calls come in. You can keep up with NPR's live election coverage at ...

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Policing The Trolls: The Ins and Outs of Comment Moderation

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Internet comment sections seem by nature to breed both insightful musings and the foulest bile. Many readers and comment writers complain to us about their frustrations in trying to understand what rules, if any, lie behind how the comments are moderated. NPR, like many news organizations, constantly walks a tight-rope ...

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Ombudsman Answers Questions In Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' Chat

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos took to Reddit on Tuesday for an "Ask Me Anything" chat. Users wrote in with questions about media ethics, NPR coverage, and the journalism industry today. Schumacher-Matos answered some of the most common complaints he receives as an ombudsman. Check it out.

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Battle Lines Drawn Over Value-Added Teacher Assessment

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

A tool used in states around the country to assess teacher performance has become a lightning rod in public education circles.

The “value-added assessment” is embraced by the Obama Administration and has financial support from the Gates Foundation. The assessment compares student test performance growth from year to year.

From ...

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The Ethics of Retweeting And Whether It Amounts To Endorsement

Thursday, July 31, 2014

A brief Twitter storm caused by an NPR education reporter's tweet three weeks ago subsided almost as quickly as it arose. But what has continued among journalists and media watchers has been a debate over NPR's social media policy.

Reporter Anya Kamenetz set off the initial flurry when she tweeted ...

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