We hear from Anna, whose water broke 19 weeks into her pregnancy, well before her baby could survive.Īnd Dr. In a nearly 8-minute story aired early this month on All Things Considered, NPR National Correspondent Sarah McCammon reported on the real dangers women in Texas face as they navigate access to abortion. In this piece, John Seago got to share his pre-scripted talking points without being pressed for an actual answer to the important question: "What should instead?" He gets to say " is not the best solution that we have" without being forced to describe the better solution?.
Jonathan Campbell wrote on March 13: I don't understand why NPR journalists interview folks and don't press them for sensible answers to the real questions. You can share your questions and concerns with us through the NPR Contact page. Letters are edited for length and clarity. Here are a few quotes from the Public Editor's inbox that resonated with us. They asked, why not make that the headline? We got some good insight on how off-putting it would be to dismiss the real pain people feel as they fill their tanks, and learned how NPR's Business Desk has covered gas prices alongside inflation reporting. But if you adjust for inflation, gas prices aren't as high as they seem, one reader wrote. Sure, a gallon of gas is a lot more expensive today than it was a few months ago. We also tracked down a response to a critique on the coverage of rising gasoline prices. As you'll see when you read our findings, making sure those answers don't undermine the purpose of the story is the second part of this complicated equation. As we talked with NPR National Correspondent Sarah McCammon about her story, we learned that getting solid answers is just one part of the challenge. As advocates for accountability journalism, we want journalists to ask tough questions and get real answers.
They wanted a follow-up question to a comment from a supporter of the new legislation in response to hearing one woman's experience. One listener wrote to us frustrated by a particular interview in a recent All Things Considered story about Texas women facing agonizing choices thanks to that state's new limits on abortion. It seems that anybody likely to be interviewed repeatedly by news reporters hires a public relations coach to help them wiggle out of answering hard questions. These might be politicians, businesspeople or advocates for controversial laws. Often, experts who contribute their voices to daily journalism have perfected the art of phrasing their views in slightly coded or opaque language, designed to gloss over a legitimate critique. It's no secret that many sources in news reports have practiced talking points. Carlos Carmonamedina for NPR Public Editor
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