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NPR’s Ombudsman is the public's representative to the network, serving as an independent source regarding NPR's programming.

So, if you get lots of your news from NPR – you probably have questions for NPR Ombudsman Lisa Shepard - questions about story selection, language and choice of guests. Questions about coverage of divides in Washington politics and in the Middle East.

Today, Where We Live, Shepard joins us again to answer your questions. As a longtime reporter, professor and media critic, she’ll talk about what steps NPR takes to assure accuracy and transparency in the news.