NPR ombudsman on misrepresenting Kaine's abortion position: "NPR should know better"

"A number of listeners like Richard Linsenberg strongly objected to NPR's description (more than once) of how Virginia's Governor-elect Tim Kaine has expressed his views on abortion:

"For the second day in a row, National Public Radio's (NPR) Morning Edition has misrepresented Virginia Governor-elect Tim Kaine's position on abortion, labeling Kaine "pro-life" and promoting the conservative spin that Kaine, a Democrat, won because he took a Republican position on abortion." Read more »

Posted to the web on Thursday, November 17, 2005 at 09:18 AM ET