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Alicia C. Shepard, Ombudsman Who Defended NPR in Torture Debate, Dies at 69

In one of many jobs she held in a diverse journalism career, she dealt with charges that the network was “serving as right-wing apologists for waterboarding.”

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Deaths (Obituaries), Ethics and Official Misconduct, Iraq War (2003-11), National Public Radio, News and News Media, Newseum, Radio, Shepard, Alicia (1953-2023), Torture
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