Freelance Contributor Recycled Sound Bites
NPR said that it has discovered that a longtime freelance contributor had reused sound bites in more than two dozen reports that aired from 2011 until recently.
NPR said Friday that it discovered that a longtime freelance contributor, Danielle Karson, had recycled sound bites in more than two dozen reports that aired from 2011 until recently. NPR has handled the discovery, which was made by a producer and an editor, quickly and transparently, as it should.
There is one mystery: Why did no one whose quote was re-used complain to NPR? One reason may be that newscasts are ephemeral because – unlike NPR's newsmagazines – they are not transcribed online. I understand the logistical and financial reasons that they are not
