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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media in the briefing room at the State Department on November 26, 2019 in Washington, D.C.
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NPR's Training Team and Standards and Practices Editor Mark Memmott offer an accuracy checklist for reporters and editors to use as a tool.
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NPR correspondent John Burnett (left) and NPR producer Emily Ochsenschlager prepare to interview White House chief of staff General John Kelly.
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Pope Francis holds a crucifix as he celebrates the Good Friday Passion of Christ Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on Friday.
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In this 1972 archival photo, host Linda Wertheimer holds a grease pencil to mark audio tape for editing. The term "blading" refers to when cuts to tape were made manually via razor blade.
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An Innovation Center for U.S Dairy report found that 7 percent of Americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows, but a spokesperson says the survey was never intended to be scientific.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a bill signing ceremony at the White House in March, surrounded by supporters, including Republican lawmakers.
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People hold candles during an evening memorial service in Orlando for the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shootings.
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A gender neutral sign is posted outside a bathrooms at Oval Park Grill on May 11, 2016 in Durham, North Carolina.
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