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7/7/09: The Power and Problems of Language

word. Photo by Melanie Cook on flickr.com
word. Photo by Melanie Cook on flickr.com

By Doug Fabrizio

Salt Lake City, UT – NPR's Ombudsmen Alicia Shepard has been slammed with comments and e-mails after she explained in a blog post why NPR has decided not to use the word "torture" to describe the interrogation method known as waterboarding. Tuesday on RadioWest it's your turn to sound off on the subject. Shepard and others will join Doug to talk about the words we use in the issues we cover - the power and problems with language.

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