NPR ombud sounds off on "Planet Money" interview

NPR ombudsman, Alicia Shepard, walks readers through a heated NPR podcast for Planet Money in a new blog post. 

The podcast, controversial because of host Adam Davidson's unprofessional interview tactics last month with TARP watchdog Elizabeth Warren, was the cause of numerous listener comments via e-mails and voice mail messages. 

The Planet Money blog also received a record- 788 total comments about the interview.

From the post:

"It's important for journalists to treat whomever they are interviewing with respect -- and to keep their opinions to themselves. Davidson did neither. Instead, Davidson conveyed that he didn't think Warren was doing her job properly. He admits that his anger was misdirected. "