31 December 2010

NPR's Confused Response

Earlier this week, NPR sent the following response to my comment about a segment from "All Things Considered" last Friday:

fromnpr_response@npr.org <npr_response@npr.org>
dateMon, Dec 27, 2010 at 12:17 PM
subjectRe: Real health conditions, skeptics, and satire... not funny. – Message ID:217142
Response to Message #217142:
Dear Shelley,

Thank you for contacting NPR.

We appreciate you sharing your concerns with us. We strive to offer the highest quality of news and information available. Listener feedback helps us to accomplish this goal.

We welcome both criticism and praise, and your thoughts will be taken into consideration.

Thank you for listening, and for your continued support of public broadcasting. For the latest news and information, visit NPR.org.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2010/12/23/132281484/fake-pills-can-work-even-if-patients-know-it
Sincerely,
Alan
NPR Services
202-513-3232
www.npr.org

Nice form letter folks, but I think you missed the point. My comment was about a piece from "All Things Considered," not a health news segment.

I wrote 'em back yesterday, and this time I included the url for the subject of my comment.