Hell's Belles: Southern Listeners Spark Discussion Over NPR's Use Of "Goddamn"

NPR received quite a bit of backlash from some of their listeners in the South after neglecting to bleep the term “goddamn” in a recent radio piece about Tom Cruise’s “Les Grossman” character. The piece featured a soundbite of Cruise, in character, using the swear word in a monologue about working in Hollywood.

NPR ombudsman Alicia C. Shepherd has addressed the issue on her blog, noting that this is now the second time she’s had to broach the subject.

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