NPR’s New Rule for 2026: Stop Quoting The Same Professor Over and Over

He’s all used up.

NPR reporters were given a new rule heading into 2026 — you have to stop going to the same professor for quotes.

That was the order from standards chief Tony Cavin in an email to staff obtained by Semafor media reporter Max Tani on Monday. Cavin mandated “no more quotes” from University of Richmond law professor Carl Tobias once the year ends…

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