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May 20, 2015 (Cleveland, OH) -- In early versions of the story “Cleveland Braces For Verdict In 2012 Police Shooting” that ran on Monday morning, May 18th, during Morning Edition on 90.3 WCPN ideastream, it was reported that Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell said he would go out "rioting" if police officer Michael Brelo is acquitted in the shooting death of two black suspects.
An error in the report resulted from a misunderstanding between what Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell said ("riding/ride”) and what the reporter/producer heard ("rioting/riot").
As soon as ideastream and NPR were alerted to the mistake, steps were taken to correct it on air, online and via social media. An updated version of the story aired in subsequent broadcasts of Morning Edition that day and is available online at npr.org. ideastream regrets the misunderstanding and the error.
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