Mark Memmott

A pronoun is a biographical detail that has to be correct. Getting it wrong not only means we've made a mistake, it means we may have hurt the person we interviewed.

We need to be careful when we cite figures and refer to those in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

The decision on what, if anything, to say will be made by Nancy Barnes (with input, obviously, from senior editors).

Also: As stories such as this evolve, it is tempting to refer to details that turn out to be wrong as having been "fake news." That's a term we should not use.

We reached our goal (on reducing mistakes) in September.

Other ways to refer to the account of the conversation President Trump had with the president of Ukraine include "an account of the call" or "a memorandum."

It's not "Kiev."

We can be respectful of the feelings of those in the audience who find it disturbing to hear the name over and over, and respectful of those who believe repeating the name glorifies a horrible person.

We should continue to carefully consider how we use the word in order not to diminish its meaning.

Instructions on how to enter information about exclusives that have embargo times.

Also, when someone is accused of assaulting both minors and adults, be sure to use phrases such as "women and girls" or "men and boys."

There is a "U.S. Border Patrol" within it and there are border patrol agents, but the name of the agency ends with "Protection," not "Patrol."

As we've said before, we don't necessarily have to report about them "until we have more to say than that they exist."

As an NPR public editor once observed, that's a "pejorative" birth label.

We want to be seen as "rigorous and impartial pursuers of truth." That's why we work hard to challenge our own perspectives and to avoid doing things that raise questions about our impartiality.

Hansi Lo Wang or Luis Clemens should be consulted on all stories that look at the debate.

We can use the names, though as we have said before we do not need to say them often.

We need to be precise, accurate and neutral.

In particular, avoid the use of the terms "anti-vax" and "anti-vaxxer." It's important to stick to the science — and to use neutral language in describing peoples' positions.

This applies to materials we have broadcast and published, and to such things as raw tape and unpublished photos that have not been included in our reports.