When NPR Crosses the Line: What Is Acceptable Good Taste? February 25, 2004 By Jeffrey A. Dvorkin Ombudsman National Public Radio NPR has a reputation for restraint, good taste and for doing the right -- even the politically correct -- thing. But not last week, according to a number of listeners. They objected to two things: One was a satire on All Things Considered. The other was an underwriting message from Wal-Mart. First, the satire. Satirizing "The Passion" The satire that aired on Thursday, Feb. 19 Satire: Focus Group on Gibson's 'Passion' involved Mel Gibson's film The Passion of The...