FAIR also took issue with the appearance on the show of Henry Jacoby, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor involved with a study about the future of natural gas.В The MIT Energy Initiative, which produced the report, includes oil and gas companies as members, and the studyвЂ™s advisory committee included representatives from natural-gas industry groups. APM programming can be heard on nearly 1,000 public radio stations and reaches 17 million listeners each week, and our suite of podcasts delivers over 18 million downloads every month. Qatar is a leading exporter of natural gas - in 2011, it was the worldвЂ™s top exporter, according to the International Gas Union. Slide 12 Slide 12 (current slide) American Public Media is a producer and distributor of award-winning public radio programming and podcasts. FAIR pointed out that the show was funded by the Qatar Foundation International, a philanthropy funded by the royal family of Qatar. Service of China Radio International in Beijing before a return to MPR. In a May 31 blog post, FAIR said that the April episodeВ of America Abroad вЂњsounded like an infomercialвЂќ for fracking, the hydraulic fracturing process used in natural gas production. His love and appreciation of classical music began at public radio station KVNO. The ombudsman for America Abroad, a monthly public radio show covering foreign policy and international affairs, has responded to criticism from the media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting regarding a recent show about developments in energy technology.

Ombud answers watchdogвЂ™s concerns about public radioвЂ™s America Abroad By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | June 10, 2013

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