Alicia Shepard, Media Ethics Expert and Watergate Authority, Dies at 69

Alicia Shepard, a respected voice in journalism, died at 69 due to lung cancer.
Shepard served as NPR's ombudsman and wrote extensive on media ethics and Watergate.
Her book "Woodward and Bernstein: Life in the Shadow of Watergate" provided the first in-depth look into the reporters who exposed the Watergate scandal.
Shepard was also a sailing adventurer who chronicled her voyage across the South Pacific with her infant son.
She left behind her husband, son, stepsons, brother, half-sister, and grandson.