Complex sentence: After NPR announced his ouster, Alicia Shepard, NPR's ombudsman, commented that the firing was poorly handled; she opined that Williams could have been given a chance to explain himself to NPR's management or been suspended pending review of his case.
Split into simpler sentences: After NPR announced his ouster, Alicia Shepard, NPR's ombudsman, commented that the firing was poorly handled. She opined that Williams could have been given a chance to explain himself to NPR's management or been suspended pending review of his case.