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Sarah ScireSeptember 19, 2023

A paywall? Not NPR’s style. A new pop-up asks for donations anyway

“I find it counterproductive to take a cynical view on tactics that help keep high-quality journalism freely accessible to all Americans.”

How one NPR podcast set in India preserves the use of Hindi

Please enjoy this video of news outlets as glass jars rolling down the stairs

Hanaa' TameezMay 17, 2023

Meet the first-ever editor for Latino audiences at NPR

“The weight of coverage shouldn’t have to fall on the shoulders of a select few, but rather on the organization as a whole. I am here to make sure of that.”

Jennifer Gerson, The 19thMay 4, 2023

The voices of NPR: How four women of color see their roles as hosts

Leila Fadel, Michel Martin, Ayesha Rascoe, and Juana Summers have taken over host chairs at NPR’s flagship news programs.

The first Substack dedicated to war correspondence launches

Laura Hazard OwenApril 13, 2023

NPR may be “going silent” on Twitter, but it’s keeping its 17.6 million followers on ice

“Going silent,” “turning away,” but not leaving-leaving (yet).

Sarah ScireApril 7, 2023

NPR says it won’t tweet from @NPR until Twitter removes false “state-affiliated” label

“We stopped tweeting from the main @NPR account after they attached that false label to it because each tweet we publish would carry it.”

Sarah ScireNovember 2, 2022

NPR launches a paid podcast bundle, hoping to convert a national audience into local donors

NPR estimates less than 1% of its 20 million weekly digital users give to their local stations.

Hanaa' TameezFebruary 17, 2022

What diversity looks like on public radio: Christopher Chávez explores how NPR could be reimagined to serve everyone

NPR sells itself on the idea that it’s a public broadcasting network. But, Christopher Chávez argues in a new book, that hasn’t fully included Latinx listeners.

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