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    Articles tagged NPR (329)

    In 2011, NPR executives “drafted a secret plan for the worst”
    Why news podcast listeners break up with their favorite shows
    Joshua BentonFebruary 6, 2025
    The Trump war on the news media takes an absurd turn
    Now even a paid subscription is tantamount to bribery for some.
    Neel DhaneshaJanuary 21, 2025
    What the creators of Howtown learned in their first few months on YouTube
    “We don’t know if [this strategy] is going to make sense for us from a money perspective. We’re in the ‘out on a limb’ phase, not the ‘we’ve discovered a new business model’ phase.”
    Neel DhaneshaOctober 28, 2024
    The future of true crime sounds like…public radio?
    Amid the downturn in audio, some executives think the public radio model — with a dash of true crime — might provide a way forward.
    Joshua BentonOctober 10, 2024
    With Hurricane Milton looming, NPR stations got a lower-bandwidth way to reach residents
    In normal times, text-only websites are a niche interest. But a natural disaster is not normal times.
    Neel DhaneshaOctober 7, 2024
    The former host of S-Town has a new subject to investigate: Journalism
    After more than a decade in the industry, Brian Reed is Question(ing) Everything about it.
    Joshua BentonSeptember 25, 2024
    What would Project 2025 do for (or to) journalism?
    From defunding NPR and PBS to kicking reporters out of the White House, it’s an array of conservative priorities and Trumpian retreads.
    NPR’s Collaborative Journalism Network to expand with an Appalachia newsroom, short-form video pilot, and more
    Sarah ScireMay 20, 2024
    After criticism over “viewpoint diversity,” NPR adds new layers of editorial oversight
    “We will all have to adjust to a new workflow. If it is a bottleneck, it will be a failure.”
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