Author: Christopher Chávez
Opinion: Lessons from NPR’s past efforts to reach minority listeners
Rather than working to maintain the status quo, this could be the moment for NPR to reimagine its mission by broadening its ...By Christopher Chávez, Professor (School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon)January 9, 2026How a public broadcasting system ‘asleep at the transmitter’ has overlooked Latino listeners
Research "was designed to cultivate a listening audience that would support the network financially. This strategy has, in turn, informed how NPR ...By Christopher Chávez, Professor (School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon)December 8, 2021When one way of speaking dominates, who gets to tell their stories on public radio?
A journalism school professor argues that NPR's emphasis on unaccented English "undermines NPR’s original mission of engaging listeners civically."By Christopher Chávez, Professor (School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon)June 25, 2020



