Author: Tyler Falk
Behind NPR’s decision to remove its branding from a Latino USA episode
Network execs determined that the episode failed to meet editorial standards.Don Quayle, NPR’s first president, dies at 84
Quayle’s vision for NPR was to provide “excellence and diversity to noncommercial radio.”Public Media Platform aims to expand reach with new tools
The system developed for digital content distribution hopes to increase adoption among stations.Bill Deputy, former NPR audio engineer, dies at 58
“He understood how sound can create pictures — pictures as vivid as any painting, as clear as any photo.”PodScanning: A longtime indie producer starts a podcast
Scott Carrier has a new podcast, plus podcasting news in public media.What’s new for stations under the latest webcasting royalties agreement
The new deal means increased reporting for some stations.NPR, technicians’ union agree on contract
The new contract drops several proposals opposed by the union.Bob Parlocha, jazz radio host, dies at 76
Parlocha hosted Jazz With Bob Parlocha, syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network in Chicago.Technicians’ union objects to NPR proposal to reduce job protections
The union supporting NPR’s engineers and audio technicians is pushing back against new contract proposals.NPR clarifies its code of ethics for acquired shows
NPR has updated its ethics handbook to clarify how it applies to hosts such as Diane Rehm, whose advocacy work prompted a ...PodScanning: NPR is building a podcast discovery tool
Learn more about NPR's soon-to-launch podcast discovery tool. Plus, more news from the world of public radio podcasting.NPR to update ethics code, define when personal becomes political for show hosts
NPR is clarifying ambiguities in its ethics code about the role of talk show hosts after a flap over Diane Rehm’s participation ...NPR’s new news chief will seek to boost partnerships with member stations
“The result we need is more robust local reporting for national audiences.”Susan Keese, journalist with Vermont Public Radio, dies at 67
Keese “went out of her way to find the human element of any story.”StoryCorps unveils app that records anyone’s story
StoryCorps releases an app that its founder calls “the biggest experiment since launching StoryCorps.”
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