People
B.A. Parker joins NPR’s ‘Code Switch’ as host
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Parker will begin hosting the show with Gene Demby in July.
Programs/Content
‘The Stoop’ explores conversations black people have in private
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Developed through NPR’s Audio Storytelling Workshop, the new podcast presents honest, frank conversations about black identity.
Programs/Content
NPR diversity VP steps in as interim Code Switch editor
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Code Switch’s previous leader started Monday as local/regional news director for WAMU in Washington, D.C.
Programs/Content
Code Switch’s Alicia Montgomery on leading conversations about race
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“We’re here to give you the complicated story.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #69: Code Switch chief Alicia Montgomery
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Montgomery talks about the long-anticipated new Code Switch podcast and responds to criticisms of her unit from both the right and left.
Programs/Content
Tasneem Raja on how NPR’s Code Switch navigates the increasingly crowded race-and-culture beat
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“Our job is to really talk to each other and push back on our story ideas and the lenses we’re applying to these stories, and then try to invite the audience into the conversation as much as possible.”
System/Policy
News directors’ conference focuses on diversity in hiring and reporting
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The Public Radio News Directors conference featured a pair of sessions on the subject.
SXSW
Our Storify of public media tweets from SXSW Interactive
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A roundup of insights and comments from several public media sessions at the annual conference.
Code Switch
PBS, NPR reps discuss challenges of reaching new audiences with SXSW attendees
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Shereen Marisol Meraji, a reporter with NPR’s Code Switch, and Lauren Saks, director of programming for PBS Digital Studios were at SXSW and gave a panel session on strategies for public radio and public television to reach out to younger and more diverse audiences.