System/Policy
NPR board approves FY23 budget with $17M investment in the NPR Network
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The deficit budget includes 30 new staff positions to support the NPR Network, a collaboration between NPR and member stations on digital initiatives.
People
NPR names Brittany Luse host of ‘It’s Been a Minute’
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Luse has previously hosted podcasts that include “For Colored Nerds” and “The Nod.”
Tech
NPR adds podcasts to YouTube
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“Following the global success of our Tiny Desk Concerts, we are excited for our podcasts to reach new audiences on YouTube,” said NPR’s Anya Grundmann.
Development
NPR board passes ambitious plan to expand digital fundraising, podcast subscriptions
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“This is really the first step in the next 50 years of NPR,” said CEO John Lansing.
Programs/Content
Why it’s time to reconsider how ‘All Things Considered’ can expand its service for today’s listeners
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Over the past 50 years, NPR and stations have made incremental changes to the newsmagazine to keep up with changing times. Why aren’t those conversations happening again now?
People
Juana Summers to host NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’ and ‘Consider This’
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Summers begins on air June 27.
System/Policy
NPR, former employee settle discrimination suit
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A former NPR technician filed the lawsuit in 2020.
Programs/Content
NPR, LAist Studios partner to launch audio incubator for Latinx creators
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The partners have committed to “further development opportunities” for at least one creator.