Tag: NPR
NPR story on ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ namesake inspires listeners to give back on Thanksgiving
A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.Race discrimination suit against NPR gets go-ahead in court
The network had moved to dismiss a complaint filed in June by a former technician.‘Code Switch,’ ‘Throughline’ podcasts will join NPR’s radio portfolio
"We believe both shows will tell some of our nation’s most important stories and provide programming for your audiences that is relevant ...Podcast explores racial inequities in criminal justice through hip-hop
NPR Music's “Louder Than a Riot” explores hip-hop as a "microcosm for the Black American experience" with the criminal justice system.How NPR can take cues from other broadcasters in its quest to broaden audience
An excerpt from a new book suggests that NPR look to the past and overseas for examples of programming with wider appeal.Record-setting BTS Tiny Desk inspires donations to public radio
In just 25 minutes, the video broke the record for the most-viewed Tiny Desk performance within 24 hours of premiering.NPR budget for new fiscal year aims to avoid layoffs despite deficit
A projected shortfall of $29 million will be closed with furloughs and other cost-saving measures.NPR union calls out organization’s diversity failings, demands changes
Leaders of NPR’s SAG-AFTRA union are demanding the organization make changes around 13 issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.How NPR built the launch pad for its first podcasts
In early 2005, few people inside NPR understood podcasts or knew how to listen to one. But that would change by summer's ...NPR, stations respond to Blackbaud ransomware attack
NPR and stations said they were told that Social Security numbers and credit card and bank account information were not exposed in ...NPR’s ‘Hidden Brain’ goes independent
NPR will continue to distribute the radio show.Participants find pros and cons to online networking at virtual NABJ/NAHJ conference
Organizations in the Public Media Village at this month's event ran into new challenges in networking with job-seekers. But attendees said they ...TikTok grants help pubmedia get creative with short-form videos
Producers are using the popular platform to test ideas while also reaching new and younger audiences.NPR, advocacy group call on Congress to give university stations access to PPP
University stations have been shut out of applying for the relief loans.Giovannoni: Listening dynamics of core NPR News listeners ‘are shifting in the wrong direction’
Three full months into the COVID-19 pandemic, listening to NPR News stations remains only 80% of what it was a year ago. ...
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