Tag: NPR
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. ...When 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."Marcia Davis named NPR’s supervising editor of race and identity
Davis previously worked for the Washington Post and the Marshall Project.An open letter to NPR President John Lansing: Racial justice is public media’s mission
Current Executive Director Julie Drizin responds to Lansing's call to action to confront racism.‘Morning Edition’ asks listeners to share thoughts about Ahmaud Arbery in verse
Poetry can be a way to deal with "heavy, emotionally weighted things," says Kwame Alexander, who co-hosts the show's poetry segments.NPR receives $4.7M to support two regional newsrooms
The Midwest regional newsroom is the fourth in NPR’s Collaborative Journalism Network.WBEZ’s Jenn White named host of ‘1A’
White will succeed founding host Joshua Johnson.NPR, union agree to cuts to employee pay, benefits
NPR is taking additional steps to cut costs in response to financial challenges.NPR extends dues relief to stations
No member stations will see increases in fees in the next fiscal year.NPR, APM leaders outline financial challenges caused by pandemic
"We are experiencing the biggest financial test in our 53-year history,” American Public Media Group CEO Jon McTaggart told staff.Live White House briefings wane on public radio as NPR leaves ‘All Things Considered’ intact
Stations had asked the network to move the briefings to a breaking news channel, pointing to President Trump’s handling of the daily ...A plea to family members: ‘As you’re suddenly living more at home with a little ...
A public radio veteran tries to sell his in-laws on NPR: "Trusted public radio is there to serve you in this time ...After efforts that fell short, NPR and stations plan new collaboration to land big gifts
NPR and 15 stations are developing a fundraising pilot "in a full spirit of co-creation."NPR, stations prepare for possible impact of coronavirus: ‘This may be a marathon, not a ...
Stations are limiting travel, preparing for remote work and giving staffers their own microphone covers.
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