NPR
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National Public Radio (NPR) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California. It serves as a national syndicator to a network of more than 1,000 public radio stations in the United States. Wikipedia
Website: www.npr.org
About NPR
NPR's rigorous reporting and unsurpassed storytelling connect with millions of Americans every day — on the air, online, and in person. NPR was founded on a mission to create a more informed public — one challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures. With a nationwide network of award-winning journalists and more than a dozen international bureaus, NPR and its Member organizations — the NPR Network — are never far from where a story is unfolding. Listeners and readers can find NPR everywhere — through their local Member stations (npr.org/stations), online at NPR.org, wherever podcasts are available, and by downloading the NPR App. The NPR app brings together the best of the NPR Network from around the world and right in your community — live radio, podcasts, the latest local and national news and more — available wherever you are and whenever you want. Get more information at npr.org/about and by following NPR Extra on Facebook, LinkedIn, Threads, and Instagram.
Latest news
- Sep 16: First look: The creators of the New York Times's Hard Fork, Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, are to join NPR - for a new show called Machine Gods. Starting in October, it's the first deal under new Chief Content Officer Nadine Zylstra: it will be in video, and will also be aired on NPR member stations from early next year. Zylstra and NPR CEO Katherine Maher will discuss the deal later today at the IAB Podcast Upfront, part of Podcast Week.
- Sep 16: Casey Newton and Kevin Roose partner with NPR to launch ‘Machine Gods’ - The video-first, twice weekly show from the creators of ‘Hard Fork’ will unpack the most consequential technology stories of our time for broadcast and digital audiences. PRESS RELEASE
- Sep 9: Podtrac released its ranker for August. The top three companies are showing significantly lower traffic: compared year-on-year, the iHeart Audience Network is down -15% in US monthly audience; and down by more than -20% for US streams/downloads. NPR has seen a -15% slump in both; Libsyn's audience is down -33%, and streams/downloads are down -50%. Podtrac's ranker doesn't yet measure HLS video, but YouTube and Spotify video are included in these numbers. (The ranker itself measures participating publishers only).
- Jul 23: John C Dvorak has died. A tech writer and journalist, he was a TV and radio host with CNet and NPR, before appearing in podcasts like CrankyGeeks, Tech5, This Week in Tech and No Agenda. He was 80. He still gets no spam.
- Jun 30: A new book, Empathy Machines: This American Life, Podcasting and the Public Radio Structure of Feeling, is the first full-length book about This American Life; and is written by an expert on the history of NPR, Jason Loviglio. He's on the Phantom Power podcast unpacking what he learnt.
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