How It Works: Making A Radio Story
Follow religion reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty through the process of making a story ready for air.
View ArticleIncoming NPR CEO Makes Case For Public Funding, Will Look At All Sources
Like public libraries and public museums, NPR and its member stations serve important communities and deserve some government support, Gary Knell says. But he also says he will be "creative" in tapping...
View ArticleNew NPR CEO Gary Knell Starts Work, Takes Listeners' Calls
He fills the positions that opened earlier this year when controversies led to Vivian Schiller's departure. Today on Talk of the Nation, and later on Twitter, Knell takes questions.
View ArticleNews From CES: Some Ford Vehicles Will Give Drivers Voice Control Of NPR's App
The latest version of NPR's mobile news application can be controlled using your voice in some Ford vehicles.
View ArticleHow My Voice Went Silent
After coming down with a mysterious headache and a blazing sore throat, NPR science correspondent Richard Harris lost his voice. And it didn't come back. Doctors eventually pinpointed the cause: a...
View ArticleBehind The Mic: Here's Why The 11 A.M. Newscast Was All 'Live'
Technical gremlins got hold of some NPR reports Wednesday morning. So the newscast was all "live." Hopefully listeners didn't notice. And now, things seem to be back to normal. Take a listen.
View ArticleNPR To Discontinue 'Talk Of The Nation'
The daily call-in show will be replaced by Here and Now, which is produced by Boston's WBUR. Talk of the Nation host Neal Conan is leaving NPR after more than three decades with the network. Science...
View ArticleLISTEN: Jerry Seinfeld Scolds Steve Inskeep On The Macchiato
When the comedian asked the NPR host whether he knew what a macchiato is, Inskeep had to confess he didn't. And this happened during Morning Edition's "coffee week!" Seinfeld was amused. Inskeep says...
View ArticleNPR And On-Air Credits: The End Of A Thank You
Starting Monday morning, you may notice something a little different about NPR's flagship news magazines. Morning Edition producer Jim Wildman writes about a little change that means a lot to him.
View ArticleIf We'd Only Known About The Impending Spam
Twenty years ago, NPR alerted staff members that they would soon have access to a new form of communication: "A collection of computer networks that is connected around the world."
View ArticleMissing The Mark: The Criticism Of NPR's Climate March Coverage
An email barrage was well-intentioned, but jumped to the wrong conclusions.
View ArticleTwo Lions Of Journalism, Roaring To The Last
Two of journalism's greats died within a couple days of each other — Ben Bradlee and Frank Mankiewicz. NPR's Scott Simon remembers them for their shared gifts of charm, wit and street smarts.
View ArticleRemembering NPR's Bill Deputy, A 'Guardian Of Sound'
Sound was serious business for Bill Deputy, an audio engineer and All Things Considered technical director for many years. Deputy died Sunday at the age of 58.
View ArticleIngrid Michaelson: Girl Chases Quiz Chases Girl
Indie pop star Ingrid Michaelson performs on her ukulele, turns on her Staten Island accent and covers a rewritten "Somebody That You Used to Know."
View ArticleReporter's Notebook: Settling In In Seoul
NPR opened a South Korea bureau in March. Correspondent Elise Hu offers her take on the wonder and the wackiness of life and journalism in East Asia.
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