How a smear campaign against NPR led Elon Musk to feud with Signal
Rightwing media personalities on X transmuted a screed against NPR’s CEO into a fight over encryption via the Transitive Property of Bad People
April 2024
NPR editor who accused outlet of liberal bias resigns
Uri Berliner exits days after publication of an essay saying news organization no longer has an ‘open-minded spirit’
NPR journalist suspended after public criticism of broadcaster’s liberal slant
Uri Berliner suspended without pay for five days by National Public Radio for unauthorised outside work for another outlet
Senior NPR editor claims public broadcaster lacks ‘viewpoint diversity’
Uri Berliner said in a letter that Americans no longer trusted broadcaster because of its ‘distilled worldview’ and liberal bent
December 2023
‘It’s hell being famous’: second violent death of Serial podcast character raises ethics questions
Tyler Goodson, 32, was killed by police in Woodstock, Alabama, after public radio mega-hit brought fame – but not much else
April 2023
NPR to quit Twitter after being labelled ‘state-affiliated media’
Radio network ‘officially de-emphasizing Twitter across the organization’ after platform refused to remove ‘inaccurate’ label
February 2023
NPR announces it will lay off approximately 10% of its workforce
Internal memo said job cuts are a result of declining advertising revenue and that details will be revealed in March
December 2020
'The first week was mayhem' – how This American Life revolutionised radio
It has spawned hit spinoffs, bagged a Pulitzer and its evocative, character-led reports now have 5 million fans. Has This American Life grown too big? As the show turns 25, founder Ira Glass reveals what keeps him up at night
August 2020
Ee-moo?! NPR’s ‘absurd’ pronunciation starts new emu war in Australia
Reporter admits he may have sparked ‘international incident’ by choosing ‘ee-moo’ over ‘ee-mew’
January 2020
Trump praises Pompeo for rant against NPR reporter: ‘You did a good job on her’
Mary Louise Kelly said the secretary of state launched into a tirade after she asked tough questions about Ukraine
Emails cast further doubt on Pompeo's claim NPR reporter lied to him
Secretary of state has accused Mary Louise Kelly of violating ‘basic rules of journalism’
Mary Louise Kelly's interaction with Mike Pompeo was like satire. If only it was
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Pompeo says NPR reporter is part of 'unhinged' US media conspiracy
NPR host says Pompeo shouted 'F-word' tirade when she asked about Ukraine
September 2019
Cokie Roberts, famed journalist and political commentator, dies at 75
Roberts spent decades at ABC News, wrote books and never became cynical, colleagues say: ‘When I think of politics, I think of Cokie Roberts’
July 2019
Sarah Jessica Parker reports 'countless' cases of on-set harassment
Sex and the City star comments on NPR about impact of #MeToo and reveals harassment by a ‘big movie star’
July 2018
The week in podcasts: Bodies; 100: 1 – The Crack Legacy
KCRW tackles everything you wanted to know about women’s bodies but were afraid to ask, while Audible digs into the legacy of the war on drugs
February 2018
I'm With Her: ‘We’re about camaraderie, not Hillary’
Women are expected to take a back seat in the arch-conservative world of bluegrass music. But Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Watkins and Sarah Jarosz refused to be sidelined – even after Hillary Clinton ‘borrowed’ their band name
December 2017
A Prairie Home Companion to change its name after Garrison Keillor allegations
Chris Thile, who replaced Keillor as host of the long-running public radio series, says show will get new name after ‘heartbreaking news’ of Keillor’s behavior
May 2017
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Wow in the World: a kids' podcast with plenty for parents, too
This half-hour dose of science and technology has endless energy and a whole lot of fact-based fun
