NPR
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O.J. Simpson Coverage From New York Times Draws Outrage for Saying the Accused Killer’s Trial ‘Ruined His World’
NPR was also criticized for not mentioning the killings when first sharing news of his death
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Trump Calls for Defunding NPR After Senior Editor’s ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Essay
While critical of the public media org’s current management, Uri Berliner maintains that “defunding isn’t the answer”
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NPR Editor’s Critical Op-Ed Ignites Debate Over Political Bias in Journalism: ‘This Essay Has It Backwards’
Some argued a shift in coverage was forced on the industry by the nature of the Republican Party since the election of Trump
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NPR Senior Editor Blasts Lack of ‘Viewpoint Diversity’ After Leftward Lurch: ‘Open-Minded Spirit No Longer Exists’
“Now, predictably, we don’t have an audience that reflects America,” writes 25-year veteran and current business editor Uri Berliner
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New York Times Puzzle Editor Will Shortz Suffers Stroke
“I had a stroke on Feb. 4 and have been in rehabilitation since then,” he shares with NPR “Weekend Edition” Sunday Puzzle listeners
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NPR Washington Affiliate WAMU to Lay Off 15 Staffers, Shutter DCist Site
Ten positions will be added back as the station shifts away from digital publishing to double down on audio offerings
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NPR Taps Tech Executive Katherine Maher as CEO and President
The former Wikimedia Foundation chief will become the outlet’s 12th permanent chief executive
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New York Times, NPR and Others Left Out That Israeli Official Was Talking About Hamas, Not Gaza
The Atlantic calls out a mistranslation leaving out “Hamas” and creating a misleading picture of Israel’s supposed “genocidal intent”
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Barbra Streisand Says She Won’t Go Back to Therapy Because ‘I’m Not That Interested in Myself’ Anymore
The legendary entertainer tells NPR in a particularly thoughtful interview that she instead loves “being interested in my grandchildren”
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LA County Awards LAist Reporter $700,000 Settlement Over 2020 Arrest Incident
Officers in the county’s department will be required to undergo re-training on journalists’ rights
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NPR Lost Only 1% of Its Web Traffic After Leaving X
The social media platform had provided a mere 2% of NPR’s traffic before a “state sponsored media” tag sent it packing
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‘Tiny Desk Concert’ Creator, ‘All Things Considered’ Director Bob Boilen Exits NPR After 35 Years
A longtime director of “All Things Considered,” Boilen also created “All Songs Considered,” the backbone of NPR’s music programming
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Southern California Public Radio CEO Herb Scannell to Retire for ‘Personal Reasons’
The announcement comes three months after 12% of LAist staffers were let go in heavily criticized layoffs
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Fran Drescher to Studio CEOs: ‘Do Not Plead Poverty to Me, Just Make a Good Deal’
SAG-AFTRA president says “insatiable appetite for money” at studios contributed to strike in new interview
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NPR CEO John Lansing to Retire at the End of 2023
He is stepping down after four years at the outlet