NPR's Talk of the Nation Is Signing Off
"East Coast liberal elites" have lost another outlet for their opinions now that National Public Radio is putting an end to one of its signature shows.
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Last week we introduced you "Recurring Developments," a graphic that indicated where you can find instances of Arrested Development's repeated jokes, now NPR has released their take on the show's "running gags." It's called "Previously, on Arrested Development," and it takes fandom to the next level.
"East Coast liberal elites" have lost another outlet for their opinions now that National Public Radio is putting an end to one of its signature shows.
Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air and an author herself, exemplifies the reading life. For her, that means limiting her online reading and getting up as early as 4 a.m. to tackle the more than 100 books delivered to her house weekly.
A couple of weeks ago NPR Books posted their summer poll of the year, seeking to identify the greatest teen novel ever from thousands of nominations submitted by readers. The results are in—let the debates begin anew.
Today in books and publishing: Chicago Public Library bestows amnesty; rediscovering Thomas Browne; Google accused of copyright infringement; the results from NPR's Y.A. poll.
Ahmad Shafi, the NPR intern whose story about witnessing an execution in Kabul was taken down because it too closely resembled another story from 2001 won't be leaving the network or facing any disciplinary action, at least until a review of the rest of his work concludes.
On Friday WBUR broadcasters Tom and Ray Magliozzi announced that they would stop making new episodes of their 35-year-old car advice phone-in program Car Talk. This is very sad. Or is it?
This ought to infuriate all the right(wing) people: A study has found that people who watch no news at all can answer questions about current events better than people who solely watch Fox News.
In one of the sadder things you'll read about NPR and radio journalism in general, The Washington Post has a depressing report with details of the organization's financial decline--like the fact that NPR finished the first six months of its financial year with a $2.6 million deficit.
New analyses by mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have added an explosive new dimension to one of the most politically charged debates about the housing crisis: Whether to reduce the amount of money beleaguered homeowners owe on their mortgages.
This is just one strange data point found by blogger Jim Romenesko over at his new blog on some of the more peculiar habits of NPR listeners.
The people who make shows for NPR stations, dinged by the perception that they're a bunch of kneejerk liberals, are proving themselves to be very, very touchy about how their employees participate with Occupy Wall Street.
Fresh Air and Morbier go together like Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and quinoa, so why can't NPR and Whole Foods just get along?
Michele Norris, public radio heavyweight and host of NPR's All Things Considered, is stepping down from hosting the network's flagship program as her husband, Broderick Johnson, accepts a senior advisor position with President Obama's re-election campaign, according to a memo Norris sent to NPR employees this morning.
With yesterday's news that Lisa Simeone was fired from her one radio gig but retained at her other, we now have word on what exactly both radio shows were thinking when they made their decision.
Lisa Simeone, the freelance host of public radio Soundprint and World of Opera, confirmed on Thursday that she had been dismissed from Soundprint after it was discovered she had been working as a spokeswoman for Occupy D.C.
Plus: Haruki Murakami's new book includes exploding dogs and levitating clocks
The pundit has resigned from public radio show Marketplace
Gary Knell says "NPR needs to do a better job of telling a story"
Interest rates for some corporations lower than those of the two European nations
Some etiquette for journalists on how to act on the Internet
The anti-PC polemic garners mixed reviews
A confusing end to the week on Twitter
Funny how he used to hate all of the media outlets he visited today…
Vivian Schiller will now oversee all the network's digital properties
You could liquidate Morning Edition and All Things Considered and still be short
Executive editor Dick Meyer says "it's hard to see any reasons" not to publish it
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was fully funded in the budget deal
James O'Keefe asks for donations to help pay off credit card debt
Rep. Anthony Weiner is dumbfounded that the GOP would "target" NPR
Votes to prohibits local stations from using federal funds to buy NPR content, but bill has little chance in the Senate
The host of 'A Prarie Home Companion' has been down this road before
Turning the proasic into partisan: every second Congress or Obama wastes is a shame
A Maine man used the network's web page to send slurs and threaten murder 'very soon'
House GOP to do quick huddle on Wednesday over bill to defund NPR
O'Keefe "inappropriately edited" a sting video, the organization now says
Though it still appears to be insufficient for the elephant
Executives were dubious about a fake Muslim organization's offer to donate $5 million
Quiz: which quotes are from WikiLeaks founder and which were uttered by O'Keefe?
Spoiler alert: it's pretty boring
Ditching Vivian Schiller just lent legitimacy to a partisan backlash, they argue
The latest O'Keefe stunt boosts the case against funding
From Obama's budget to NPR to Charlie Sheen: No one's safe
Vivian Schiller is "forced out" after an employee called the Tea Party "scary" and "racist"
Finally, the truth about the network's talent emerges
A fictitious Muslim Brotherhood-tied charity is filmed offering NPR a $5 million gift
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