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How NPR covers itself when it's in the news

1:48pm March 26, 2025

When NPR is in the news, its journalists aim to cover what's happening the same way they cover other news or an organization. The newsroom follows a protocol that seeks to ensure only a small number of employees, none of whom are directly involved in the news event, works on the coverage.

National

4 takeaways from PBS and NPR's testimony on Capitol Hill

9:19am March 26, 2025

The public broadcasting CEOs defended their networks against accusations from House Republicans of bias in news and cultural programming.

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Republican lawmakers seek to put PBS and NPR in the hot seat

7:01pm March 25, 2025

A House subcommittee led by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and named after Elon Musk's government-efficiency team has set its sights on the public broadcasters.

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NPR's chief diversity officer to retire, with DEI in the political spotlight

1:07pm February 26, 2025

Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods announced he'll retire after a 46-year career in journalism and 15 years at NPR, as the issue he has championed takes center stage in political discourse.

John Lansing, the steady CEO who led NPR through the pandemic's crises, dies at 67

1:22pm August 16, 2024

Lansing tangled with titans, kept the network’s shows on the air even as its offices closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and steered NPR through what he defined as an “existential” financial crisis.

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Opinion: Remembering our colleague and friend, Ina Jaffe

8:00am August 03, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ina Jaffe, who first edited this program and later reported on seniors for NPR. Jaffe died this week at the age of 75.

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Arts, Music & Culture

RiverRun documentary celebrates the life and work of longtime NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu

11:29am April 18, 2024

by David Ford

Romanian-born filmmaker and UNCSA professor Julian Semilian pays homage to his friend and artistic mentor, longtime NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu, in his new documentary "Fish Have No Psychiatrists: A Day with Andrei Codrescu."

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Race
Books

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe kicks off 'HBCU Made' book tour at WSSU

3:27pm February 07, 2024

by David Ford

Author and NPR Weekend Edition Sunday host Ayesha Rascoe talks with WFDD's David Ford about her new book HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience.

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Politics & Government

Listen to NPR's live special coverage of the 2024 New Hampshire presidential primary

6:00pm January 23, 2024

by Heidi Glenn

Voting concludes Tuesday in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary election. Stream NPR's live audio coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET.

Books

NPR releases its 2023 Books We Love list

7:48am November 22, 2023

by Bethany Chafin

At the end of the year, Santa isn't the only one making a list. NPR has released its compilation known as "Books We Love" since 2013. This year it's over 350 titles sourced from your favorite NPR personalities and those whose voices you might not hear, but whose work, you certainly have — editors, producers, and more.

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