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A grandmother cries at the scene of her granddaughter's murder by suspected gang members in San Salvador.

World News

Facing The Challenge Of Reporting And Keeping At-Risk Sources Safe

9:46am October 06, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

While covering gang violence in El Salvador, an NPR reporting team faced tough questions about how to report their stories while also protecting sources from harm that could befall them from talking.

#NPRreads: China's One-Child Policy, And Pat Sajak's Politics

3:57pm October 02, 2015

by L. Carol Ritchie

Also this week: What the Washington Nationals dugout clash between Jonathan Papelbon and Bryce Harper says about the culture of baseball.

Ellen Stofan (from left), chief scientist of NASA, and astronauts Samantha Cristoforetti, Serena Auñón and Cady Coleman.

3 Astronauts Walk Into NPR ...

6:49am September 16, 2015

by Laura Wagner

The women plus NASA's chief scientist came to talk space exploration, women in STEM, and common misconceptions. Oh, and which foods they wished they had in space.

How Sierra Leone's Most Famous Journalist Helped NPR Get The Ebola Story

7:03am August 01, 2015

by Nurith Aizenman

At the height of the epidemic, Umaru Fofana was our guide — and a one-man solution system. This summer, he stopped by NPR's headquarters for a reunion with our Ebola reporting team.

NPR Red Cross Investigation Prompts Call For A Congressional Hearing

10:52am June 12, 2015

by Brian Naylor

The joint NPR/ProPublica probe found that the charity raised nearly half a billion dollars after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti but has little to show for it.

Ophira Eisenberg & Ingrid Michaelson, 2015

Arts

Ingrid Michaelson: Girl Chases Quiz Chases Girl

8:51pm April 26, 2015

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."

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Bill Deputy, a longtime NPR audio engineer, in 2012.

Remembering NPR's Bill Deputy, A 'Guardian Of Sound'

10:43am March 24, 2015

by Robert Siegel

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.

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NPR Appoints The AP's Michael Oreskes As News Chief

2:57pm March 19, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Oreskes is a top Associated Press executive and former New York Times editor who has led newsrooms in such global centers as New York, Washington and Paris.

Elizabeth Jensen's three-year term as NPR's ombudsman is set to begin Jan. 26.

NPR Appoints Longtime Print Reporter As New Ombudsman

3:11pm January 12, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Elizabeth Jensen, who has written extensively about public broadcasting, says she is keen to explain NPR's journalistic choices to the public and offer criticism when warranted.

'New York Times' Hires Former NPR Executive To Lead Digital Push

12:39pm November 25, 2014

by David Folkenflik

Kinsey Wilson was NPR's chief content officer when he was forced out last month by the network's new CEO, Jarl Mohn.