Is Radio News Due for an Overhaul?

This Michael Kinsley critique of newspaper writing will be fascinating to anyone with a passion for news.  Kinsley’s argument that the prints desperately need  to update their presentation of the news has me wondering: When was the last time we seriously thought about whether radio news is truly serving the wants/needs of today’s listeners? A [...]

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NPR and the Death of Commercial News

One day, NPR stations could be the primary source of local news in many markets.  Not just local radio news — local news, period.   That’s according to a profile of NPR in the April issue of Fast Company.   The article cites some of NPR’s advantages over commercial news media: the network’s crazy-strong human connection to its audience; a true, [...]

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