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Thursday October 2, 2025

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A source got chummy and called an NPR host "brother." Should it have been edited out?

October 2, 2025 • It was definitely awkward

Thursday September 18, 2025

NPR's coverage of a political assassination

September 18, 2025 • The audience detected bias in the labels NPR used to describe Charlie Kirk

Thursday September 4, 2025

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How does the end of the CPB change NPR?

September 4, 2025 • Will the sponsor messages sound different? Do the regulations about advertising change?

Thursday August 21, 2025

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Just how bad is D.C. crime? News coverage fails to answer the question.

August 21, 2025 • NPR did many stories, but few contained comprehensive data

Thursday August 7, 2025

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Public radio is about to change. A lot. But it's not yet clear exactly how.

August 7, 2025 • While public support is strong, it's not enough to keep things exactly the same.

Thursday July 31, 2025

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NPR does a lot of stories about books, authors and publishing. Does this approach meet the needs of people in the audience?

July 31, 2025 • There's a little of everything — author interviews, recommendations, a podcast, social media videos.

Thursday July 24, 2025

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Should you give $ to your local public media station?

July 24, 2025 • Questions news consumers can ask when assessing the value their local public media station brings to the community

Thursday July 10, 2025

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When flash floods erupted in Texas Hill Country, did NPR cover it well?

July 10, 2025 • The news network hasn't always lived up to the promise of well-coordinated coverage, but this time it did

Thursday June 26, 2025

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NPR has a small investigative reporting unit. Here's how they decide when to dig in

June 26, 2025 • Looking for stories no one else has told

Friday June 20, 2025

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How complete is NPR's coverage of NPR amid efforts to defund public media?

June 20, 2025 • Missing voices limit the storytelling

Thursday June 12, 2025

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What's the best way to tell that story?

June 12, 2025 • Producing great journalism means telling the story in the right format

Tuesday June 10, 2025

Are we in a recession right now? Economists are divided.

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Is all this talk of recession indicators a sign a recession is coming?

June 10, 2025 • For generations, people have looked for small, informal signs that a recession is coming or already here. This phenomenon recently exploded on social media, often in joke form.

Thursday June 5, 2025

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Should a reporter have pushed back when the ambassador to Israel made an outrageous claim?

June 5, 2025 • Mike Huckabee suggested that the Oct. 7 attack was in some ways worse than the Holocaust

Thursday May 15, 2025

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Breaking down the NPR newscast

May 15, 2025 • Swift and short is exactly what some people want

Thursday May 8, 2025

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Why is Steve Bannon on NPR?

May 8, 2025 • Diverse viewpoints lead to a more complete picture