NPR faces a real threat in defunding fight that’s coming
Over its 55-year history, defunding scares have come like clockwork at National Public Radio, timed to GOP power. Will 2025 ...
NPR told gay host Ari Shapiro not to attend Pride event — then reversed decision after emails leaked
NPR urged its longtime host, Ari Shapiro, one of its most visible gay employees, not to attend a Pride event – and later reversed the decision after the email leaked to many newsroom staffers and ...
Why NPR Is “Vulnerable” in a New Trump Era
As Elon Musk calls for defunding NPR, ‘On Air’ author Steve Oney talks with VF about the public broadcaster’s evolution, ...
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How NPR escaped a financial crisis with help from friends in high places
In the prologue, excerpted here, Oney explores a pivotal night when NPR narrowly avoided financial implosion, thanks to a ...
Interviewing vulnerable sources is hard and delicate work. Here's how to do it well
Vulnerable sources are at risk for a reason, and a journalist's due diligence is to gain as much context as possible to ...
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Soundside
March 12, 2025 • Huckleberries appear in any number of Northwest products like ice cream, syrups, jams, teas, pies, tinctures, and vodka, but they are incredibly difficult to grow on farms.
How NPR’s Newsroom Reinvented Itself on 9/11 in Real Time: “Get on the Air”
In an excerpt from his new book, ‘On Air,’ Steve Oney writes that the network was “paralyzed” when the tragedy struck. It ...
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Booming
Email us at [email protected]. Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Carol Smith. Our producer is Lucy Soucek. Our hosts are Joshua McNichols ...