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NPR does social media better than New Facebook

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

I’ve been hearing about NPR’s new social networking feature for a while now, thanks to its progenitor, the talented and affable Andy Carvin.
Today, I realized I couldn’t wait any longer. Given that we know that a large portion of our readership is employed by or married to someone employed by NPR, I feel like I’m […]

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Sad News Day Two: If the BPP can’t make it, how can the rest of us?

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Good morning, everybody.
So yesterday, the Bryant Park Project got canceled. I’m sure you heard about that. If you’re just joining us and are wanting to hurl a few pebbles at the NPR Goliath, go here.
Yesterday morning, I heard that BPP was canceled via their Twitter feed and fired off a rather spiteful post after […]

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Call and Response Radio

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

This afternoon, I caught some of American Public Media’s “Marketplace” while I was driving. It’s classic public radio, really - host with a somewhat pretentious name that no one can spell (also, I picture Kai Ryssdal -yes, that’s how you spell it - wearing wrap around sunglasses and making finger guns when he makes a […]

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