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Rachel del ValleDecember 15, 2020

“All Grapes Considered”: For media brands, wine clubs keep the revenue flowing

Some clubs have seen an increase in signups since the pandemic began in March.

Joshua BentonSeptember 28, 2020

A new set of threats to the BBC — internal and external — challenges its role as anchor of U.K. media

The BBC functions as a heat sink for polarization — converting potentially dangerous energy into something the system can more easily deal with. A new group of broadcast competitors and its likely new set of bosses see it differently.

AJ+, Al Jazeera’s social-video-friendly service, will now have to register as a “foreign agent” in the United States

Sarah ScireSeptember 16, 2020

NPR adds localized news for 10 cities to its afternoon podcast Consider This

Listeners in 10 regions will hear local news after national stories thanks to geo-targeting technology being used in a new way.

Sarah ScireAugust 19, 2020

Radio listening has plummeted. NPR is reaching a bigger audience than ever. What gives?

This year, for the first time, NPR will make more money from underwriting on podcasts than on its radio shows.

Twitter will now label state-controlled media accounts

Sarah ScireApril 15, 2020

Here’s how WBUR raised $1 million in 13 hours with a pledge drive rethought for pandemic times

“What felt appropriate two weeks ago may not be appropriate today.”

Ken DoctorMarch 31, 2020

Newsonomics: Tomorrow’s life-or-death decisions for newspapers are suddenly today’s, thanks to coronavirus

By gutting local advertising overnight, COVID-19 has accelerated strategies — like cutting print days, corporate consolidation, or even closing down offices — that publishers had hoped could wait a while longer.

Ken DoctorMarch 27, 2020

Newsonomics: What was once unthinkable is quickly becoming reality in the destruction of local news

The coronavirus pandemic is proving the value of local news to millions of readers, driving up subscriptions. But the advertising collapse is knee-buckling. “If it’s a couple of months, we’ll make it through. If it’s six months, all bets are off.”

Jason LoviglioDecember 12, 2019

What do authority and curiosity sound like on the radio? NPR has been expanding that palette from its founding

From nasal New York accents to vocal fry, NPR’s anchors and reporters have long inflamed debates about whose voices should represent the nation — or just be heard by it.

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