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New York Times Investigation Offers Insight On NPR’s Future, Challenges AirTalk
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Following layoffs in the last year and a critical opinion piece by former editor Uri Berliner, the New York Times has offered more context into the issues the major radio outlet is dealing with. In a world where television and radio are declining in audience size, news outlets invested in these mediums like NPR are having trouble finding innovative ways to stay afloat. Along with its own issues, financially or socially, the news broadcaster also is having issues such
as with its relationship to local member stations.
Today on AirTalk, we’re joined by New York Times media reporter Benjamin Mullin, who’ll give us the rundown behind NPR’s recent internal issues and future financial problems as radio listenership begins to decline.
Following layoffs in the last year and a critical opinion piece by former editor Uri Berliner, the New York Times has offered more context into the issues the major radio outlet is dealing with. In a world where television and radio are declining in audience size, news outlets invested in these mediums like NPR are having trouble finding innovative ways to stay afloat. Along with its own issues, financially or socially, the news broadcaster also is having issues such
as with its relationship to local member stations.
Today on AirTalk, we’re joined by New York Times media reporter Benjamin Mullin, who’ll give us the rundown behind NPR’s recent internal issues and future financial problems as radio listenership begins to decline.
29 min