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Elon Musk reportedly threatened to reassign NPR's Twitter account due to inactivity
Twitter owner Elon Musk has reportedly emailed an NPR reporter to ask if the organization is returning to the website and to suggest that the company could reassign its account if it doesn't.
Twitter pulls 'government-funded' label from media accounts
Twitter has removed the 'government-funded media' label from accounts, including those in China and Russia.
PBS has also quit Twitter over its 'government-funded media' label
'PBS stopped tweeting from our account when we learned of the change and we have no plans to resume at this time,' a PBS spokesperson said.
NPR is ditching Twitter over 'government-funded media' label on its main account
NPR will no longer "post fresh content" on any of its 52 official feeds.
Twitter removes 'US state-affiliated media' label from NPR account
Twitter has removed a label that designated NPR as a “US state-affiliated” media outlet, days after first applying the label earlier this week.
Twitter designates NPR as 'US state-affiliated media'
"NPR stands for freedom of speech and holding the powerful accountable," NPR's CEO said. "It is unacceptable for Twitter to label us this way."
NPR's podcast catalog comes to YouTube
Google is partnering with National Public Radio to bring the broadcaster’s podcasts to YouTube.
NPR podcast 'How I Built This' will arrive a week early on Amazon Music and Wondery
Amazon has struck a deal to release NPR's 'How I Built This' podcast one week early on its streaming services.
NPR's podcast push now includes subscriber-only bonus material
NPR is ramping up its podcast plans with subscriber-only bonus content and a bundle for local memberships.
NPR podcasts are now available to stream on Spotify outside of the US
If you're an NPR fan who lives outside of the US, you can now stream its podcasts for free on Spotify.
The best online STEM resources, according to a veteran teacher
After the schools shut down last week, my social media feeds and inbox lit up with color-coded homeschooling charts and agonizingly long lists of everything I should use to educate my kids. Fear, panic and an overwhelming sense of grief settled over me as I considered not only how I was going to explain what was happening to my curious kindergartener and second grader but also how we were going to manage working, schooling, living and staying sane and healthy in our tiny condo for the foreseeable future. As veteran teachers, my husband and I vowed to maintain normal as best we could. We'd stay virtually connected to family and friends and let the kids play and be bored and eat cookies and watch movies and attempt whatever work their school sent home. To calm myself, I composed my own non-exhaustive list of resources, called "Things I might actually use if the internet doesn't die" and sent bits of it to a few friends, who exhaled relief and gratitude. "Thanks," they said. "I might actually use these!" Here it is, reconstituted. I hope it lets you exhale too.
What we're listening to: 'The Comedian’s Comedian' and 'Up First'
In this month's installment of our audio IRL, we're back to podcasts. Senior Editor Daniel Cooper explains why Stuart Goldsmith's show is a delight and Senior News Editor Billy Steele expresses gratitude for the short pod that keeps him up to speed on the world outside of tech.
What we're listening to in March: Star Wars and 'Keeping the Rave Alive'
We've been listening to a lot over the past month, but two items stand out. Managing Editor James Trew discusses DJ Kutski's podcast, and Social Media Producer Michael Morris discovers an expanded audio version of the classic Star Wars films.
NPR-led system will track podcast listening behavior
Podcast creators typically don't know much about your listening habits. They can track downloads, but they seldom know when you've skipped an ad or left an episode unfinished. NPR, however, aims to fix that. It recently partnered with a host of companies to introduce Remote Audio Data, a way to share listening metrics directly from podcast apps while theoretically protecting your privacy. A total of 13 organizations have committed to using RAD in 2019 (including mainstays like PRI/PRX and RadioPublic), while the 10 companies supporting the effort include Google, ESPN, iHeartMedia and the New York Times.
'Serial’ podcast's third season premieres September 20th
It's been quite the wait since the second season finale of Serial, the true crime podcast that aired its last episode on March 31st, 2016. Today, the show debuted a new trailer for its third season. The first two episodes will debut on September 20th, and new episodes will drop weekly on subsequent Thursdays.
NPR and public radio group buy popular podcast app Pocket Casts
NPR, This American Life, WNYC Studios and WBEZ Chicago have teamed up to buy Pocket Casts, a cross-platform podcast app. The public radio outlets hope to improve the podcast discovery experience, help creators find new audiences and improve insights for producers.
One in six Americans owns a smart speaker, according to study
There's no doubt that smart speakers are selling like hotcakes, but how many people own them, exactly? Quite a few, according to NPR and Edison Research. They've published findings of a study which estimates that one in six Americans (16 percent) owns a smart speaker of some kind -- a huge amount if the study is precise, and a whopping 128 percent higher than a year earlier. About 7 percent of Americans reportedly bought at least one speaker between Black Friday (November 24th) and then end of 2017, with 4 percent of Americans having bought their very first speaker.
Duolingo podcasts are a casual way to learn a new language
Duolingo is moving beyond gamifying language learning and into podcasts. The first season focuses on simple-to-understand Spanish-language stories. But they aren't fiction. The first episode is about a boy who loves soccer (football to the rest of the world) and his local Mexican team getting promoted to Division One. The podcast has a NPR feel to it, which is probably because it's hosted by Martina Castro, who co-founded the broadcaster's Radio Ambulante series.
NPR's biggest podcasts are available on the iHeartRadio app
There's a new place to listen to your favorite NPR podcasts: the iHeartRadio app. A press release says that Fresh Air, How I Built This, Invisibilia, Planet Money and Up First will be available via the app, among some 30 others. So, wherever the iHeartRadio app exists (Android, iOS, Alexa are a few examples) you'll be able to catch up on Radiolab. It isn't the biggest news in the world, but more access to NPR's podcasts is sure to make a few people happy today.
Recommended Reading: Netflix's heroes return in 'The Defenders'
'The Defenders' Is Thrilling Superhero Team-Up Entertainment Mark Hughes, Forbes Netflix's last Marvel series, Iron Fist, didn't quite offer the same thrills as its previous three original series. Its fourth installment that unites all four heroes debuted today, and so far, the reviews are mostly positive. Forbes details how the streaming service returns to form with The Defenders miniseries. Even though the latest show may not be the best of the Marvel options on Netflix thus far, it's an improvement after the disappointment of Iron Fist and shows potential for future team-ups with the foursome.
