Topic: National Public Radio Inc.

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The Microgrid Stimulus Package

Via NPR's Planet Money blog, a savvy reader puts together his own personal stimulus package by becoming part of the microgrid: Clay from Maryland writes: I think did everything right. (and I'm pretty lucky) I ...READ»

Listen Up! The Web Makes Noise

The Web has become a feast for the ears as well as the eyes. You can listen in on conference calls with Wall Street analysts, get breaking news from the Balkans, or download the latest tune from Fatboy Slim. Here's Fast Company's listener's guide.READ»

Will NPR Save the News?

The most successful hybrid of old and new media comes from the last place you'd expect. How NPR's digital smarts, nonprofit structure, and good old-fashioned shoe leather just might save the news.READ»

Will Work For...

Could you make a living doing what you do just off of donations?READ»

Visualizing the Power Grid

The electric grid is a hot topic right now, with improved smart grid technologies and alternative power sources coming online every day. It's also massively complex--an aging network of local and regional fiefdoms. But NPR has ...READ»

NPR Faces the Future With Web Site Revamp, iPhone App

NPR's always been a kind of hybrid animal existing alongside conventional radio stations in the U.S. But the rise of the Internet has threatened public radio's future just as much as its commercial brethren. So, like all good wild ...READ»

The Power of the Past in the Land of iPhone

I was listening to the NPR report on the auction of Twentieth-Century Fox memorabilia this morning, and it was another reminder of the dominating power of celebrity in our culture. Owning a sliver of their lives has almost ...READ»

NPR's New Wi-Fi Radio is a Baby Boomer's Boombox

NPR may have spent the better part of this year making itself into a leader in digital broadcasting, but with its new dedicated Internet radio, the organization is reaching out to its core audience--baby boomers. "We had been ...READ»

How NPR Became the Hippest Way to Discover New Music

Podcasting. Live concerts on-demand. Full previews of albums. Original performance videos. Curated streaming in 100 different genres. It's not on YouTube. It's on Npr.org/music, a fast-growing site launched by the nonprofit as a way ...READ»

• Will NPR Save the News?

REPORT: Top 25 Digital Influencers in News & Politics

Never before have so many tools been available to analyze and clarify digital influence. The 2009 Digital Influence in News and Politics Report leverages these tools to measure the influence of those best-in-class media companies in the digital sphere. Sparxoo evaluated over 100 news and politics media outlets...READ»

The Art of Hurdling

I had the fun-but-scary experience recently of being on a live radio show at KQED, the local NPR affiliate, taking random calls from listeners in San Francisco. One call-in question essentially asked "Isn't some of this innovation ...READ»

Whole Foods for Thought

This past Saturday, Senior Writer Charles Fishman joined NPR's Susan Stamberg to discuss his July feature story "The Anarchist's Cookbook." Their conversation addresses developments in grocery retail, the impact that Whole Foods has ...READ»

Learning Search Engine Marketing with Podcasts

If you don’t have time to read about search engine optimization, you may consider subscribing to some search engine marketing related podcasts.READ»

Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company contributor and McGill University professor Henry Mintzberg will participate as a guest on NPR's Marketplace this evening at 6:30 p.m. ET. The noted management theorist will discuss the MBA menace, his contention that ...READ»

Fast Company... on the Air!

Fast Company's editor in chief, John A. Byrne, was featured on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday afternoon. In a produced segment, John discussed the differences between Donald Trump and The Apprentice and Richard Branson and ...READ»

When Science and Faith Meet: A Marketing Miracle

There are a lot of arguments for eating organically. Some of them are connected to environmental and sustainability issues. Others are based on the absence of a negative: pesticides. But much of the momentum for the explosive ...READ»

Feedback

Kid Stuff "Boy Wonder," our April article about Chris Hughes, drew largely appreciative comments at FastCompany.com. "A pure sign of the changing social-media environment," wrote one. "Acknowledge it, ...READ»

Fund-Raising Idea

Hanh mitakuyapi. Hello my relatives. I was listening to NPR a couple of mornings ago and heard a story about a man challenging the incumbent for State Representative in one of the other U.S. states. He was having a hard time ...READ»

United They Evangelize

In one corner, we have "latte-sipping, Prius-driving, endive-munching, New York Times-reading snobs." And in the other corner, "Hummer-driving, Bible-thumping, fire-breathing, snake-handling fundamentalists." Just another skirmish ...READ»

Little Noticed Election Landmarks: Women In Charge (& Not)

Last Tuesday, New Hampshire voters elected 13 women to the state Senate, out of a total of 24 seats -- the first time women have been the majority in any U.S. state legislative body. Flagged by Fast Company alum Dan Pink, with ...READ»

Internet for Everyone

  Yesterday, at the Personal Democracy Forum in new York, a coalition of media, policy, and advocacy experts launched a new initiative that calls on Congress and the president to act in the public interest by enacting a ...READ»

The Most Innovative Companies in Entertainment

You have seen our Fast Company 50. But what are the companies within specific categories doing creative and ground-breaking work? Who is leading an industry into the future? Here we present the top ten firms in Entertainment.READ»

Fast Company... on the Air!

Deputy Editor Keith Hammonds appeared on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday to discuss family-friendly businesses and work-life balance. Take a listen online! [Thanks, Ryan!]READ»

Fast Company On Air: 'Where the Wild Things Are'

Listen to Fast Company writer Cliff Kuang discuss "Where the Wild Things Are" on NPR's "All Things Considered."READ»