NPR

Awards

2010: Media

2009: Top 50, Entertainment

Fast Company

“What If?” Is A Note-Perfect Parody Of Every NPR Show That Asks The Big Questions

“What if RadioLab were hosted by terrible people?”

Fast Company

Innovation Labs: Rad Or BS?

Just because you hire an architect, a TV producer, and a poet doesn’t mean you’re truly innovating. Unless you are.

Fast Company

The Best Way To Relive The Year In Everything Is With NPR

Amid the onslaught of year-in-review everything, NPR stands out with its beautiful apps highlighting the year’s best music and books.

Fast Company

These Maps Show The Intensity Of The Record-Crushing Heat Scorching The Country

Across the U.S., it’s the hottest it’s ever been. And it’s been that way for months. Is this the new normal?

Fast Company

“This American Life” Goes Indie, Will Be Self-Distributed

After leaving longtime distributor PRI, the iconic weekly public radio show has made a deal with online distribution service PRX to take the reins for its own delivery and marketing.

Fast Company

Read NPR’s Charming Intro To The Internet, 20 Years Later

This archival memo highlights such wonders as email and a “collection of computer networks that is connected around the world.”

Fast Company

Advice On How To Stay Relevant From St. Vincent

Vocalist Annie Clark, who goes by the stage name St. Vincent, talks about rethinking rock ’n roll–can app makers benefit from the same advice?

Fast Company

A Glimpse Into The Future Of NPR, From Its First-Ever Creative Director

Liz Danzico estimates she’s listened to 300,000 hours of NPR in her lifetime which, among other things, makes her uniquely qualified to usher the public radio titan into a new era of journalism.

Fast Company

Can Audio Journalism Compete In The Age Of Apps?

How WYNC and NPR plan to compete for listeners in the age of the ubiquitous earbud.

Fast Company

A Glimpse Into The Global Forces That Create A Simple T-Shirt

NPR’s Planet Money decided to sell some T-shirts. But they didn’t just buy them, they tracked the production from growing the cotton to delivering them to your door.

Ideas

This Dam Has Been A Disaster–Can Turning It Into a Solar Plant Save It?

Ideas

Automated Buses Are Here, Now We Have To Decide How They Will Reshape Our Cities

Ideas

How Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Sequel” Plans To Convert Viewers Into Activists

Entertainment

Kesha Goes Back Into Old Home Movies In New Anti-Nostalgic Music Video

Entertainment

Panorama Is Around The Corner: This Week In Music

Entertainment

Angelina Jolie’s Casting Strategy Is Either Meaningful Or Exploitative

Co.Design

Product

OMG! Buzzfeed Is Making Appliances Now

Spaces

The Lawns Of The Future Will Be Filled With Cacti

Graphics

Disney Has A Stupidly Simple Fix For Mixed Reality’s Big Problem

Fast Company

Entertainment

Kesha Goes Back Into Old Home Movies In New Anti-Nostalgic Music Video

Entertainment

Panorama Is Around The Corner: This Week In Music

Entertainment

NPR

Stories about NPR

“What If?” Is A Note-Perfect Parody Of Every NPR Show That Asks The Big Questions

“What if RadioLab were hosted by terrible people?”

Innovation Labs: Rad Or BS?

Just because you hire an architect, a TV producer, and a poet doesn’t mean you’re truly innovating. Unless you are.

The Best Way To Relive The Year In Everything Is With NPR

Amid the onslaught of year-in-review everything, NPR stands out with its beautiful apps highlighting the year’s best music and books.

These Maps Show The Intensity Of The Record-Crushing Heat Scorching The Country

Across the U.S., it’s the hottest it’s ever been. And it’s been that way for months. Is this the new normal?

“This American Life” Goes Indie, Will Be Self-Distributed

After leaving longtime distributor PRI, the iconic weekly public radio show has made a deal with online distribution service PRX to take the reins for its own delivery and marketing.

Read NPR’s Charming Intro To The Internet, 20 Years Later

This archival memo highlights such wonders as email and a “collection of computer networks that is connected around the world.”

Advice On How To Stay Relevant From St. Vincent

Vocalist Annie Clark, who goes by the stage name St. Vincent, talks about rethinking rock ’n roll–can app makers benefit from the same advice?

A Glimpse Into The Future Of NPR, From Its First-Ever Creative Director

Liz Danzico estimates she’s listened to 300,000 hours of NPR in her lifetime which, among other things, makes her uniquely qualified to usher the public radio titan into a new era of journalism.

Can Audio Journalism Compete In The Age Of Apps?

How WYNC and NPR plan to compete for listeners in the age of the ubiquitous earbud.

A Glimpse Into The Global Forces That Create A Simple T-Shirt

NPR’s Planet Money decided to sell some T-shirts. But they didn’t just buy them, they tracked the production from growing the cotton to delivering them to your door.

Ideas

This Dam Has Been A Disaster–Can Turning It Into a Solar Plant Save It?

Automated Buses Are Here, Now We Have To Decide How They Will Reshape Our Cities

How Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Sequel” Plans To Convert Viewers Into Activists

Entertainment

Kesha Goes Back Into Old Home Movies In New Anti-Nostalgic Music Video

Panorama Is Around The Corner: This Week In Music

Angelina Jolie’s Casting Strategy Is Either Meaningful Or Exploitative

Co.Design

OMG! Buzzfeed Is Making Appliances Now

The Lawns Of The Future Will Be Filled With Cacti

Disney Has A Stupidly Simple Fix For Mixed Reality’s Big Problem

Fast Company

Kesha Goes Back Into Old Home Movies In New Anti-Nostalgic Music Video

Panorama Is Around The Corner: This Week In Music

Angelina Jolie’s Casting Strategy Is Either Meaningful Or Exploitative