Will NPR Save the News?

By • Mar 19th, 2009 • Category: 26th Story, Big Ideas, Business

nprJeff Howe the author of Crowdsourcing said we should all be looking to NPR‘s business model a few months ago on a new media panel. That stuck with me. In this month’s Fast Company Anya Kamenetz reports:

Yes, it’s true: In one of the great under-told media success stories of the past decade, NPR has emerged not as the bespectacled schoolmarm of our imagination but as a massive news machine poised for what Dick Meyer, editorial director for digital media, half-jokingly calls “world domination.” NPR’s listenership has nearly doubled since 1999, even as newspaper circulation dropped off a cliff.

[fast company]

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  • http://www.fictionmatters.com Bradley Robb

    I typically listen to NPR on the way to and from work. However, thanks to Andy Carvin, I can follow their news throughout the day via Twitter. And also, thanks to the power of social media, users can help contribute to NPR stories. One of the things that NPR is doing right is understanding that in the new media landscape, it’s less about being a gatekeeper, and more about being a communicator who listens and curates.

  • http://theharperstudio.com Debbie

    Bradley — it’s so interesting that you say that. That’s exactly what I said! I saw Andy speak at a panel at SXSW and that’s what he was talking about and I was so intrigued…..and I IM’d Julia from the presentation! Going to follow him now on Twitter. Thanks for reminding me :)

  • http://www.fictionmatters.com Bradley Robb

    Debbie, Andy is certainly good people. Following him is certainly worth it.

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    [...] Jeff Howe, author of Crowdsourcing, wonders if NPR will save the news biz. [from Harper [...]

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    How nice- thank you!

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