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NPR expects to make a profit this year, a surprising state of affairs for a nonprofit. But with the national debate raging about whether the federal government should stop funding public broadcasting, could NPR find itself a victim of its own success?
NPR's Mara Liasson Takes Heat Over Fox News Appearances
9:26PM 10/21/2010
After NPR's Juan Williams' made comments about Muslims on Fox News that cost him his job with the public broadcaster, some critics argue that Fox appearances by Mara Liasson, another NPR journalist, violate NPR's ethics guidelines.
GM's IPO -- and Its Fate -- Now Rest on Daniel Akerson's Shoulders
1:50PM 8/13/2010
Company News, Technology, Economy, Investing, Earnings, Ford Motor Co, AT&T, General Motors, Autos
The new incoming CEO will need to convince shareholders that GM, which is only a year out of bankruptcy and has posted just two profitable quarters, is a worthy investment. He'll also have to make sure the carmaker's dramatic turnaround is built to last.
Daniel Schorr, a commentator on National Public Radio and former reporter for both CBS and CNN, died Friday at the age of 93.
A year after my Chicago Tribune layoff, the lessons I've learned
3:30PM 4/20/2010
One year ago, I made dubious journalism history as one of 53 people laid off by the Chicago Tribune. That's my desk in the photo, minutes before I had to clear out of the Tribune Tower and end a 16-year run as a Tribune staff writer and editor.
April 22, 2009 marked the single biggest day of...
NPR has told its journalists to stop using the terms "pro-choice" and "pro-life" when covering the abortion debate. It's a futile attempt at neutrality that will only result in wordy, tortured language. Or is that "enhanced-interrogated language"?
AP's Correspondent No Longer Has Haiti Beat to Himself
6:20PM 1/15/2010
Jonathan Katz, who had the Haiti beat largely to himself thanks to newsroom cutbacks in international coverage, is no longer alone. Media's biggest names including Diane Sawyer and Anderson Cooper have landed since the earthquake. Katz's house here is in ruins, but he mourns for the rest of the island.
Carl Kasell's career with National Public Radio almost ended before it started.
The newscaster developed vocal polyps about 30 years ago. His doctor recommended surgery. The post-operative therapy of 30-days of total silence was especially difficult for the native of Goldsboro, N.C., to endure, but...
Media World: NPR CEO takes pay cuts, works for free
12:00PM 9/30/2009
Last year, Vivian Schiller was a well-regarded executive in charge of the digital operations of the New York Times Co. (NYT). She was so happy with her job that she welled up with emotion when she told her boss Arthur Sulzberger that she was leaving to become the chief executive of National Public...
A good, free lunch? Healthy school meals could be big business
2:00PM 8/30/2009
In the United States, many school cafeterias use bulk-produced commodity food that is reheated on-site. While the dishes provide the basic calories that students need to power them through the day, meal providers often focus on economy, to the detriment of flavor and nutrition. The price: roughly...
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