NPR Spot

[Firevalkyrie]

First of all, the segment was on Marketplace, which is from American Public Media. Marketplace is known for financial news given in a down to earth manner, with a lot of Califorinaisms thrown in because that's where they come from.

This is completely different from National Public Radio which has never talked to me like a child at all.

I missed the article in question but Marketplace is a financial broadcast so I am sure that the article had a financial spin to it.

APM is a clearinghouse company of public radio shows - it's the publishing arm of Minnesota Public Radio, the largest member organization under the NPR umbrella.

 

[Asmor]

For those curious about the sorts of stuff you can hear on NPR, I can't recommend Radio Lab enough.

They have a free podcast, and their show deals with a different topic every week... Mortality, morality, memory, etc. They analyze the subject through a few different very interesting stories, and the whole show is done in an unusual style that takes advantage of the radio as a medium, using sound to its fullest.

This American Life is another very interesting show, similar to Radio Lab in that each show focuses on one topic and explores that topic through some relevant stories, but the format of the show is much more traditional and the topics broader. For example, they've had shows on maps and on being alone.

Both shows offer free podcasts.

 

[Roland55]

As opposed to commercial television, which talks to its audience as if it were developmentally-challenged swine.

We're not??

I've got to get out more.

 

[Gog]

"Good afternoon, I'm Carl Kasell. It's a slow news day today, so Ted, our assistant writer would like to have me tell you about his favorite pastime."

Is it just me or does that guy sound like he has a mouth full of marbles?

 

[Mistwell]

just intelligent and balanced reporting.

Balanced?



Without getting into politics, lets just say your opinion that NPR is balanced is not universally shared. It's in fact not shared by the powers that be at NPR. Kenneth Tomlinson, the chair of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds a portion of public broadcasting, raised serious concerns a couple of years back about the bias at NPR. He felt the need to appoint two ombudsmen to try and clean up their act. The Media Research Center (an organization devoted to balance in media) also found significant bias with NPR. NPR's reputation is not, in general, considered to be balanced.

 

[Piratecat]

Stop there, please. No politics.

Back on topic!

 

[Emirikol]

One of my players noted: I'd just like to emphasize this quote from the NPR transcript...


"Dungeons & Dragons producers say they aren't interested in a piece of the online role-playing game business. The idea is to get people hooked on Dungeons & Dragons so they keep buying the figurines and other accessories."

 

[The Little Raven]

Stop there, please. No politics.

Excellent idea. Politics turns friendly, rational men into bloodthirsty partisans.

 

[Asmor]

Excellent idea. Politics turns friendly, rational men into bloodthirsty partisans.

No disrespect meant to PirateCat, but it's not really his idea... It's one of the rules of the board.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

First of all, the segment was on Marketplace, which is from American Public Media. Marketplace is known for financial news given in a down to earth manner, with a lot of Califorinaisms thrown in because that's where they come from.

This is completely different from National Public Radio which has never talked to me like a child at all.

I missed the article in question but Marketplace is a financial broadcast so I am sure that the article had a financial spin to it.

Assuming you don't have me on ignore, my link has the entire transcript.