🇺🇸 United States
credibility 5/5
lean center-left
NPR
NPR is a U.S.-based nonprofit public media organization that produces radio, podcast, and digital journalism. Its website, npr.org, covers news, politics, culture, science, health, business, and international affairs, alongside audio from NPR programs.
Profile
Founded
1970
Headquarters
Washington, United States
Ownership
National Public Radio, Inc., an independent nonprofit membership organization governed by a board that includes representatives of member stations
Funding
member-station fees, corporate sponsorships, grants, and donations
Coverage focus
NPR focuses on U.S. and international news, politics, public affairs, culture, science, health, business, and audio storytelling.
Reputation
NPR is generally regarded as a major public-service news organization known for in-depth audio journalism, while critics sometimes allege political or institutional bias.
In our corpus
24,672 articles · 11 Jul → 7 Jul
Domain
Reader notes. Local public radio stations are generally independent and are not owned by NPR. · Public funding for NPR is limited and often indirect through member stations and public media grants.
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