Lansing tangled with titans, kept the network’s shows on the air even as its offices closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and steered NPR through what he defined as an “existential” financial crisis.

The Trump assassination attempt and big Paris Olympics stars dominated the headlines in July. Here are some other stories that resonated with readers — but fell under the radar.

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ina Jaffe, who first edited this program and later reported on seniors for NPR. Jaffe died this week at the age of 75.

NPR’s Rachel Martin has made a career out of her thoughtful interviews. Now, she’s trying a fresh approach to the standard Q&A with just a deck of cards. Her new podcast, Wild Card with Rachel Martin, is part game show, part interview, and always enlightening. Martin recently discussed her exciting new project with GPB's Pamela Kirkland.

NPR has suspended Senior Editor Uri Berliner after he wrote an essay accusing the public radio network of becoming too progressive in its news coverage and losing the public's trust.

A veteran NPR editor publicly questions whether the public radio network has, in its push for greater diversity and representation, overlooked conservative viewpoints.

In a bid to amplify the voices of budding journalists and audio enthusiasts across the nation, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has become an opportunity for students in grades four through 12 and college students. NPR's Steve Drummond and Janet Woojeong Lee, two of the people behind the competition sat down with Morning Edition host Pamela Kirkland to shed light on the impact of the challenge.

There's been a disconnect between how the US economy is doing and how people actually feel about it. Maybe people are still burnt from when inflation was high, maybe it's the expensive cost of borrowing for a car or a mortgage, or maybe it's ... wait, are WE the problem?! Today we look in the mirror and find out if financial media contributes to negative economic sentiment.

Voting concludes Tuesday in New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation presidential primary election. Stream NPR's live audio coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET.

Weekends is a weekly dispatch packed with top stories from around the state, including politics, health, economy, sports, arts, events and more. 

 

NPR has named veteran newsroom leader Eva Rodriguez as its next vice president and executive editor, a role that will put her at the helm of the network's global journalistic operations.

Lewis was named president of NPR in 1993, becoming the first Black person to take the role. He came to the job with a long resume from his time in Washington politics and business circles.

USA Today has named Terence Samuel, a veteran political journalist who has helped to lead NPR's newsroom since 2017, to be its next editor in chief.

The social media platform also dropped the "state-affiliated" label from propaganda outlets in Russia and China.

NPR's official Twitter feeds have gone silent. The news organization cites the social media platform's decision to question NPR's editorial independence through a series of inaccurate labels.