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'''National Public Radio''' (NPR) is a not-for-profit organization which produces and broadcasts various [[radio]] programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment.  The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970.  Currently, NPR reports that 26 million [[Americans]] tune in each week.<ref>http://www.npr.org/about/growth.html</ref>  Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience, it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''.  A November 2005 poll claimed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP</ref>

'''National Public Radio''' (NPR) is a not-for-profit organization which produces and broadcasts various [[radio]] programs including news, talk shows, and entertainment.  The audience of NPR listeners has grown exponentially since the organization's inception in 1970.  Currently, NPR reports that 26 million [[Americans]] tune in each week.<ref>https://www.npr.org/about/growth.html</ref>  Not only does NPR boast a large weekly audience, it also produces the two most listened-to radio programs on public radio: ''[[Morning Edition]]'' and ''[[All Things Considered]]''.  A November 2005 poll claimed NPR to be the most trusted radio-broadcast news network in the [[United States]].<ref>http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP</ref>

NPR, along with [[PBS]], has been accused of tailoring its broadcasts toward a liberal point of view, making it little different than the [[mainstream media]] it claims to compete against.  According to NPR, "NPR supports its operations through a combination of membership dues and programming fees from over 860 independent radio stations, sponsorship from private foundations and corporations, and revenue from the sales  of transcripts, books, CDs, and merchandise. A very small percentage -- between one percent to two percent of NPR's annual budget -- comes from competitive grants sought by NPR from federally funded organizations, such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts."<ref>NPR.org, ''Annual Reports, Audited Financial Statements, and Form 990s'', retrieved 28 March 2009 [http://www.npr.org/about/privatesupport.html]</ref>  

NPR, along with [[PBS]], has been accused of tailoring its broadcasts toward a liberal point of view, making it little different than the [[mainstream media]] it claims to compete against.  According to NPR, "NPR supports its operations through a combination of membership dues and programming fees from over 860 independent radio stations, sponsorship from private foundations and corporations, and revenue from the sales  of transcripts, books, CDs, and merchandise. A very small percentage -- between one percent to two percent of NPR's annual budget -- comes from competitive grants sought by NPR from federally funded organizations, such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, National Science Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts."<ref>NPR.org, ''Annual Reports, Audited Financial Statements, and Form 990s'', retrieved 28 March 2009 [https://www.npr.org/about/privatesupport.html]</ref>  

==All Things Considered==

==All Things Considered==

Robert Siegel chats about [[Conservapedia]] with Andrew Schlafly March 13, 2007.<ref>NPR, All Things Considered, ''Conservapedia: Data for Birds of a Political Feather?'', by Robert Siegel, March 13, 2007 [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8286084]</ref>

Robert Siegel chats about [[Conservapedia]] with Andrew Schlafly March 13, 2007.<ref>NPR, All Things Considered, ''Conservapedia: Data for Birds of a Political Feather?'', by Robert Siegel, March 13, 2007 [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=8286084]</ref>

==Controversies==

==Controversies==

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* McCauley, Michael. ''NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio'' (2005) [http://www.amazon.com/NPR-Trials-Triumphs-National-Public/dp/0231121601/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1239155049&sr=11-1 excerpt and text search]

* McCauley, Michael. ''NPR: The Trials and Triumphs of National Public Radio'' (2005) [https://www.amazon.com/NPR-Trials-Triumphs-National-Public/dp/0231121601/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1239155049&sr=11-1 excerpt and text search]

== References ==

== References ==

==External links==

==External links==

*http://www.npr.org/ Official Website

*https://www.npr.org/ Official Website

*[http://newsbusters.org/media-topics/radio/npr ''NewsBusters section on NPR'']

*[http://newsbusters.org/media-topics/radio/npr ''NewsBusters section on NPR'']