Your quoting point changes in stock, etc. market indexes would become useful if you followed Kai Ryssdal’s example for how he reports them on Marketplace, i.e., include % chances.
Many probationary employees have been in civil service and worked for the federal government for many years however, they may have recently taken a new position which put them again in the probationary status. Please report that because no one seems to be reporting that.
Years ago, NPR was a bastion clarity, precision, and concision. In an attempt to get ahead of the newly installed fascist regime in America they have become a mouthpiece of oligarchy and forsaken every journalistic principle. May God have mercy on those benighted souls who still labor under the delusion that NPR bears any resemblance to journalism
Repeating lies is still being untruthful. I’ll not be listening anymore if you’re just going to bow down to pressure and repeat lies over and over and over again. NPR News podcast will now be deleted since they feel repeating lies from Trump and Musk is delivering us much needed “news”. You made your bed NPR, now you’ve got to sleep in it.
Informative and just enough to keep you in the know throughout the day, staying on top of the most impactful news. Some repetitive information at times, but that’s likely because past episodes delete. Not related to content so does not affect my rating, but please edit the mouth sounds before release. Some narrators need to take a sip of water before speaking as their voice sounds so spitty and wet. And please tell Jack that it’s EE-Lon, not Uh-Lon Musk. Drives me mad!
It would be five stars if there was more episodes, like a weekly summary. I also don’t like that you have to be a subscriber to listen to the newest episodes. But I love all the news. Keep some of it up.
Still calling the war in palestine a “fight against Hamas”, while reporting civilians and children being bombed in yet another genocidal bombing by Israel. Shame.
Good podcast but loads unevenly. I get some episodes on my phone and other episodes on my iPad. It also frequently stops after 20-30 seconds whereas my other podcasts play fine. As far as a paywall, you think it’s a few people reading a yahoo news feed? These people do real work and yes it’s sad that advertisements don’t put enough food on their table but you are free to subscribe or not? Any quality product usually costs 400-500% more than you think. Perhaps you would like to work for free? Bunch of entitled freeloaders. I freeload as well, I just don’t complain about it as if it is my right to quality journalism. Unsubscribe then! NPR won’t miss your entitled complaints. They are left of my politics but appreciate a different viewpoint. I don’t go to a soup kitchen and complain the foie gras is underdone! Not that NPR is some soup kitchen but you get my point. Say thank you and move on or unsubscribe. Nobody will miss your glass half empty approach to life. You wonder why you’re not at the point in life you imagined. Nobody likes a complainer. Offer solutions or shut up.
I can’t get past year subscription pay wall to listen to the news as of today. Is that the way it’s going to be going forward? If so, you’re going to lose me.
Optically apear to be unbiased but does incredibly skewed coverage of U.S. political and economic corruption, Israeli war, and true vectors or change. Likely funded by capitalist who benefit from the current systems.
Never would have expected a public radio broadcast to put up a paywall. This is a poor move. Not worth the star I have to tap in order to post this review.
I regularly support NPR and suddenly NPR News Now has an ad-free paywall and I can’t listen to the 10am update. Guess what? Today is Giving Tuesday and you’ve just been struck off my list. I’ll listen to the NYT morning headlines and read my daily paper. Buh-bye.
Generally enjoy the quick news recap though I’ve noticed as of late November that the unplayed episodes are not clearing out - used to be when 10am was downloaded, the unplayed 9am would disappear, now it just keeps them all.
Also seems that the current hour’s episode is only available to paid subscribers? So your (free) news is at least an hour old.
Here we are, newest show posted 23 minutes ago knowing FULL-WELL that Israeli hooligans started the attacks and then cries the victim when people don’t put up with their bull. I don’t know why I haven’t unsubscribed before now. I was a loyal listener, but I cannot ignore your bias anymore. Do better.
NPR does not just report the news, they are clearly trying to influence the election in favor of Harris. This should be unbiased reporting, just providing the fax as opposed to trying to sway the way people are receiving information. They have gone too far to the left.
10/12/24. Today sensationalistic reporting is virtually irresponsible. Quoting a quick study by a group of scientist in London about the effect of humans on hurricane damage is irresponsible. Quick studies are scientifically insignificant and this quotation is only designed by NPR to insight emotions from gullible people. This on top of every time Republican officials say something, where NPR adds the world “falsely” to the Republican’s statement, is another example of biased reporting.
Why can’t you just report the fax without inserting your opinions?
I listen to NPR news all the time but today 9/27/24 I listened to the 4pm update and there was not a single story about Hurricane Helene that is CURRENTLY hitting and affecting almost the entire southeast of the US with 30 reported deaths. The top story is about rockets in Hezzbolah? Please use common sense about what Americans want to hear on an American podcast when picking the stories.
NPR is the same as mainstream news. Conveniently leaves out Israel of headlines when it comes to all the children who have been killed brutally in Gaza. I feel like I've wasted 25 years of my life listening to propaganda. I am never donating another penny to NPR. You will become obsolete.
I’ve always considered NPR a voice for the people, but recent events have shown me otherwise. The decision to agree to predetermined questions for Biden reveals that NPR is no different from the corporate-owned mainstream media. It’s clear now that they follow the same narrative, perpetuating the idea that our democracy offers only two choices for president—neither of whom truly represent the people. It's disheartening to see NPR align itself with the establishment. I no longer believe they deserve public support and hope they lose their funding from the people. Don’t waste your time or money supporting this farce.
I really love NPR. I listen daily. I donate annually. And I am concerned with advertisements creeping into every inch of the enterprise.
Up First makes you sit through 2 to 4 advertisements before starting.
For a five minute hourly news brief, please, please, please spare us.
I understand you have to pay the bills, but this is getting ridiculous.
If one were to go into a coma while listening to NPR in 1990 and woke up recently hearing Ayesha Roscoe one would think: What the… has happen to NPR??!!
NOR & Democratic leadership has been lying to the Public about Biden’s mental fitness. It is imperative that NPR begin to report from a place of unbiased moderation. The entire Democratic Party & the media have been lying to the World about Biden’s ability to lead. Who has been in charge? You are putting our national security at risk because of your ideology.
There is a definite left-wing bias here, no matter what they claim. It’s not only in how they report news, but in their tone of voice. It’s so obvious.
I’ve noticed that NPR has deleted episodes within the same day they air, sometimes within an hour or two. I believe they are deleting episodes that may contain information, later found to be not fully correct, instead of coming forward with their corrections, potentially on the next episode
