NPR Considers Convergence for Next Generation of Radio

The younger generation will be our future leaders. We hear that a lot in politics, but it also applies to media companies wondering who will be leading them into a digital future. National Public Radio has two programs–Next Generation Radio and Intern Edition–aimed at training young folks to do quality radio reporting the NPR way. Not surprisingly, those twentysomethings have also pushed NPR further into the digital realm, creating an eye-catching blog and using Public Radio Exchange, an online marketplace for radio reports, to get wider distribution for their work.

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