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obituary2 years ago

Passing of Former NPR President and U.S. Ambassador Delano Lewis at 84

Delano Lewis, the former president of National Public Radio (NPR) and U.S. ambassador to South Africa, has passed away at the age of 84. Lewis, the first Black person to hold the position of NPR president, had a distinguished career in politics, civil rights, and business. He played a significant role in advocating for public broadcasting funds and attempted to merge NPR with Public Radio International. After leaving NPR, Lewis served as the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 1999 to 2001. His remarkable career in public service was praised by NPR's current CEO, John Lansing.

via NPR|
#civil-rights#delano-lewis#leadership
technology2 years ago

Elon Musk's Twitter feud with NPR reaches new heights

Elon Musk is threatening to reassign National Public Radio’s Twitter handle to another entity if the media organization doesn’t resume tweeting. NPR stopped tweeting in protest of its “government funded media” designation by Twitter. Musk tweeted last month that NPR met the site’s definition of “state-affiliated media.” Twitter initially designated NPR “US state-affiliated media” but changed the designation after protests. NPR said that 8% of its revenues were from federal appropriation by way of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

via New York Post |
#elon-musk#government-funded-media#national-public-radio
social-media2 years ago

Twitter faces backlash for labeling NPR as 'state-affiliated media'

Twitter labeled the account of National Public Radio (NPR) as US state-affiliated media, drawing criticism from the news organization’s leadership. The change to NPR’s designation appears to be in violation of Twitter’s own original policy on how the social media platform determines which companies receive this label. NPR’s CEO and president called the move by Twitter “unacceptable”. This is the second spat between Twitter and a major American news outlet in just a week.

via The Guardian|
#editorial-independence#national-public-radio#policy