Public Radio’s Complicated Digital Journey

By: Ricardo Bilton | Digiday

One of the year’s freshest new audio apps didn’t come from a Silicon Valley tech company; it came from NPR.

The app, NPR One, is essentially a “Pandora for news” that lets users listen to a continuous stream of personalized radio segments. It’s gotten plenty of praise since its October launch, with users praising both its slick design and the way it elegantly mixes content from both NPR and local radio stations as well.