NPR API
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URL: http://www.npr.org/api/index
What: The major public radio broadcaster in the U.S. has been a pioneer in supporting digital formats and distribution of its content - and it’s one of the major producers of podcasts on iTunes for the Apple iPod. This year NPR demonstrated the game-changing nature of the connected culture by offering its archive of media, including most audio since 1995, to web developers worldwide. Developers can now access and remix NPR content into new products and services. This isn’t the first media API - BBC offers access to a 7-day archive of radio and TV programs. But that’s just seven days. NPR’s API dramatically changes the game for news and information, and we expect to see similar efforts rolling out soon from other major news providers worldwide. Next we’ll be watching for the result: news services, interfaces and experiences produced by independent developers that are better than those produced by the news companies themselves.
Nominated for: Pattern Change
Having one of my most trusted sources of information available to me any time of day is one of the things that makes me love the “new media.” From their blogs to their podcasts, I subscribe to them all. Well, not all. There’s only so much time in the day. But really, NPR is a model of how media should work in a free society.
the content of npr news is almost always not only factual but presented in a clear and meaningful way to listeners. it reaches so many people on their way to work as well as at home via not only radio, but on-line, that it vital to our democracy.
the content of npr news is almost always not only factual but presented in a clear and meaningful way to listeners. it reaches so many people on their way to work as well as at home via not only radio, but on-line, that it has become vital to our democracy.
so hot right now.
Exciting risk!
Loved this and was an online election changer for many NPR affiliates
This is a significant breakthrough for a tradition news source to open up its content in the way that NPR did this year. The results of this are new widgets, tools, and mashups that would have not otherwise been developed. Well done NPR!
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Knowing that I can rely on finding details from stories I heard during my work commute frees me from the temptation to give driving less attention than I should. It makes my NPR experience more significant and memorable. Thank you very much!
I support NPR.
i love NPR….listen to it every day!
love it!
New Media is an excellent source for news and information throughout the day. American fatuity could be a thing of the past!