On May 3, 2021, NPR turns 50 years old. To mark this milestone, we re reflecting on and renewing our commitment to Hear Every Voice.
It s been a turbulent time, with a deadly pandemic and a chaotic sometimes violent political climate. In the midst of all this, NPR is marking a milestone; on May 3, 2021, the network turns 50 years old.
On the same day, in 1971, we started holding up our microphone to America. Just outside our doors, on the streets of Washington, DC, one of the biggest antiwar protests in American history was taking place. NPR s story is that of a ragtag network born in the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate one that came of age during the explosion of the 24/7 news cycle.
Facebook Oversight Board Co-chair Michael McConnell explains the board s decision to uphold Donald Trump s ban from the platform
This is a rush transcript from Fox News Sunday, May 9, 2021. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: I m Chris Wallace.
Facebook s independent oversight board maintains that temporary ban on Donald Trump, but sends the case back to the social media giant.
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WALLACE (voice-over): Now, Facebook has six months to make a final decision. What does it mean for Mr. Trump s ability to get out his message and raise money as it considers another run for president? And what does it mean for the push in Congress to regulate big tech?
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MINOW: .And most of all, boredom.
CORNISH: It was becoming clear that the public wasn t getting the benefit from the airwaves that it owned. And so in 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson formalized an alternative. It was called the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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LYNDON B JOHNSON (36TH US PRES): .The Corporation of Public Broadcasting (ph). This corporation will assist stations and producers who aim for the best. We in America have an appetite for excellence, too. And while we work every day to produce new goods and to create new wealth, we want, most of all, to enrich man s spirit. And that is the purpose of this act.
On May 3, 2021, NPR turns 50 years old. To mark this milestone, we re reflecting on and renewing our commitment to Hear Every Voice.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NPR s first on-air broadcast, we look back at our origins in radio, how we grew from a staff of 65 to thousands, and into our future in the digital space.
It s been a turbulent time, with a deadly pandemic and a chaotic sometimes violent political climate. In the midst of all this, NPR is marking a milestone; on May 3, 2021, the network turns 50 years old.
On the same day, in 1971, we started holding up our microphone to America. Just outside our doors, on the streets of Washington, DC, one of the biggest antiwar protests in American history was taking place. NPR s story is that of a ragtag network born in the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate one that came of age during the explosion of the 24/7 news cycle.
On May 3, 2021, NPR turns 50 years old. To mark this milestone, we re reflecting on and renewing our commitment to Hear Every Voice.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NPR s first original on-air broadcast, we look back at our origins in radio, how we grew from a staff of 65 to thousands, and into our future in the digital space.
It s been a turbulent time, with a deadly pandemic and a chaotic sometimes violent political climate. In the midst of all this, NPR is marking a milestone; on May 3, 2021, the network turns 50 years old.
On the same day, in 1971, we started holding up our microphone to America. Just outside our doors, on the streets of Washington, DC, one of the biggest antiwar protests in American history was taking place. NPR s story is that of a ragtag network born in the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate one that came of age during the explosion of the 24/7 news cycle.