Radio Ambulante e a tradição do podcast narrativo no radiojornalismo norte-americano

Este artigo apresenta uma discussão sobre podcasts narrativos por meio da análise de Radio Ambulante, programa em língua espanhola criado nos Estados Unidos, em 2011. A pesquisa pretende demonstrar que o surgimento do podcast narrativo está fortemente vinculado à tradição da National Public Radio (NPR), a rede de emissoras públicas norte-americana fundada em 1970. O texto apresenta um pouco da história e exemplos de produções da NPR que se tornaram fundamentais no desenvolvimento da tradição jornalística do podcast. A seguir, destaca o projeto de Radio Ambulante como um dos mais importantes representantes dessa tradição fora do idioma inglês. Na sequência, são analisados dois episódios desse podcast: “Las Hijas de Maria Señorina” e “Mais Médicos”, produções de 2018 que, por serem dedicadas total ou parcialmente ao Brasil, tiveram seus áudios transcritos em português.

Who Is Talking About Adverse Childhood Experiences? Evidence From Twitter to Inform Health Promotion

Background Growing availability of research about addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) has recently been embraced by the mainstream media and public. Social media, especially Twitter, provides a unique forum and platform for the public to access and share information about this topic. Objective This study aims to better understand how the public is framing, sharing, and using research about ACEs on Twitter and to examine the information being commonly discussed about ACEs. Method We obtained tweets on the topics of ACEs, childhood resilience, and childhood trauma between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019. This timeframe was determined based on key related events in the mainstream media. Crimson Hexagon, a social media analytics system using Boolean logic, was used to identify salient topics, influencers, and conduct a content analysis. Results A total of 195,816 relevant tweets were obtained from our search. The weekly volume was approximately 1,864 tweets. Key topics included general use of the term ACEs (23%), trauma and ACEs (19%), long-term impact of ACEs (12%), preventing ACEs (11%), short-term effects of ACEs (8%), the 1997 ACE Study (5%), and students with ACEs (5%). The top two sentiments were fear and joy. Top conversation influencers included pediatricians, child health advocacy organizations, California’s state government, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and National Public Radio. Conclusion This analysis provides insight to the ways the public is conversing about ACEs and related topics. Results indicated that conversations focus on increasing awareness of ACEs by content experts and public health organizations. This presents an opportunity to leverage social media tools to increase public engagement and awareness.

When the “Blank Slate” Is a White One: White Institutional Isomorphism in the Birth of National Public Radio

A burgeoning literature at the intersection of the sociology of race and organizations explores the organization’s role in (re)producing racial inequalities. The present article builds from this growing literature in its analysis of the formation of National Public Radio (NPR), to better understand how organizational actors translate racialized practices into new organizations at their foundation, even when they seek greater racial inclusivity. I coin a new analytical concept, white institutional isomorphism, to analyze how organizations that embrace a mission of diversity may end up reproducing racially exclusionary practices. White institutional isomorphic pressures are racialized norms that shape the standards and practices adopted across organizations within a given field. Using organizational meeting minutes, external reports, oral histories, and founder memoirs, I show that early implementation of station membership criteria, hiring practices, and programming priorities, while considered race-neutral decisions by the founders that shared a white habitus, inhibited the inclusion of nonwhite voices into NPR’s workforce, station membership, and programming.

Typical “Separation” Actions in United States President Donald Trump’s term Under Constitutional law Perspective

The article analyzes some typical “separation “activities of the United States government at the beginning of the presidency of Donald Trump. Hence, the authors comment how the United States governments work nowadays in “separation” theory under constitutional law perspective. Keywords: United States, government, separation. References: [1] Montesquieu (1996), Tinh thần pháp luật, Nhà xuất bản Giáo dục, Hà Nội.[2] Bộ Ngoại giao Hoa Kỳ, Chương trình thông tin Quốc tế (J W. Peltason biên tập, chú thích), 2004, About America: The Constitution of the United States of America with Explanatory Notes (Nước Mỹ: Hiến pháp Hợp chủng quốc Hoa Kỳ và chú thích), tr 59.[3] The U.S Congress, “Our American Government” 2003 Edition. House Congress Resolution 221 of The U.S Congress 108th, June 20, 2003 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-108hdoc94/pdf/CDOC-108hdoc94.pdf, truy cập ngày 30/3/2020.[4] “Who Is Judge James L. Robart And Why Did He Block Trump's Immigration Order?”, National Public Radio 04/02/2017, https://www.npr.org/2017/02/04/513446463/who-is-judge-james-l-robart-and-why-did-he-block-trumps-immigration-order, truy cập ngày 30/3/2020. [5] Wang, Amy B. “Trump asked for a 'Muslim ban', Giuliani says — and ordered a commission to do it 'legally”. The Washington Post 30/01/2017, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/29/trump-asked-for-a-muslim-ban-giuliani-says-and-ordered-a-commission-to-do-it-legally/ truy cập ngày 30/3/2020.[6] Selena Simmons Duffin, “Trump Is Trying Hard To Thwart Obamacare. How's That Going?”, National Public Radio 30/3/2020, https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/10/14/768731628/trump-is-trying-hard-to-thwart-obamacare-hows-that-going, truy cập ngày 30/3/2020.[7] Edwin C. Kisiel III, The Electoral College: Federalism and the Election of the American President, A Senior Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation in the Honors Program Liberty University, 2008 Spring, downloaded from http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1052&context=honors truy cập ngày 30/3/2020, pp 16.

Facing the Future

In the wake of the brutal killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, the very fabric of this country seems to be fraying—revealing rifts, injustice, and anger decades and centuries in the making. In these darkest of times, I have found it helpful to reflect on my values, sitting down and writing about what I hold most important and why. Research shows that this simple activity has many benefits, including orienting our attention to the needs of people around us. The archive of “This I Believe,” essays read by their authors on National Public Radio, has inspiring examples. Character is not only what you believe but what you do: action rooted in the values you hold most dear, for the good of others, not just yourself. On Saturday, Harvard President Lawrence Bacow sent an email entitled “What I Believe” to all students and faculty. After affirming his belief in justice, the goodness of Americans, and respect for all people, Bacow suggested taking a “pause during these troubled times to ask what you believe.” And then: “Even more importantly, I hope you will find the strength and determination to act on your beliefs—to repair and perfect this imperfect world.”

Rethinking the American Public

National Public Radio (NPR) was designed with two clear mandates: to engage listeners more directly in civic discourses and to represent the diversity of the nation. The degree to which NPR has delivered on these mandates has been a point of contention. Critics of NPR have argued that, by creating programming for white, middle-class boomers, NPR has consistently served an audience that is already inclined to engage civically. In recent years, however, profound demographic change has put NPR at odds with an American electorate that is becoming increasingly culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse. In this chapter, the author explores how NPR defines its ideal Latinx listener and the resources it invests in creating relevant programming for that listener. At 18 percent of the US population, Latinxs are becoming an increasingly important part of the American electorate that NPR is tasked with serving. Based on interviews with public radio practitioners and a review of NPR and Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) strategic documents, the author argues that NPR has defined its ideal Latinx listener in ways that are congruent with its current target-audience profile. Such targeting practices have important implications for who gets to participate in civic discourses and who is excluded.

Community media in the United States: Fostering pluralism and inclusivity in challenging times

For most Americans, public service media (PSM) are synonymous with National Public Radio for radio and audio and Public Broadcasting Service for television and video. However, these national services do not fully circumscribe the PSM sphere in the United States. US community media are non-commercial, locally controlled outlets that produce content intended for local audiences, most often focused on local concerns associated with housing, education, government and the arts. This study provides an overview of the present state of community media in the United States. It draws on a variety of sources, including data from the industry, and from the professional press, as well as a series of extensive informational interviews with community media leaders around the United States. The subjects include representatives from community radio and community television outlets that serve urban, suburban and rural markets. After compiling and analysing the quantitative and qualitative data, several key indicators emerge that help to describe the current state of community media in the United States and point towards challenges and opportunities ahead for the sector.

Misperceptions and Reality in the Policy Process

What does the public know about taxes? Not all that much. For example, according to a comprehensive survey done a while back by National Public Radio, Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Kennedy School of Government, only 40 percent of respondents knew that the federal...