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Government Looks Online To Spread Word On Flu : NPR 043009:
References to swine flu in the blogosphere are far surpassing the actual spread of the virus itself. As the government tries to get in front of the rapid spread of information, it’s learning some important lessons about how social media [...]

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A Nonprofit Panacea For Newspapers? : NPR 020609:
As the business model for newspapers cracks apart, there are those who are lamenting and those who are inventing. Some journalists now say the industry should forget about making a profit altogether and find new ways to support the news.
Paul Steiger was a captain of [...]

Piecing Together A Living In The ‘Gig Economy’ : NPR 020309:
Nowadays, the word “gig” is not language used exclusively by musicians and creative types. Journalist Tina Brown, founder of TheDailyBeast.com, writes that we are in the age of a “Gig Economy,” and anyone trying to pay the rent is piecing together work, hustling to find [...]

Ron Elving,  NPR: Why McCain Debated As He Did 101608:
In the final debate of this presidential campaign, John McCain nailed his colors to the mast. He declared his allegiance to the GOP and to the conservative movement that has dominated it for the past 30 years.
This may not have been his first choice of a [...]

Energy-Saving Windows A Legacy Of ’70s Oil Crisis : NPR 101508:
You may have noticed that clear-glass buildings are springing up in cities across the United States. The reason dates back to some 1970s-era research designed to make windows more energy-efficient.
In fact, this line of research turns out to be one of the biggest success stories [...]