NPR Turns 50; Current And Former Staff Share Lessons Learned : Consider This from NPR Now 50 years old, NPR has grown up alongside American journalism. We take stock of some lessons learned along the way.

In this episode: Linda Wertheimer, Robert Siegel, Brooke Gladstone, Ira Glass, Michele Norris, and Andy Carvin.

Hear more from NPR's very first broadcast of All Things Considered.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

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NPR Turns 50 Amid Reckoning In Journalism Over Who Tells Stories — And How

NPR Turns 50 Amid Reckoning In Journalism Over Who Tells Stories — And How

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On May 3, 2021, NPR turned 50 years old. Spencer Gabor hide caption

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On May 3, 2021, NPR turned 50 years old.

Spencer Gabor

Now 50 years old, NPR has grown up alongside American journalism. We take stock of some lessons learned along the way.

In this episode: Linda Wertheimer, Robert Siegel, Brooke Gladstone, Ira Glass, Michele Norris, and Andy Carvin.

Hear more from NPR's very first broadcast of All Things Considered.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment that will help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Art Silverman, Brianna Scott, Brent Baughman and Lee Hale. It was edited by Sami Yenigun. Our executive producer is Cara Tallo.