NPR is marking the 50th anniversary of its first on-air original broadcast. The network's All Things Considered debuted on May 3, 1971.
NPR developed a different storytelling style in order to set itself apart from the three major TV networks and other competitors. And, of course, a great deal has changed in the media landscape in the past half-century.
Shop Talk is a weekly panel discussion about journalism issues. This week’s program featured Will Buss, who teaches in the Department of Broadcasting and Journalism at Western Illinois University and advises the student editors at the Western Courier, the students at student radio station The Dog, and the WIU chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists; Rajvee Subramanian, who teaches in the Department of Broadcasting and Journalism at Western Illinois University; and TSPR News Director Rich Egger.
