Consumers armed with home broadband connections are driving new demand for multimedia content and setting off a new wave of technology development among search engine companies. As part of this trend, NPR is transcribing stories to text summaries and, with Google's approval, getting that text spidered.

Offers a link directory with brief descriptions on public radio programs in alphabetical order; industry groups, consultants and resources; stations; independent producers; micro-, pirate and low-power radio; and those stations outside the United States.

Jeffrey A. Dvorkin is NPR's ombudsman. He handles complaints and comments about NPR and its shows, and writes a weekly essay addressing some of those concerns. Current and past articles are available for viewing as are the mission statement, quarterly reports prepared for the NPR board of directors, biography, and links to related content.

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A veteran of community broadcasting blasts public stations for selling their souls to the highest bidders. By Lorenzo W. Milam.

Announcement of the longtime Morning Edition host's change of job title and scope. There are links to related announcements and information as well.

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A technique used by National Public Radio to get its audio content indexed by Google seems acceptable to the search engine despite apparently violating its own guidelines about cloaking.

In a year of controversy at NPR, the network's Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin talks about his role in answering to the public, from news coverage of the war in Iraq to the departures of Bob Edwards and Tavis Smiley. [47:47 streaming audio broadcast]