Posted AT 3:04 AM EDT on 21/07/08
NPR tries something new and goes back to tried-and-true
So much for a bold step into the future.Four months ago, I wrote in this space about the Bryant Park Project, a new two-hour current-affairs morning show on National Public Radio that was as much a radio program as a new media experiment.
Like CBC Radio, NPR has been struggling to attract younger listeners (in this case, those in their 40s and below) and attract a significant audience on the Web.
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