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Consider This (podcast)

Consider This is a daily afternoon news podcast by the American media organization NPR, which typically releases new episodes Sunday through Friday around 5 p.m. ET.

Background

Consider This originated as a continuation of NPR's Coronavirus Daily podcast.,[1][2] published since March 2020. By June 29 of that year, the podcast adopted its current name and broadened its scope to cover a variety of national news topics, with its focus on facets of a single story in each episode. The podcast is also a complement to NPR's flagship afternoon news program All Things Considered, with which it shares hosts including Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Scott Detrow, and Juana Summers.[3] Early episodes were also hosted by Embedded host Kelly McEvers and then-ATC co-host Audie Cornish. The podcast expanded on January 8, 2022, to a weekend edition.[4] It was published on Saturdays with Michel Martin as the primary host until April 29, 2023, and has been published on Sundays since May 7, 2023,[5] with hosting from various NPR correspondents.

By September 2020, NPR began augmenting its national content for Consider This with contributions from NPR member stations in ten selected markets.[6] As of June 2022, local stories are currently produced by member stations in Boston (WBUR and WGBH); Chicago (WBEZ); Dallas/Fort Worth (KERA); Los Angeles (KPCC and KCRW); Minneapolis/St. Paul (MPR); New York (WNYC); Philadelphia (WHYY); Portland, Oregon (OPB); San Francisco (KQED); and Washington, DC (WAMU).[7][8] The ten regions are intended as a pilot group, which NPR plans to expand in the future.[9]

Arun Rath from GBH and Paris Alston from WBUR host the local news in Boston.[10][11] Rebeca Ibarra was the producer and host of the New York edition of the show in 2020.[12] Janae Pierre is the producer and host of the New York edition of the show.[13][14][15] NPR partnered with AdsWizz to provide local reporting the same way localized advertising is done and uses designated market areas provided by Nielsen Media Research.[16][17]

External links

References

  1. Sarah Scire. NPR Adds Localized News for 10 Cities to Its Afternoon Podcast Consider This Nieman Lab, Nieman Foundation for Journalism, September 16, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  2. Caroline Crampton. Consider This Hot Pod News, Hot Pod Media, June 30, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  3. Jeff Minsky. NPR Requests That You "Consider This" Your Daily Afternoon News Update MediaVillage, MyersBizNet, July 8, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  4. Starting this week get 'Consider This' on Saturdays and 'Up First' on Sundays NPR, 2022-01-04, retrieved 2022-02-01^
  5. Sarah McCammon. The Texas Lawyer Behind The So-Called "Bounty Hunter" Abortion Ban NPR, May 7, 2023, retrieved May 15, 2023^
  6. Brett Moss. NPR to Modify "Consider This" to Include Local Content Radio World, Future plc, September 10, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  7. Betsy Berger. WBEZ Chicago, NPR and Member Stations Turn 'Consider This' Into First Localized News Podcast WBEZ, Chicago Public Media, September 9, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  8. NPR to Relaunch 'Consider This' as a Localized Daily News Podcast Inside Radio, September 10, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  9. Nicholas Quah. Will NPR's Plan to Bundle Local Content Work? Vulture, Vox Media, September 15, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  10. Larry Edelman. Boston's Rival NPR Stations Collaborate on Local News Segment for National Podcast The Boston Globe, Boston Globe Media Partners, September 9, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  11. GBH and WBUR Join With NPR to Make 'Consider This' First Localized News Podcast WBUR-FM, Boston University, September 9, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  12. Audrey Cooper. WNYC Partners With NPR to Relaunch "Consider This" as the Nation's First Ever Localized Daily News Podcast; WNYC's Rebeca Ibarra Named Producer and Host New York Public Radio, September 9, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  13. Andrew Yeager. WBHM Bids Farewell to Janae Pierre WBHM, University of Alabama at Birmingham, January 6, 2021, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  14. Janae Pierre Named Host of WNYC's News Podcast Consider This New York Public Radio, January 6, 2021, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  15. Public Radio's 'Consider This' Gets a New Host: Janae Pierre. Inside Radio, January 7, 2022, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  16. NPR Uses AdsWizz Platform to Turn 'Consider This' into the First Localized News Podcast AdsWizz, September 10, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^
  17. NPR Launches National/Local News Podcast Podcast Business Journal, Streamline Publishing, September 10, 2020, retrieved January 17, 2022^