PRNDG → Your Audience

Someone somewhere clicks a switch… and there’s your news. If you’ve done your job well, that someone is fulfilled intellectually, emotionally and even socially. The greater the fulfillment, the greater the likelihood they’ll come back for more.

The NPR system has deep roots in local communities. Stations — including news departments — have an opportunity to build relationships with the people they serve.

In this section, we explore what public radio listeners have come to expect of us, how we know that, and ways to build upon it.

Research

Public radio has amassed a body of knowledge about the listening public. This knowledge has informed numerous national and local programming decisions. More importantly, it explains the push toward greater news and information on public radio.

Inside:

  • CPB Studies
  • Local News Research

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Expectations

We have plenty of evidence to instruct us on what audiences find in our work that they especially want. Journalists allow these needs to inform our judgment, but not to take its place.

Inside:

  • Intellectual Needs
  • Emotional Needs
  • Social Needs

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Relations

The audience relationship is something to be cultivated. The news department may need some nudging to be more proactive, accountable and interactive with the public. This does not mean getting cozy with sources. Rather it’s about serving our people better.

Inside:

  • Proactivity
  • Accountability
  • Interactivity

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