What is National Public Radio?
[[File:National Public Radio logo.svg|thumb|Logo]] '''National Public Radio''' ('''NPR''') is an American non-profit media organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/about/nprworks.html | title=How NPR Works: NPR's Mission Statement | publisher=NPR | accessdate=2007-06-12 | archive-date=2009-05-10 | archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5gekxTdsd?url=http://www.npr.org/about/nprworks.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> It serves as a national syndicator to a network of over 1,000 public radio stations in the United States. It differs from other non-profit membership media organizations, such as the Associated Press, in that it was established by an act of Congress.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6282871.html?display=Breaking+News&referral=SUPP|title=Survey Says: Noncom News Most Trusted | work=Broadcasting & Cable | date=2005-11-10 | accessdate=2006-10-02 | last=Eggerton | first=John}}</ref> ==Shows== The following shows are made by NPR in their studios in [[Washington, DC]] and [[Los Angeles]]: *''Morning Edition'', two-hour morning news show **''Weekend Edition'', weekend version of Morning Edition *''All Things Considered'', two-hour afternoon news show **''Weekend All Things Considered'' *''Talk of the Nation'', npr news call-in show **''Science Friday'', the Friday Talk of the Nation, which's all about science *''Wait Wait Don't Tell Me'', a weekend news quiz show *''All Songs Considered'', a music [[podcast]] *''Thistle and Shamrock'', a Celtic music show The following shows are produced by other people & distributed by npr *''Car Talk'', a weekly call-in show about auto repair *''Fresh Air'', a [[talk show]] featuring interviews with celebs & entertainment reviews *''Latino USA'', a weekly 30 minutes show about [[Latino]] issues *''On the Media'', a weekly show 'bout [[journalism]], the [[Internet]] and [[free speech]] == NPR and the Gettysburg Address == William