Mission The mission of NPR is to work in partnership with Member Stations to create a more informed public — one challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas and cultures.
To accomplish our mission, we produce, acquire, and distribute programming that meets the highest standards of public service in journalism and cultural expression.
Description The NPR workplace is like no other. More than 800 staff collaborate daily to provide high-quality journalism to stations across the country. The work we do is both challenging and inspiring, and we value the unique contributions of individuals. NPR thrives as we embrace emerging digital platforms and focus on a robust future. We seek individuals who geek-out about public media, have innovative ideas as well solid skills, and perhaps more importantly than anything else, believe in what we do.
NPR has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 284 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NPR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).
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Overall, 69% of employees would recommend working at NPR to a friend. This is based on 288 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
60% of job seekers rate their interview experience at NPR as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at NPR.