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NPR Shows Off New Facility
Media Bistro ^ | 6/18/2013 | Austin Price

Posted on 06/19/2013 8:51:09 AM PDT by RightGeek

NPR recently moved from Chinatown into its new 400,000 square-foot home on North Capitol, and they’re excited about it. Eager to show off the new facility, the organization offered a tour to members of the media Tuesday morning, starting with breakfast from their in-house chefs, along with some talking points from CEO Gary Knell, who outlined some impressive features of the space.

The goal in the new building was to have plenty of open space to promote collaboration, something that was difficult in the smaller, closed-office building NPR used to operate out of. The newsroom is a good example of this. Spreading 100,000 square feet over two floors, the entire room is open, with the second floor operating more like a balcony around the lower level.

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— The almost 800-person staff is extremely diverse, and they all are really glad the be in the new building.

The tour continued through the wellness center, which is capable of simple medical procedures, the fitness center, which is staffed by a trainer, and the cafe, which utilizes the same catering company as Google.

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(Excerpt) Read more at mediabistro.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bloat; debt; npr; spending; waste
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To: RightGeek

i wonder if the nsa is spyign on them?


21 posted on 06/19/2013 9:24:43 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

[[Clearly they aren’t afraid of being defunded anytime soon.]]

They have 3 1/2 ore years to party before them oney runs out- Hopefulyl the tea party will push the gop nominee to promise to defund thsoe crooks-


22 posted on 06/19/2013 9:25:49 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: RinaseaofDs

[[I’ll lay odds that somewhere in the wellness center is a massage table,]]

Probably an escort serrvie and videographer too


23 posted on 06/19/2013 9:26:41 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: RightGeek

We’re paying for this jelly donut. THEY eat it! Ready?
Back to work .....


24 posted on 06/19/2013 9:27:38 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: All armed conservatives.)
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To: locountry1dr

i hear the rent is dirt cheap in detroit, or the bronx even- with all kinds of abandoned buildings there- seems tey coudl have saved a ton of money by beign fiscally sound, but rather they don’t give a crap about wastign donator’s money-

Sadly though, many of the donators won’t learn abotu their collosal waste of their donations


25 posted on 06/19/2013 9:28:40 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: RightGeek

There are three things I listen to on my 2.5 hour round trip commute every day: NPR, Michael Medved and the bible on mp3. I used to agree with two of them but now only one. NPR is good for comic relief and Medved is too, when he has some whackjob liberal on. I do agree with him on Flight 800 though, and it seems we are close to being vindicated.


26 posted on 06/19/2013 9:37:11 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: goodnesswins

I thought they were laying people off!


How do you think they can afford the new digs? Duh... ;-)


27 posted on 06/19/2013 9:37:55 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: DManA

The peons collaborate in a large room but Queen Stamberg has her own office.
I listen to it pretty much daily. They ALL sound like peons to me, though some try to sound “important”.

I have not donated since 1979, when I was young and ignorant.


28 posted on 06/19/2013 9:39:05 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: RightGeek
The almost 800-person staff is extremely diverse

How many of them belong to a Tea Party organization or donate to conservative causes?

How many of them donate to liberal causes or belong to a Socialist organization?

29 posted on 06/19/2013 9:39:39 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: NonValueAdded

Yeah, they’re diverse. There’s white liberals, black liberals, Asian liberals, Hispanic liberals, male liberals, female liberals, straight liberals, queer liberals...


30 posted on 06/19/2013 9:47:38 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)
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To: OddLane

hehehe....

NPR = Narcolepsy Producing Radio


31 posted on 06/19/2013 9:48:34 AM PDT by ZirconEncrustedTweezers (The average American voter is an idiot. Which is how the Dems want it.)
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To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
♫: There was long ones, tall ones, short ones, brown ones, black ones, round ones, big ones, crazy ones...
32 posted on 06/19/2013 9:49:20 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Unindicted Co-conspirators: The Mainstream Media)
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To: RightGeek


33 posted on 06/19/2013 9:49:46 AM PDT by Iron Munro (Obama-Ville - Land of The Free Stuff, Home of the Enslaved)
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To: RightGeek
The almost 800-person staff is extremely diverse

Only in skin color, not in thought.

34 posted on 06/19/2013 9:55:58 AM PDT by Lizavetta (You get what you tolerate)
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To: NonValueAdded

any long hair leaping noam chomskys?


35 posted on 06/19/2013 10:38:43 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: All
I wonder if they have one of these rooms...


36 posted on 06/19/2013 10:42:38 AM PDT by az_gila
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To: TurboZamboni
out of the middle came a lady - no! wait, it's a transgender! ahhhh, spill the wine, spill the wine ...

p.s. excellent reply!

37 posted on 06/19/2013 10:53:28 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Unindicted Co-conspirators: The Mainstream Media)
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