Consider This (podcast)

Consider This
Presentation
Hosted byAilsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Juana Summers (weekdays); various correspondents (Sundays)
GenreNews analysis
LanguageAmerican English
UpdatesMonday-Saturday
Length10–15 minutes
Publication
Original releaseJune 29, 2020
ProviderNPR
Related
Websitewww.npr.org/podcasts/510355/considerthis

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, Ari Shapiro, 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]

References

  1. ^ Scire, Sarah (September 16, 2020). "NPR Adds Localized News for 10 Cities to Its Afternoon Podcast Consider This". Nieman Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Crampton, Caroline (June 30, 2020). "Consider This". Hot Pod News. Hot Pod Media. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  3. ^ Minsky, Jeff (July 8, 2020). "NPR Requests That You "Consider This" Your Daily Afternoon News Update". MediaVillage. MyersBizNet. Archived from the original on October 26, 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. ^ McCammon, Sarah (May 7, 2023). "The Texas Lawyer Behind The So-Called "Bounty Hunter" Abortion Ban". NPR. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Moss, Brett (September 10, 2020). "NPR to Modify "Consider This" to Include Local Content". Radio World. Future plc. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Berger, Betsy (September 9, 2020). "WBEZ Chicago, NPR and Member Stations Turn 'Consider This' Into First Localized News Podcast". WBEZ. Chicago Public Media. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "NPR to Relaunch 'Consider This' as a Localized Daily News Podcast". Inside Radio. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  9. ^ Quah, Nicholas (September 15, 2020). "Will NPR's Plan to Bundle Local Content Work?". Vulture. Vox Media. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Edelman, Larry (September 9, 2020). "Boston's Rival NPR Stations Collaborate on Local News Segment for National Podcast". The Boston Globe. Boston Globe Media Partners. Archived from the original on September 10, 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. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  12. ^ Cooper, Audrey (September 9, 2020). "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. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  13. ^ Yeager, Andrew (January 6, 2021). "WBHM Bids Farewell to Janae Pierre". WBHM. University of Alabama at Birmingham. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  14. ^ "Janae Pierre Named Host of WNYC's News Podcast Consider This". New York Public Radio. January 6, 2021. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  15. ^ "Public Radio's 'Consider This' Gets a New Host: Janae Pierre". Inside Radio. January 7, 2022. Archived from the original on January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  16. ^ "NPR Uses AdsWizz Platform to Turn 'Consider This' into the First Localized News Podcast" (PDF). AdsWizz. September 10, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  17. ^ "NPR Launches National/Local News Podcast". Podcast Business Journal. Streamline Publishing. September 10, 2020. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2022.