Patrick Cooper

NPR stands for freedom of speech & holding the powerful accountable. A vigorous, vibrant free press is essential to the health of our democracy. My full statement on the recent inaccurate Twitter label below:

@lindaholmes I love the drain-clearing guy. In a similar vein: tiktok.com/t/ZTRWPTaq1/

@kzwa @hsommers @librarycongress What a great combination! Congrats, Hannah!

I am OVER THE MOON that @hsommers will be joining @librarycongress as the Associate Librarian for Researcher and Collections Services. What an incredible person for such an important job. newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-o…

The American Newspaper Name Hall of Fame 🧵

Books We Love returns with 400+ new titles handpicked by NPR staff and trusted critics. Find 10 years of recommendations all in one place – that's more than 3,200 great reads. n.pr/3i0Ws2c

@richgor Congratulations! Thank you for everything you've done for me and all the digital folks who've walked through the halls. Looking forward to more music -- and the book!

I’m grateful to Medill faculty, staff and colleagues – past and present – for giving me an intellectual home and helping me learn so much. I am sure they will make Ashir feel welcome as he takes on his new responsibilities.

Some professional (and personal) news! After almost 23 years on the @MedillSchool faculty -- and leader of Medill’s digital publishing MSJ track (now the Media Innovation & Content Strategy specialization) – I am beginning to wind down my Medill responsibilities. 🧵

@dagnysalas Congratulations, Dagny! Wonderful to hear.

Some news as they say: I’m thrilled to be joining @NYTMetro as a deputy editor (many thanks to @NestorARamos and @Duenes for the opportunity)

let’s do it forreal tho 😏👏🏾

Rappers Drake and 21 Savage, who are releasing a joint album Friday, posted a spoof of a Tiny Desk segment to their social media accounts — and the Internet has largely mistaken it for the real thing. n.pr/3FKdWts

NPR launches a paid podcast bundle, hoping to convert a national audience into local donors buff.ly/3SSZemU

to celebrate 3 years at NPR, here are 3 secrets I've learned: 1. no one Really knows what the acronym N.P.R. Stands for 2. The Tiny Desk is shot on a soundstage in front of a greenscreen 3. every time someone tunes in to the radio, a very loud alarm goes off in the newsroom

Spent more than a month in Ukraine for @npr It was my second UA reporting trip — I was there in March and April, the month after the invasion. MUCH had changed in 6 months. Here’s a little BTS & a look at some the stories we covered. 1/

Would read a whole book -- a whole series of books -- solely containing Dusty Baker anecdotes. theathletic.com/3598483/2022/0…

Loss of people providing floppy disks exceeds loss of people needing floppy disks. "If you look at those two curves, you see that there is a growing market share for the last man standing in the business, and that man is me." Via @TheMorningNews. eyeondesign.aiga.org/we-spoke-with-…

Never lived anywhere with much hail and so am fascinated by it. I mean, who wouldn't be. And now am going down a rabbit hole of how to save a record-sized piece of hail because apparently a freezer (which I'd expect to be the way) will shrink it? nytimes.com/2022/09/05/sci…

"It's very expansive. You don't even think about it, but it is extremely... open and wide and a big feeling to it." Can never read enough about Margaret Wise Brown's work. Thanks @jenbuske for sending this one. npr.org/2022/09/03/112…

If you love NPR's mobile apps and the NPR One experience, we're hiring their product manager. Fantastic team, an important role in the mission, lots of good work underway. recruiting.ultipro.com/NAT1011NATPR/J…

@DavidGorsline Oh wow - checking that out now. What a place!

Would love to see this some day. nytimes.com/interactive/20…