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Code Switch

December 15, 2023

This article is about the NPR outlet and podcast. For the use of more than one language in speech, see Code-switching.

Code Switch is a race and culture outlet and a weekly podcast from American public radio network NPR.[1] It began in 2013 with a blog as well as contributing stories to NPR radio programs. The Code Switch podcast launched in 2016. In the wake of the George Floyd protests, it became one of NPR's top ranked podcasts.[2]

Code Switch
Presentation
GenreRace and Culture
LanguageEnglish
UpdatesWeekly
LengthAbout 30 minutes
Publication
Original releaseMay 2016
ProviderNational Public Radio

History edit

Code Switch was launched in 2013 with a $1.5 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; it developed as a blog and contributed stories to a variety of NPR programs.[3] Harvard's Neiman Lab describes the project as "designed to increase coverage of race issues and reach out to new audiences" at NPR and affiliated media outlets.[4]

The blog began publishing on April 7, 2013, with Gene Demby's introductory essay "How Code-Switching Explains The World".[5][6]

The outlet's name refers to the linguistic phenomenon of code-switching, when speaker moves between multiple languages or dialectics. Demby's introductory essay said the project construed the concept broadly, with the linguistic concept also serving as means of analyzing aspects of race and culture in identity: "Many of us subtly, reflexively change the way we express ourselves all the time. We're hop-scotching between different cultural and linguistic spaces and different parts of our own identities—sometimes within a single interaction."[7]

Content edit

Harvard's Neiman Lab described the Code Switch project as a "forward-thinking effort given the rapidly changing demographics in the U.S.[;] Code Switch has grown into a place where reporters tries to consider issues around race with nuance, whether that's the myth of the colorblind millennial, or going deep on the hit Broadway musical Hamilton."[8] The outlet has also drawn notice for reporting and commentary on topics ranging from sports[9] and reality television,[10] to the Supreme Court.[11]

Code Switch founder and reporter Kat Chow has also described the project as especially interested in the "second beat" of a story: "If there is breaking news, we want to take a step back and see what this actually means. What is there to report on that hasn't already been said?"[12]

Staff edit

Team members have included Gene Demby, who is lead blogger and cohosts the podcast[13] with reporter Shereen Marisol Meraji; Tasneem Raja, senior digital editor;[14] supervising senior producer Alicia Montgomery;[15] Matt Thompson[4] and Kat Chow.[16]

Podcast edit

In May 2016, the Code Switch team launched a podcast by the same name.[17] Episodes are released weekly on Wednesdays.[18]

The Guardian characterized the podcast as "courageous conversations."[19] Wired said Code Switch's July 14, 2016, episode "Black and Blue" offered "thoughtful conversation about race and policing."[20] Los Angeles Magazine said, "NPR's 'Code Switch' began as a popular blog, but its evolution into a podcast seems natural...it explores issues of race, culture, and politics in a personal way that flourishes in an audio format."[21]

Awards and reception edit

Code Switch won the Online News Association for best online commentary at a large outlet in 2014.[22]

In 2015, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists awarded Shereen Marisol Meraji the "Radio, Feature News – Large Market" award for her Code Switch segment "Tandas".[23]

Despite generally positive reaction to the blog, some users complain about practices and policies on moderating comments.[24]

In 2016 Los Angeles Magazine recommended the Code Switch podcast as one of "5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer".[21]

In December 2020, Apple Podcasts announced that Code Switch had been selected as 'show of the year', marking the first time that Apple Podcasts recognized a single podcast of the year.

In 2021 the show won an Ambies award for "Best Society and Culture Podcast".[25]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wang, Shan (June 2, 2016). "What does the intersection of race and culture sound like? NPR's Code Switch is looking for the right mix". Neiman Lab. from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "How NPR's 'Code Switch' Podcast Became a Hit Telling Stories "The Way They Needed to Be Told"". The Hollywood Reporter. June 27, 2020. from the original on August 19, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Grinapol, Corinne (May 10, 2016). "NPR's Code Switch Podcast Is Debuting at the End of the Month". FishbowlDC. from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Ellis, Justin (May 13, 2013). "Monday Q&A: NPR's Matt Thompson on Code Switch, covering race and culture, and developing a mobile audience". Neiman Lab. from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Demby, Gene (April 8, 2013). "How Code-Switching Explains The World". Code Switch. NPR. from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  6. ^ Parham, Jason (April 8, 2013). "NPR Launches New Blog Covering "Race, Culture and Ethnicity"". Complex. from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  7. ^ G., R.L. (April 10, 2013). "How black to be?". The Economist. from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  8. ^ Ellis, Justin (October 5, 2015). "Tasneem Raja on how NPR's Code Switch navigates the increasingly crowded race-and-culture beat". Neiman Lab. from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  9. ^ Prince, Richard (August 21, 2016). "Media Turn on the Olympics' 'Ugly American'". The Root. from the original on August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  10. ^ Butler, Bethonie (March 16, 2016). "'The Bachelor' and what we really mean when we say 'diverse'". The Washington Post. from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  11. ^ Prince, Richard (June 26, 2016). "CNN Hiring of Ex-Trump Aide Raises Ethical Concerns in Media". The Root. from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  12. ^ Hallman, Charles (November 12, 2015). "Code Switch deepens race conversation on the airwaves". Minnesota Spokesman Recorder News Online. from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "NPR Launching Code Switch Podcast | Cision". Cision. May 23, 2016. from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  14. ^ Mullin, Benjamin (December 18, 2014). "Tasneem Raja named senior digital editor at NPR". Poynter. from the original on August 9, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  15. ^ Ragusea, Adam (July 14, 2016). "Code Switch's Alicia Montgomery on leading conversations about race". Current. from the original on July 15, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  16. ^ Steigrad, Alexandra (July 14, 2016). "NPR Tackles Race, Gender and Identity in America With Code Switch Podcast". WWD. from the original on August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  17. ^ Neyfakh, Leon (April 10, 2016). "The Fight for the Future of NPR". Slate. from the original on August 25, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  18. ^ Jao, Charline (June 15, 2016). "Interview: Kat Chow and Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR's Code Switch". The Mary Sue. from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  19. ^ Locker, Melissa (May 16, 2016). "Small Town Horror provides radio scares while Code Switch gets its own podcast". The Guardian. from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  20. ^ "5 Podcasts You Need to Hear to Get Through This Week". Wired. July 18, 2016. from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  21. ^ a b Abarbanel, Aliza (July 20, 2016). "5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer". Los Angeles Magazine. from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  22. ^ . journalists.org. Online News Association. Archived from the original on September 13, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  23. ^ . nahj.org. National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  24. ^ Lapin, Andrew (June 5, 2014). "A year in, NPR's Code Switch still figuring out commenting". Current. from the original on June 29, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
  25. ^ "2021 WINNERS". The Ambies — Awards for Excellence in Audio. from the original on November 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

External links edit

  • Official website

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This article is about the NPR outlet and podcast For the use of more than one language in speech see Code switching This article contains too many or overly lengthy quotations Please help summarize the quotations Consider transferring direct quotations to Wikiquote or excerpts to Wikisource July 2022 Code Switch is a race and culture outlet and a weekly podcast from American public radio network NPR 1 It began in 2013 with a blog as well as contributing stories to NPR radio programs The Code Switch podcast launched in 2016 In the wake of the George Floyd protests it became one of NPR s top ranked podcasts 2 Code SwitchPresentationGenreRace and CultureLanguageEnglishUpdatesWeeklyLengthAbout 30 minutesPublicationOriginal releaseMay 2016ProviderNational Public Radio Contents 1 History 2 Content 3 Staff 4 Podcast 5 Awards and reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editCode Switch was launched in 2013 with a 1 5 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting it developed as a blog and contributed stories to a variety of NPR programs 3 Harvard s Neiman Lab describes the project as designed to increase coverage of race issues and reach out to new audiences at NPR and affiliated media outlets 4 The blog began publishing on April 7 2013 with Gene Demby s introductory essay How Code Switching Explains The World 5 6 The outlet s name refers to the linguistic phenomenon of code switching when speaker moves between multiple languages or dialectics Demby s introductory essay said the project construed the concept broadly with the linguistic concept also serving as means of analyzing aspects of race and culture in identity Many of us subtly reflexively change the way we express ourselves all the time We re hop scotching between different cultural and linguistic spaces and different parts of our own identities sometimes within a single interaction 7 Content editHarvard s Neiman Lab described the Code Switch project as a forward thinking effort given the rapidly changing demographics in the U S Code Switch has grown into a place where reporters tries to consider issues around race with nuance whether that s the myth of the colorblind millennial or going deep on the hit Broadway musical Hamilton 8 The outlet has also drawn notice for reporting and commentary on topics ranging from sports 9 and reality television 10 to the Supreme Court 11 Code Switch founder and reporter Kat Chow has also described the project as especially interested in the second beat of a story If there is breaking news we want to take a step back and see what this actually means What is there to report on that hasn t already been said 12 Staff editTeam members have included Gene Demby who is lead blogger and cohosts the podcast 13 with reporter Shereen Marisol Meraji Tasneem Raja senior digital editor 14 supervising senior producer Alicia Montgomery 15 Matt Thompson 4 and Kat Chow 16 Podcast editIn May 2016 the Code Switch team launched a podcast by the same name 17 Episodes are released weekly on Wednesdays 18 The Guardian characterized the podcast as courageous conversations 19 Wired said Code Switch s July 14 2016 episode Black and Blue offered thoughtful conversation about race and policing 20 Los Angeles Magazine said NPR s Code Switch began as a popular blog but its evolution into a podcast seems natural it explores issues of race culture and politics in a personal way that flourishes in an audio format 21 Awards and reception editCode Switch won the Online News Association for best online commentary at a large outlet in 2014 22 In 2015 the National Association of Hispanic Journalists awarded Shereen Marisol Meraji the Radio Feature News Large Market award for her Code Switch segment Tandas 23 Despite generally positive reaction to the blog some users complain about practices and policies on moderating comments 24 In 2016 Los Angeles Magazine recommended the Code Switch podcast as one of 5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer 21 In December 2020 Apple Podcasts announced that Code Switch had been selected as show of the year marking the first time that Apple Podcasts recognized a single podcast of the year In 2021 the show won an Ambies award for Best Society and Culture Podcast 25 See also editPublic broadcasting Race and ethnicity in the United States Political podcastReferences edit Wang Shan June 2 2016 What does the intersection of race and culture sound like NPR s Code Switch is looking for the right mix Neiman Lab Archived from the original on August 4 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 How NPR s Code Switch Podcast Became a Hit Telling Stories The Way They Needed to Be Told The Hollywood Reporter June 27 2020 Archived from the original on August 19 2020 Retrieved August 2 2020 Grinapol Corinne May 10 2016 NPR s Code Switch Podcast Is Debuting at the End of the Month FishbowlDC Archived from the original on August 19 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 a b Ellis Justin May 13 2013 Monday Q amp A NPR s Matt Thompson on Code Switch covering race and culture and developing a mobile audience Neiman Lab Archived from the original on August 27 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 Demby Gene April 8 2013 How Code Switching Explains The World Code Switch NPR Archived from the original on February 12 2020 Retrieved September 5 2016 Parham Jason April 8 2013 NPR Launches New Blog Covering Race Culture and Ethnicity Complex Archived from the original on September 19 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 G R L April 10 2013 How black to be The Economist Archived from the original on August 28 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 Ellis Justin October 5 2015 Tasneem Raja on how NPR s Code Switch navigates the increasingly crowded race and culture beat Neiman Lab Archived from the original on September 4 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 Prince Richard August 21 2016 Media Turn on the Olympics Ugly American The Root Archived from the original on August 24 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 Butler Bethonie March 16 2016 The Bachelor and what we really mean when we say diverse The Washington Post Archived from the original on September 16 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 Prince Richard June 26 2016 CNN Hiring of Ex Trump Aide Raises Ethical Concerns in Media The Root Archived from the original on August 27 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 Hallman Charles November 12 2015 Code Switch deepens race conversation on the airwaves Minnesota Spokesman Recorder News Online Archived from the original on September 20 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 NPR Launching Code Switch Podcast Cision Cision May 23 2016 Archived from the original on September 18 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 Mullin Benjamin December 18 2014 Tasneem Raja named senior digital editor at NPR Poynter Archived from the original on August 9 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 Ragusea Adam July 14 2016 Code Switch s Alicia Montgomery on leading conversations about race Current Archived from the original on July 15 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 Steigrad Alexandra July 14 2016 NPR Tackles Race Gender and Identity in America With Code Switch Podcast WWD Archived from the original on August 6 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 Neyfakh Leon April 10 2016 The Fight for the Future of NPR Slate Archived from the original on August 25 2016 Retrieved August 25 2016 Jao Charline June 15 2016 Interview Kat Chow and Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR s Code Switch The Mary Sue Archived from the original on June 20 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 Locker Melissa May 16 2016 Small Town Horror provides radio scares while Code Switch gets its own podcast The Guardian Archived from the original on August 16 2016 Retrieved August 4 2016 5 Podcasts You Need to Hear to Get Through This Week Wired July 18 2016 Archived from the original on August 5 2016 Retrieved August 5 2016 a b Abarbanel Aliza July 20 2016 5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer Los Angeles Magazine Archived from the original on July 27 2016 Retrieved August 5 2016 2014 Awards Online News Association journalists org Online News 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