WBUR Launches New NPR News Site

By Paul A. La Camera
Jul 27, 2009, 12:01 AM
12 Comments

Today we are excited to introduce a redesigned, refocused and re-energized wbur.org. The new wbur.org launches with a new mission: to be a premier destination for the most timely news of the day from Boston, the nation and the world — news with the unrivaled depth and perspective that are the hallmarks of NPR and of public radio stations like WBUR.

Look, listen and learn at the new wbur.org. Discuss stories with fellow readers. Track the most popular stories of the day. And now listen to our live audio stream with no waiting; just click the orange button. Explore, enjoy, and please let us know what you think.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/_gul/ Gül Şat

Congratulations on the new interface of your website.

I am a constant online listener of WBUR for more than 3 years now. I like many programs and I even have a little audio archive of some programs-podcasts which I felt I cannot just listen and forget instead to keep them with me for future enjoyment and share with family and friends.

Thanks all for your efforts, much appreciated.

Greetings from Turkey~
http://wbur.org sam bishop

waaaaaaaay better!!!!!! i listen (from Maine) to live broadcasting 5am to noon everday. love the orange, easy to find, one click button. great layout for news, local, sports, etc, too!! keep up the great work!
Soraya, UAE

So disappointed. I just started listening to WBUR. I looked forward to it every afternoon. As a former subscriber, I was looking forward to renewing my subscription. I am not sure what changed but now I cannot get the station. I loved WBUR and now it seems nothing will work……..not the Windows Player or any of the other players…………..

Really miss it.
Jyothi Hayes

Super Cool. Sweet. All in one page. I do not have to search and cascade through pages to find what I want.

I have not tried the podcast or the audio. It should work.

Great Job
Jyothi
http://morrisseyco.com peter morrissey

Nice new website. With the Globe going downhill and other media scambling, this is a very good move. I wish a little less on the Middle East and more on local and domestic coverage, so maybe this new page can do some of this. Best, Peter Morrissey
Rod Daynes

Looks like a coordinated effort to standardize templates throughout the NPR “family”. Frankly, I liked your old site much better – more soul, more craft. BTW: This message is coming to you from Salt Lake City, where at least one of the local NPR stations has adopted a very similar template today (7/27), also underwhelming.
Michelle

Kudos to your design team. Nice job!
http://www.wmpg.org Mike

I like the new design, as I prefer to actually read my news at my desk instead of listening to it.
Dmajor

I like the new layout. I’ll add your front page to my regular set of news-reads every morning. One thing: on the WORLD news page, under the BBC sub-head, the links are scrambled. Eg. the headline about “new barcodes” links to a story about unrest in Africa. Surely they’re not that upset about barcodes?
z

Listening on your web site no problem…seems to be gone on iTunes.
Matt

I haven’t spent too much time navigating around the new website, but I do know already that I preferred the old one. The black background is not blinding like the new white one, it was easier to read, and didn’t drain the battery on my lap top as readily. Also, it may be an incompatibility with IE8, but the layout was more compact before and easier to take in without scrolling, scrolling, and more scrolling…
Leah Josephs

Hate this new arrangement. Difficult to find things that you are looking for- like the information about tickets to Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me advertised ad nauseum on the radio. The old website was fine.