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NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She is a veteran of Pinterest, YouTube and Sesame Workshop.
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NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
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Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025.
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Iranian women walk past an anti-U.S. and anti-Israeli mural in Tehran on June 3, 2026. The military adviser to Iran's supreme leader on June 3, warned of more missile and drone strikes should the United States renew its attacks on Iran.
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Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate
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