The Sound of Young America: My letter to Weekend Edition

Independent producer Jesse Thorn criticizes the tone of two recent NPR stories that touched on hip-hop: "It is unacceptable to me that after fifteen years at the top of the charts and thirty years on the cultural scene, hip-hop should continue to be marginalized not only by the so-called mainstream media, but also by public media." Jon Kalish, who filed one of the stories Thorn discusses, responds in a comment: "Maybe you had to be there but I think the scene certainly warranted a 'gee whiz' approach to this story."

BusinessWeek.com: HD Radio Still Taking the Rap

The potential rise of satellite radio and in-car broadband poses a challenge to the adoption of HD Radio, suggests a BusinessWeek.com article. (Via Technology360.)