NPR online community: late to the game, but borne in all earnestness

NPR.org is "late to this game" of launching its own online community, writes Dick Meyer, editorial director, in a blog posting about the social media network that went live today. He attributes NPR's caution to the desire to "do it right" and create a useful and friendly discourse between users and NPR staff. "We are not launching the project to get more 'hits' that will make more money. We are doing it because it is the respectful thing to do for the NPR community."