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{{Short description|Podcast about race and culture}}
{{About|the NPR outlet and podcast|the use of more than one language in speech|Code-switching}}
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'''''Code Switch''''' is a race and culture outlet and a weekly [[podcast]] from American public radio network [[NPR]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wang|first1=Shan|title=What does the intersection of race and culture sound like? NPR's Code Switch is looking for the right mix|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/06/what-does-the-intersection-of-race-and-culture-sound-like-nprs-code-switch-is-looking-for-the-right-mix/|accessdate=
==History==
''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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Grinapol|first1=Corinne|title=NPR's Code Switch Podcast Is Debuting at the End of the Month|url=http://www.adweek.com/fishbowldc/nprs-code-switch-podcast-is-debuting-at-the-end-of-the-month/156042|accessdate=
The blog began publishing on April 7, 2013, with [[Gene Demby]]'s introductory essay "How Code-Switching Explains The World".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176064688/how-code-switching-explains-the-world|title=How Code-Switching Explains The World|last=Demby|first=Gene|work=Code Switch|publisher=NPR|date=
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."<ref>{{cite news|last1=G.|first1=R.L.|title=How black to be?|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/johnson/2013/04/code-switching|accessdate=
==Content==
[[Harvard]]'s [[Neiman Foundation for Journalism|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 [[Color blindness (race)|colorblind]] [[Millennials|millennial]], or going deep on the hit [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical [[Hamilton (musical)|''Hamilton'']]."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ellis|first1=Justin|title=Tasneem Raja on how NPR's Code Switch navigates the increasingly crowded race-and-culture beat|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2015/10/tasneem-raja-on-how-nprs-code-switch-navigates-the-increasingly-crowded-race-and-culture-beat/|accessdate=
Code Switch 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?"<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hallman|first1=Charles|title=Code Switch deepens race conversation on the airwaves|url=http://spokesman-recorder.com/2015/11/12/code-switch-deepens-race-conversation-airwaves/|accessdate=
==Staff==
Team members have included [[Gene Demby]], who is lead blogger and cohosts the podcast<ref>{{cite web|title=NPR Launching Code Switch Podcast {{!}} Cision|url=http://www.cision.com/us/2016/05/npr-launching-code-switch-podcast/|website=Cision|date=
==Podcast==
In May 2016, the ''Code Switch'' team launched a podcast by the same name.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Neyfakh|first1=Leon|title=The Fight for the Future of NPR|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/04/the_fight_for_the_future_of_npr_can_public_radio_survive_the_podcast_revolution.html|accessdate=
The Guardian characterized the podcast as "courageous conversations."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Locker|first1=Melissa|title=Small Town Horror provides radio scares while Code Switch gets its own podcast|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/may/16/podcast-jon-hamm-small-town-horrors-npr-code-switch|accessdate=
==Awards and reception==
''Code Switch'' won the [[Online News Association]] for best online commentary at a large outlet in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=2014 Awards {{!}} Online News Association|url=http://journalists.org/awards/2014-awards|website=journalists.org|publisher=Online News Association|accessdate=
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".<ref>{{cite web|title=NAHJ Journalism Awards: Fusion Wins George Ramos "Chale" Investigative Award; CNN & ESPN top winners list|url=http://nahj.org/fusion-wins-george-ramos-chale-investigative-award-cnn-espn-top-winners-list/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922114028/http://nahj.org/fusion-wins-george-ramos-chale-investigative-award-cnn-espn-top-winners-list/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 22, 2015|website=nahj.org|publisher=National Association of Hispanic Journalists|accessdate=
Despite generally positive reaction to the blog, some users complain about practices and policies on moderating comments.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lapin|first=Andrew|title=A year in, NPR's ''Code Switch'' still figuring out commenting|date=
In 2016 ''Los Angeles Magazine'' recommended the ''Code Switch'' podcast as one of "5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer".<ref name="LAM"/>
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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".<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 WINNERS|url=https://www.ambies.com/2021winners|access-date=November 7, 2021
==See also==
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