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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’sNPR'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=4 August 2016|work=Neiman Lab|date=June 2, 2016}}</ref> It began in 2013 with a [[blog]] as well as contributing stories to NPR radio programs. The Code Switch podcast launched in 2016.

==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’sNPR'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=4 August 2016|work=FishbowlDC|date=May 10, 2016}}</ref> [[Harvard University|Harvard]]'s [[Neiman Lab]] describes the project as "designed to increase coverage of race issues and reach out to new audiences" at NPR and affiliated media outlets.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|last1=Ellis|first1=Justin|title=Monday Q&A: NPR’sNPR's Matt Thompson on Code Switch, covering race and culture, and developing a mobile audience|url=http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/05/monday-qa-nprs-matt-thompson-on-code-switch-covering-race-and-culture-and-developing-a-mobile-audience/|accessdate=25 August 2016|work=Neiman Lab|date=May 13, 2013}}</ref>

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=8 April 2013|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/04/npr-launches-new-blog-covering-race-culture-and-ethnicity|title=NPR Launches New Blog Covering "Race, Culture and Ethnicity"|last=Parham|first=Jason|date=April 8, 2013|work=Complex|access-date=August 4, 2016|via=}}</ref>

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==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’sNPR'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=4 August 2016|work=Neiman Lab|date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> The outlet has also drawn notice for reporting and commentary on topics ranging from sports<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prince|first1=Richard|title=Media Turn on the Olympics’Olympics' ‘Ugly'Ugly American’American'|url=http://www.theroot.com/blog/journal-isms/media-turn-on-the-olympics-ugly-american/|accessdate=25 August 2016|work=The Root|date=August 21, 2016}}</ref> and [[reality television]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Butler|first1=Bethonie|title=‘The'The Bachelor’Bachelor' and what we really mean when we say ‘diverse’'diverse'|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/03/16/the-bachelor-and-what-we-really-mean-when-we-say-diverse/|accessdate=25 August 2016|work=The Washington Post|date=16 March 2016}}</ref> to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prince|first1=Richard|title=CNN Hiring of Ex-Trump Aide Raises Ethical Concerns in Media|url=http://www.theroot.com/blog/journal-isms/cnns-hiring-of-ex-trump-aide-raises-ethical-concerns/|accessdate=25 August 2016|work=The Root|date=June 26, 2016}}</ref>

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=25 August 2016|work=Minnesota Spokesman Recorder News Online|date=12 November 2015}}</ref>

==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=23 May 2016}}</ref> with reporter [[Shereen Marisol Meraji]]; [[Tasneem Raja]], senior digital editor;<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mullin|first1=Benjamin|title=Tasneem Raja named senior digital editor at NPR|url=http://www.poynter.org/2014/tasneem-raja-named-senior-digital-editor-at-npr/309207/|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=Poynter|date=18 December 2014}}</ref> supervising senior producer [[Alicia Montgomery]];<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ragusea|first1=Adam|title=Code Switch’sSwitch's Alicia Montgomery on leading conversations about race|url=http://current.org/2016/07/code-switchs-alicia-montgomery-on-leading-conversations-about-race/|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=Current|date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> Matt Thompson<ref name=":0" /> and Kat Chow.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Steigrad|first1=Alexandra|title=NPR Tackles Race, Gender and Identity in America With Code Switch Podcast|url=http://wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/npr-tackles-race-gender-identity-in-america-code-switch-podcast-10490079/|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=WWD|date=14 July 2016}}</ref>

==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=25 August 2016|work=Slate|date=10 April 2016}}</ref> Episodes are released weekly on Wednesdays.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jao|first1=Charline|title=Interview: Kat Chow and Shereen Marisol Meraji of NPR’sNPR's Code Switch|url=http://www.themarysue.com/interview-npr-code-switch/|accessdate=4 August 2016|work=The Mary Sue|date=June 15, 2016}}</ref>

Media outlets lauded the podcast.<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=4 August 2016|work=The Guardian|date=16 May 2016}}</ref> [[Wired (magazine)|''Wired'']] said Code Switch's July 14, 2016 episode "Black and Blue" offered "thoughtful conversation about race and policing."<ref>{{cite news|title=5 Podcasts You Need to Hear to Get Through This Week|url=https://www.wired.com/2016/07/this-week-in-podcasts-july-18/|accessdate=5 August 2016|work=Wired|date=July 18, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Los Angeles Magazine]]'' said, "NPR’s 'Code Switch' began as a popular blog, but its evolution into a podcast seems natural...it explores issues of race, culture, and politics in a personal way that flourishes in an audio format."<ref name="LAM">{{cite news|last1=Abarbanel|first1=Aliza|title=5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer|url=http://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/5-podcasts-must-listen-summer/|accessdate=5 August 2016|work=Los Angeles Magazine|date=20 July 2016}}</ref>

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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/|website=nahj.org|publisher=National Association of Hispanic Journalists|accessdate=25 August 2016}}</ref>

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’sNPR's ''Code Switch'' still figuring out commenting|date=5 June 2014|work=Current|url=http://current.org/2014/06/a-year-in-nprs-code-switch-still-figuring-out-commenting-2/|accessdate=5 September 2016}}</ref>

In 2016 ''Los Angeles Magazine'' recommended the ''Code Switch'' podcast as one of "5 Podcasts You Must Listen to This Summer".<ref name="LAM"/>