I didn’t realize how different radio broadcasts are compared to a print news story. I found an article addressing the NSA, and people from the inside wanting more whistleblowers.
The lead was very different. The radio version started with telling the listeners that the NSA is the most secretive intelligence agency in the United States. While the print version began with addressing Rob Storch being a talkative guy in a business of eavesdropping. Personally, I think the radio version is better because it makes you questions why the NSA is so secretive.
The order of the print version was also slightly different than the broadcast version. The radio gave the background of the organization before diving into the story, unlike the print version.
I found that the length, sources, content, and quotes were very close to each other, if not exact. The content only varied when trying to give background on the situation or the person. Even the attributes though, were very similar but the radio version was less wordy. It was important to me that the quotes were the same in each because if they aren’t then NPR seems unreliable.The radio version was definitely more conversational, while the print version was more sophisticated like reading a book would be.
https://www.npr.org/2018/10/09/647391666/from-inside-the-nsa-a-call-for-more-whistleblowers
If you used what was linked, the radio and “print ” stories are the same. One is a transcript of the other. The difference is that you have an anouncer reading an intro for the BC story. She is preparing the listener with some background then throws it to More, the reporter.