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Your Favorite NPR One Stories In 2018

This year was filled with big news stories, many on politics. But listeners also enjoyed NPR reporting that was focused on young people. Here are the NPR One stories most listened to, and most loved.
Source: Angie Wang for NPR

End of year "best of" lists can be very revealing — in this case offering a peek into the world of our audience and what resonated with the most people.

This year was filled with big news stories. The ones that grabbed the attention of NPR One listeners, the ones they spent the most time listening to, included President Trump's press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, and CNN's lawsuit seeking to reinstate correspondent Jim Acosta's White House press pass.

Listeners in 2018 also showed a lot of affection for stories reporting

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