I prefer reading news and listening to podcasts. I don't think I'd enjoy listening to a verbatim recitation of a news article in an audio format. That being s

I prefer reading news and listening to podcasts. I don't think I'd enjoy listening to a verbatim recitation of a news article in an audio format. That being said I do love listening to NPR, but NPR writes their content with an ear for how it will sound being read on the air, not to mention most of their stories are "audio packages" which involve more production than just a host reading an article.