NPR's Laura Sullivan, Frank Langfitt and Sacha Pfeiffer reflect on how writing for radio differs from their days in newspapers, and what it takes to make stories come alive through sound.

A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built?

In most states, that means missing about 18 days a year, regardless of whether the absences were excused. "Thousands of ...