Media

Facebook says it's dedicating $100 million to prop up news organizations pummeled by the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Aid News Outlets Hit Hard By Pandemic

11:08am March 30, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Facebook says it will give $25 million to help smaller U.S. newsrooms cover the coronavirus. It's pledging $75 million to buy ads in publications in the U.S. and pandemic hot spots in Europe.

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How Is The Justice System Responding To COVID-19's Spread?

6:17am March 30, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Keri Blakinger, who is a staff writer for The Marshall Project, about the conditions inside American prisons and jails as the coronavirus outbreak accelerates.

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How Advertisers Are Navigating The Pandemic

4:42pm March 25, 2020

Businesses are rethinking their ad campaigns to avoid sounding tone-deaf during the current crisis. AdWeek's T.L. Stanley speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang on how companies are changing their messaging.

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How Facebook Wants To Handle Misinformation Around The Coronavirus Epidemic

4:42pm March 25, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Facebook Vice President of Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg about the platform's efforts to stop the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus.

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ESPN's Karl Ravech reports on the cancellation of the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament on March 12, in Nashville. With no live sports to show, the network is scrambling to fill the time. Its offerings now include diversions like cherry pit spitting and mar

Sports

Historic Games, Documentaries And ... Marble Races: ESPN Without Live Sports

4:42pm March 25, 2020

by David Folkenflik

ESPN calls itself the "worldwide leader in sports," but there are few live sports to show. So it's scrambling to fill the time, offering diversions like cherry pit spitting and marble racing.

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Introducing 'The National Conversation With All Things Considered'

7:02pm March 20, 2020

NPR will launch a new live call-in show from 9-10 p.m. ET on weekday evenings starting next week addressing listener questions about the coronavirus outbreak.

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Seattle Writer Recovers From COVID-19. 'We Thought It Was Probably Flu'

5:15am March 20, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Christy Karras, a writer based in Seattle, about her recovery from COVID-19.

Journalists wearing face masks — in an effort to protect against the coronavirus — gather for a news conference earlier this year in Beijing. Early Wednesday, China said it was planning to pull the press credentials of certain journalists employed by

World News

China Pulls Credentials From Journalists At 3 Major U.S. Publications

7:38pm March 17, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Beijing ordered certain staff at The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to halt reporting inside China, in retaliation for a State Department move against Chinese outlets.

World News

U.S. Journalists From 4 Major Publications To Be Expelled From China

4:26pm March 17, 2020

by Jackie Northam

The Chinese government has announced that the U.S. employees of The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Time will have to turn in their journalists' credentials in 10 days.

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The New York Times' exposé of star litigator David Boies' efforts against Jeffrey Epstein's estate and social circle took inspiration from a source who appears to have lied. Did the reporting hold up?

'The New York Times,' The Unreliable Source And The Exposé That Missed The Mark

5:00am March 12, 2020

by David Folkenflik

The New York Times' exposé of star litigator David Boies' efforts against Jeffrey Epstein's estate and social circle took inspiration from a source who appears to have lied. Did the reporting hold up?