Media

Politics & Government

All Talk, Political Action: How Conservative Talk Radio Shaped The GOP

1:29pm August 12, 2019

Author and historian Brian Rosenwald says the day Rush Limbaugh's radio show went national was the day Donald Trump's successful bid for the presidency became possible.

Examining The Media Coverage Involving Jeffrey Epstein

11:10am August 12, 2019

by David Folkenflik

We check on how the media has covered Jeffrey Epstein, and the accusations and investigations that ended with Epstein's death in federal custody.

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Politics & Government

White House Restricts Press Corps' Access During Trump's Visits To El Paso And Dayton

5:51pm August 08, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with New York Times photographer Doug Mills about some members of the White House Press Corps not being allowed access to some of President Trump's meetings.

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'Conspiracyland' Debunks Theories About Murder Of DNC Staffer Seth Rich

1:45pm August 08, 2019

by Dave Davies

Journalist Michael Isikoff hosts a new podcast exploring the motivation and methods of those who promoted wild conspiracy theories about Rich, who was killed in a suspected failed robbery in 2016.

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Books

Visionary: Toni Morrison

12:42pm August 08, 2019

The Nobel Prize-winning author died in New York at the age of 88.

Sarah Palin, political commentator and former governor of Alaska, has accused The New York Times of slander over an editorial tying her to a 2011 mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz.

Appeals Court Revives Sarah Palin's Defamation Lawsuit Against 'The New York Times'

1:33pm August 06, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

Federal judges said a lower court was wrong to dismiss the former vice presidential candidate's lawsuit against the newspaper over an editorial that linked her to a 2011 mass shooting.

Gannett Plans To Merge With New Media Investment Group

4:35pm August 05, 2019

by David Folkenflik

The nation's two largest newspaper groups plan to merge. Gannett will be acquired by New Media Investment Group, which owns Gatehouse. The cash and stock deal values Gannett at about $1.4 billion.

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