Media

Ala. Newspaper Publisher Is Criticized For Controversial KKK Op-Ed

8:33am February 20, 2019

by Kyle Gassiott

A newspaper publisher in rural Alabama has written an editorial calling for the return of the Ku Klux Klan. Reaction in the town of Linden has been one of anger and frustration.

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Economy

Are Movies Getting Better?

10:40am February 19, 2019

by Greg Rosalsky

Spoiler Alert: An economist has evidence that we're in a golden age of cinema.

Tribune Publishing has agreed to recognize a new union representing journalists at the Hartford Courant in Connecticut's capital.

National

Tribune Publishing Recognizes 'Hartford Courant' Newsroom Union

8:16pm February 15, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The parent company of the Hartford, Conn., newspaper has agreed to recognize a new union representing nearly 60 journalists. The move comes just four days after they petitioned to unionize.

World News

The State Of Freedom Of Press Around The World

4:59pm February 15, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Margaux Ewen of Reporters Without Borders about what the arrest of Philippines journalist Maria Ressa says about the freedom of press around the world.

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Economy

Friday News Roundup - International

3:53pm February 15, 2019

A defecting spy, a verdict in the case of El Chapo and press freedom under attack around the world.

Students hold placards as they shout slogans during a protest at the state university in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday in support of Rappler CEO Maria Ressa, who was arrested a day earlier.

World News

Journalist's Arrest In Philippines Sparks Demonstrations, Fears Of Wider Crackdown

2:50pm February 15, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

Maria Ressa, the CEO of the news outlet Rappler, which has been critical of President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested earlier this week and charged with violating the country's cybercrime law.

World News

A Crackdown On Journalism In The Philippines

5:13am February 15, 2019

by Julie McCarthy

Journalist Maria Ressa has been released on bail after she was arrested on Wednesday on charges of "cyber libel." Her arrest came amid fears of a broader crackdown on the press in the Philippines.

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Prominent Journalist And Duterte Critic Maria Ressa Arrested In Philippines

10:59pm February 13, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Ressa, who runs Rappler, is being charged with cyber libel. Police arrested her Wednesday at the news website's headquarters in Manila.

World News

Media Groups Say Journalists Are Being Harassed At U.S.-Mexico Border

4:46pm February 12, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

U.S. and Mexican authorities have subjected journalists reporting on migrant caravans to excessive questioning and barred a photographer from re-entering Mexico. U.S. media groups call this harassment.

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A supporter of President Trump attacked a cameraman at the president's rally at the El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas, according to the BBC.

Trump Supporter Violently Shoves BBC Cameraman At Rally In El Paso, Texas

4:43pm February 12, 2019

by Bill Chappell

"The crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy" against the media, a BBC producer says of President Trump's rally in El Paso, Texas.