Media

Shooting Victims Face Lifelong Disabilities, Financial Burdens, Newspaper Finds

9:29am December 11, 2018

by Steve Inskeep

After a high-profile shooting, national attention naturally focuses on those who are killed. However, shooting survivors often struggle with recovery and disability for years and decades afterward.

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FBI Head Mueller Testifies On Security In Wake Of Christmas Incident

Politics & Government

Russia, Recapped

1:36pm December 10, 2018

The news story that never stops moving.

When It Comes To Free Speech, Who Is Allowed To Say What?

5:32pm December 08, 2018

In the Barbershop, NPR's Michel Martin takes up the issue of free speech with Michelle Goldberg of the New York Times, Philip Klein of the Washington Examiner and journalist Jeff Yang.

Five wooden markers stand in a makeshift memorial outside the Annapolis Capitol Gazette offices in Annapolis, Md., in early July, honoring the employees killed by a gunman just days before. The victims were editor Gerald Fischman, 61; editor and columnist

A Gentle, Agonized Response To Trump's Rage About Journalists

7:40pm December 07, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Joshua McKerrow is a photojournalist at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md.; five of his colleagues where shot and killed this summer. After an angry presidential tweet, he shared a story of loss.

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Friday News Roundup - International

2:52pm December 07, 2018

Who among us has not thought to sail through international waters, blaring our national anthem?

Roma, written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón, is being shown in cinemas across the U.S. — but for just a few weeks — before heading for Netflix streaming.

Arts

With An Eye On Oscars, Netflix Sent 'Roma' To Theaters First

1:28pm December 07, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

Alfonso Cuarón's acclaimed movie has been part of an ongoing battle over who gets to premiere movies: streaming services like Netflix, or theaters?

National Archives Announces Ten Most Influential U.S. Documents

Politics & Government

Speaking Freely: The Future Of The First Amendment

12:36pm December 06, 2018

It's been nearly a century since a series of important court decisions on the First Amendment. What's the future of these foundational freedoms?

A user of social media application software on a smartphone.

Facebook Execs Seen Discussing Data Privacy, Competitors In Leaked Documents

5:13pm December 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

"We don't feel we have had straight answers from Facebook," a member of the U.K. Parliament says. The company had fought to keep the records private; some are marked "highly confidential."

National

Les Moonves Might Not Get His CBS Severance After Sexual Misconduct Investigation

4:30pm December 05, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New York Times reporter Rachel Abrams about a report that former CBS CEO Les Moonves destroyed evidence and misled CBS investigators regarding his sexual misconduct.

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Cuba's telecom monopoly is rolling out broad Internet access for mobile phone users this week. Here, a woman uses her smartphone to surf the Internet in Havana.

World News

Cuba Extends Internet To Mobile Phones, Promising New Access

1:07pm December 05, 2018

by Bill Chappell

It was only 10 years ago that the Castro government lifted its ban that prohibited regular citizens from buying computers. Today, phones are a key method of accessing the Internet in Cuba.