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Barbershop: Local Radio Call-In Hosts React To Kavanaugh Confirmation Process

5:25pm October 06, 2018

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kerri Miller, the host of MPR News at Minnesota Public Radio; Charlie Sykes, host of the Daily Standard podcast; and Liz Ruskin, a reporter with Alaska Public Radio.

Politics & Government

'Atlantic': Brett Kavanaugh And The Problem With #BelieveSurvivors

6:17am October 05, 2018

David Greene talks to Emily Yoffe, contributing editor at The Atlantic magazine, about the responsibility the public has to not only believe sexual assault survivors, but also to hear out the accused.

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The front page of the Communist Party's flagship newspaper the People's Daily (center) and other papers are seen one day after the unveiling of the new Politburo Standing Committee in Beijing last year.

World News

Chinese Leaders Leverage Media To Shape How The World Perceives China

1:31am October 05, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

Under President Xi Jinping, China has devoted massive resources to burnish its global image and focus overwhelming media attention on its leader. Now, "Xi Jinping is the message," observes one expert.

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BBC Looks Back On Epidemic With Documentary: 'Zika Love Stories'

9:18am October 04, 2018

It's been three years since the Zika epidemic swept across Brazil. Rachel Martin talks to BBC producer William Kremer about the thousands of babies born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads.

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Politics & Government

'New York Times' Report Reignites Interest In Trump's Tax Returns

6:57am October 04, 2018

David Greene talks to Andrea Berstein, co-host of the podcast Trump Inc., a co-production of member station WNYC and ProPublica, about allegations of tax fraud against Trump in The New York Times.

Politics & Government

A Sisterhood Of Sexual Assault Survivors Are Sharing Stories, Shouting Back

1:55pm October 02, 2018

A group reckoning is underway.

President Trump speaks to the media from the Oval Office on Dec. 22, 2017.

Author Of 'The Apprentice' Talks Of Getting Trolled And Sourcing Stories

4:23pm October 01, 2018

by Terry Gross

Pulitzer prize-winning reporter Greg Miller reflects on his experience investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russia — and what it's like to hear President Trump's comments on his stories.

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Europe's Copyright Reforms Are More Than (Just) A Boring Policy Change

2:42pm September 27, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

Two weeks ago, the European Commission approved new rules that will change how tech companies are required to deal with copyright infringement on their platforms. Unsurprisingly, it was controversial.

Former ABC chairman Justin Milne leaves the ABC studios in Sydney after resigning his chairmanship on Thursday.

World News

Head Of Australian Broadcasting Corp. Quits Amid Editorial Independence 'Firestorm'

10:36am September 27, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Justin Milne stepped down as chairman of taxpayer-funded ABC following reports he ordered the firing of journalists whose coverage had been the subject of complaints by the government.

Hannah Storm (shown here) and Andrea Kremer are Amazon Prime Video's sportscasting team and are set to call 11 NFL games this season.

Hannah Storm, Part Of First All-Women NFL Broadcast Team, Is Set For Kickoff

9:24am September 27, 2018

by Cameron Jenkins

On Thursday, Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer will become the first all-women broadcast team to call an NFL game. To critics of the pair, she says it's "myopic" to think that football is only for men.

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