Media

Even Conservative Media, Trump's Usual Defenders, Struggle To Explain Helsinki

6:46am July 17, 2018

by Brian Mann

Conservative media haven't been as supportive as usual of President Trump after the Helsinki summit in which he appeared to side with Russia's president over the U.S. intelligence community.

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Politics & Government

Russia: A State Gone Rogue?

4:01pm July 16, 2018

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced Friday that 12 Russian intelligence officers were indicted by the Mueller investigation for allegedly conspiring to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. The news

Sinclair Broadcast Group is facing a new delay in its plan to buy Tribune Media and add more local stations to its stable.

Politics & Government

FCC Chairman Pai Cites 'Serious Concerns' About Sinclair-Tribune Deal

3:40pm July 16, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The news could put in jeopardy plans by Sinclair — already the nation's largest TV station owner — to grow even bigger.

A U.S. Border Patrol agent keeps watch at a gate on the U.S.-Mexico border fence near San Benito, Texas.

Poll: Where You Watch TV News Predicts Your Feelings On Immigration

1:54pm July 16, 2018

by Joel Rose

On some questions, people who get their TV news primarily from Fox News or CNN are even further apart than Republicans and Democrats. Viewers of the other big TV networks are somewhere in between.

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Politics & Government

Bill Shine's White House Appointment Underlines Deep Ties Between Fox News And Trump

4:48pm July 13, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Bill Shine is going from the Fox News to the White House. Shine left Fox over his role in the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal. He will now oversee communications for a scandal-tarred president.

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President Trump has the phone numbers of prominent Fox News personalities, says Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman. "He will call them to suggest story ideas or to compliment them, and when they go on the air, they are thinking of ways to speak directly to the

Politics & Government

Journalist Sees 'Almost No Daylight' Between Fox News And White House Agendas

5:00pm July 12, 2018

by Terry Gross

Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman says the president and Fox News host Sean Hannity "speak almost daily, after Hannity's show, sometimes before, and sometimes for up to an hour a day."

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Journalists set up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Monday in anticipation of President Trump's announcing his next Supreme Court nomination Monday evening.

Politics & Government

The Stories We're Missing When We Focus On Trump's Supreme Court Pick

2:03pm July 09, 2018

by Ron Elving

It matters, because important stories are getting less attention, coverage and prominence than they should — a state of affairs likely to worsen in the weeks and months ahead.

Wa Lone, 32, speaks to reporters as police escort him from the courthouse following his pretrial hearing Monday in Yongon. He is one of two Reuters reporters charged with breaking the country's secrecy law, which carries the possibility of 14 years in pri

World News

Reuters Reporters To Face Trial In Myanmar After Covering Rohingya Massacre

1:28pm July 09, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Despite international outrage, a Myanmar court has ruled that a case can proceed against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were arrested while reporting on the killings of 10 Rohingya men last fall.

Politics & Government

There Are Worries A Trade War Could Cost GOP Its Majority In Congress

11:08am July 09, 2018

Some Republicans are fearful of a full-blown trade war. As the impact of China's tariffs start to take effect, David Greene talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review.

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National

Media Coverage And The Supreme Court

8:07am July 07, 2018

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Matthew Hitt of Colorado State University about his research into how certain news coverage can change public perceptions of the Supreme Court.