ESPN's Tumultuous Year
ESPN is reeling from President John Skipper's unexpected resignation. Journalist James Andrew Miller talks with Steve Inskeep about what may be the most challenging year in the company's history.
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Remembering Sports Broadcaster Dick Enberg
The sports world is saying goodbye to one of its most beloved voices after play-by-play commentator Dick Enberg died Thursday at age 82.
Rolling Stone's Parent Company Sells Controlling Stake
Penske Media, owner of the trade publication Variety, has made a "strategic investment" in Wenner Media, giving it a controlling interest in the Rolling Stone parent.
The Top Stories On NPR.org In 2017
The stories that NPR's readers embraced range from news of President Trump's first year in D.C. to warnings about living in an "underslept state" and "What Living On $100,000 A Year Looks Like."
NPR's Robert Siegel Reflects On What It Was Like To 'Grow Up On The Air'
The longtime host of All Things Considered will retire in January. NPR had only been on the air for five years when Siegel started in 1976. "So we really could make it up as we went along," he says.
U.S. And World Governments Call For Release Of Detained Journalists In Myanmar
Two Reuters journalists have been detained since Dec. 12. The two had been reporting on the brutal military campaign against the Muslim Rohingya minority in Myanmar.
A Look At The Evolution Of Sexual Harassment Training Videos
Sexual harassment training videos were once blunt and direct, almost laughably so. After studying 74 of them, a researcher says all the nuance in the newer videos might be why they aren't effective.
Mexican Crime Reporter, Gumaro Perez Aguilando, Shot To Death
Twelve journalists have been murdered in Mexico this year, the latest Tuesday while at his 6-year-old son's school Christmas pageant. We explore why Mexico is such a dangerous place for journalists.
Never Go To Vegas, And Other Unspoken Rules Of Being An A-Lister
It can seem arbitrary the way certain people fascinate us. But researcher Elizabeth Currid-Halkett says celebrity has a formula. So does being part of any social group — perhaps even your own.
John Skipper Steps Down As CEO Of ESPN, Citing Substance Addiction
"I come to this public disclosure with embarrassment, trepidation and a feeling of having let others I care about down," Skipper said in a statement.