Media

Politics & Government

Politics In The News: Gen. Kelly And Ex-Presidents Obama And Bush

8:19am October 20, 2017

Chief of Staff John Kelly made an emotional defense of the president's conversations with gold star families. Will it quell criticism? Steve Inskeep talks to Johan Goldberg of the National Review.

Queue Listen Now

What You Need To Know About The Honest Ads Act

5:28pm October 19, 2017

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Democratic Sen. Mark Warner about the Honest Ads Act, a proposal to regulate online political advertising the same way as television, radio and print.

Queue Listen Now

Education

Young Children Are Spending Much More Time In Front Of Small Screens

11:31am October 19, 2017

by Anya Kamenetz

A new national survey of parents suggests mobile device use by children under 8 has increased tenfold in the past six years.

Queue Listen Now

Amazon Studios Exec Roy Price Resigns Following Harassment Allegations

12:38pm October 18, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Price was suspended last week after producer Isa Hackett, who works on the Amazon series The Man in the High Castle, said he had "repeatedly and persistently" propositioned her.

Weinstein Battles A Crisis Of His Own Making: Harassment Allegations

8:10am October 18, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein actively worked behind the scenes to avoid scrutiny for years. The movie mogul blended charm and menace when dealing with the media.

Queue Listen Now

Daphne Caruana Galizia, seen earlier this year outside a courthouse in Malta. A car bomb killed the journalist Tuesday.

World News

'Now That She Has Been Killed, Who Will Ensure That Justice Will Prevail?'

8:13pm October 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The killing of Maltese reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia has drawn international condemnation. "My mother was assassinated," her son said.

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

1:45pm October 13, 2017

This week, we saw an executive order on health care, a shift in immigration strategy and a step forward on disaster relief.

National

Top Exec At Amazon Studios Put On Leave After Harassment Allegations

2:38am October 13, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The company said that Roy Price has been placed on leave after allegations surfaced that he lewdly propositioned a female show producer at a Comic-Con event in 2015.

Publisher Chris Jackson is officially relaunching the One World imprint with Ta-Nehisi Coates' new We Were Eight Years in Power. Bones, by Joe Tone, came out earlier this year, also as part of One World.

Books

Chris Jackson And The Book Industry's Attempts To Diversify

5:53pm October 12, 2017

by Lynn Neary

Chris Jackson is revitalizing One World, a division of Random House known for publishing black authors. To celebrate, it's releasing Ta-Nehisi Coates' new book, We Were Eight Years in Power.

Queue Listen Now

Decision Not To Publish Weinstein Story Roils NBC

11:39am October 12, 2017

Before the New York Times broke the Harvey Weinstein story, journalist Ronan Farrow gave the story to NBC News. NPR's David Folkenflik says they rejected it, despite Farrow having ample evidence.

Queue Listen Now