Media

Episode 628: This Ad's For You

6:05pm September 06, 2017

In the early 1960s, Tom Burrell became the first black man in Chicago advertising. He went on to change the whole industry, not just the way we think about ads, but the way advertisers think about us.

Books

Zoë Quinn On #Gamergate

4:43pm September 05, 2017

The Internet can be a terrible place.

In a photo from 2015, then-Republican presidential candidate, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, greets New York Daily News publisher Mortimer Zuckerman during a luncheon hosted by the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, at the the Yale Club in New York.

Publisher Tronc To Purchase New York's 'Daily News'

11:20am September 05, 2017

by Scott Neuman

The long-struggling tabloid, rival of The New York Post, will reportedly go for just $1 and the assumption of operational and pension liabilities.

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to garment workers during a visit to a factory outside Phnom Penh on Aug. 30. His government has slapped the English-language Cambodia Daily with a $6.3 million tax bill and ordered it to pay by Sept. 4. If it does

World News

In Cambodia, A Crackdown On Independent Media Threatens A Respected Daily

9:00am September 02, 2017

by Ashley Westerman

The government has told the English-language Cambodia Daily it must pay a $6.3 million tax bill by Sept. 4. The paper has long been a thorn in Prime Minister Hun Sen's side.

Health & Safety

The Smartphone Generation: Less Sex, Fewer Drinks, More Depression

2:23pm August 31, 2017

A psychologist worries that thousands of young people are "on the brink of a mental health crisis."

Fox News ceased broadcasting in the UK on Tuesday. Its parent company, 21st Century Fox, is trying to get government approval for its takeover bid of European media giant Sky. Above, headlines scroll across the Fox News studios in New York earlier this mo

Fox News Goes Off The Air In Britain As U.K. Scrutinizes Company's Bid To Buy Sky

5:42pm August 30, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

21st Century Fox said it was a matter of poor ratings. But the move coincides with the company's efforts to get government approval for its $15 billion takeover bid of European media giant Sky.

Sarah Palin's suit centered on an editorial that drew a connection between the 2011 shooting that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and a map passed around by Palin's political action committee in 2010.

National

Judge Tosses Sarah Palin's Defamation Lawsuit Against 'The New York Times'

2:21pm August 30, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Alaska's former governor had alleged an editorial maliciously linked her to a 2011 mass shooting. But a federal judge said her evidence was "so weak" the case shouldn't proceed.

Hope Hicks steps off Air Force One on Feb. 6 at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

Politics & Government

Hope Hicks Is A Trump Team 'Survivor' And Now Interim Communications Director

10:49am August 28, 2017

by Tamara Keith

In an administration where it seems like everyone becomes an instant celebrity, Hicks has kept her head down, working hard at maintaining a low profile.

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An East Village newsstand of The Voice, which is ending its print edition after 62 years. Its final publication date has yet to be finalized.

Music & Culture

Former Village Voice Editors And Writers Remember Its Outsized Impact On Music

3:39pm August 25, 2017

by Andrew Flanagan

The Village Voice announced it would be ending its era of print — here, 11 former music editors and writers remember their time within its prickly, hallowed halls.

Politics & Government

Bannon's Back At Breitbart, White House Advisers Worry They're Targets

7:53am August 25, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Steve Bannon is back in the saddle running Breitbart News after being forced out as President Trump's top political adviser. We assess how Breitbart has covered the White House since Bannon's return.

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