Media

Why The Media Use Anonymous Sources

11:38am December 16, 2016

David Greene talks to NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Dana Priest of The Washington Post about anonymous sources: how terms are negotiated and the risks and rewards that come from this kind of protection.

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Facebook users will be warned before sharing a story that's actually fake news, the social media giant says. Bogus news sites — such as these stories from "USA Daily News 24," a site that's registered in Veles, Macedonia — have been blamed for the spr

Facebook Details Its New Plan To Combat Fake News Stories

6:10pm December 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

If a story fails a fact-check test, Facebook will warn users if they try to share the fake news. The company will rely on third-party groups to vet stories that are flagged.

The "Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA" network, set to launch next year, will focus on U.S. athletes and show live competitions on the path to the Olympics. Here, U.S. athletes pose during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in August.

Sports

The Olympics, Year-Round: New TV Channel Will Come To U.S. In 2017

12:01pm December 15, 2016

by Bill Chappell

The Olympic Channel, which launched as a digital outlet after this summer's Rio Games, will become an American TV network in the second half of 2017.

Politics & Government

Putin Personally Involved In U.S. Election Hack, NBC News Reports

7:54am December 15, 2016

NBC News reports Russian President Vladimir Putin was directly involved in the distribution of DNC emails hacked by Russia. David Greene talks to NBC National Security Expert William Arkin.

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Politics & Government

Fake News Expert On How False Stories Spread And Why People Believe Them

12:34pm December 14, 2016

Craig Silverman of BuzzFeed News has spent years studying media inaccuracy. He explains how false stories during the presidential campaign were spread on Facebook and monetized by Google AdSense.

Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates: 'My President Was Black'

7:58am December 13, 2016

Rachel Martin talks to writer Ta-Nehisi Coates about his new piece in The Atlantic magazine: "My President Was Black: A history of the first African American White House and of what came next."

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Behind the fake news crisis lies what's perhaps a larger problem: Many Americans doubt what governments or authorities tell them, and also dismiss real news from traditional sources. But we've got tips to sharpen our skepticism.

A Finder's Guide To Facts

1:07pm December 11, 2016

by Steve Inskeep

The deluge of fake news suggests we live in a "post-truth" era. But NPR's Steve Inskeep says it would be better to call this a "post-trust" era. Here are his tips to sniff out the suspect sources.

AP Reporter Deported From South Sudan, A Country At Risk Of Genocide

8:53am December 11, 2016

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Justin Lynch, an Associated Press reporter who was arrested and deported from South Sudan for his reporting on human rights violations and ethnic cleansing.

Donald Trump attends a Celebrity Apprentice red carpet event on Feb. 3, 2015, at Trump Tower in New York City.

Trump's Continued Ties To 'Celebrity Apprentice' Raise More Conflict Questions

2:51pm December 09, 2016

by David Folkenflik

The disclosure of the president-elect's involvement on the NBC show instantly raised questions on twin grounds — that it could serve as a distraction and represent one more conflict of interest.

Politics & Government

'New York Times' Executive Editor On The New Terrain Of Covering Trump

1:03pm December 09, 2016

Dean Baquet talks about covering tweets as news, his decision to use the word "lie" in a headline about Trump and why he's not worried about libel suits from the new president.

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