Media

Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Fake News On Facebook

5:21pm November 19, 2016

Some have criticized Facebook for being a platform that allowed fake news to spread. Following the criticism, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg released plans to combat fake news on the site.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg says his company is responding to sharp criticisms over fake stories appearing in its news feeds. He's seen here speaking Saturday at the APEC CEO Summit, part of the broader Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in

Politics & Government

'Misinformation' On Facebook: Zuckerberg Lists Ways Of Fighting Fake News

10:33am November 19, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Computer detection of potentially false stories; labeling news that might be false; cutting ad revenue: Those are steps Facebook could use to combat fake news.

Arts

Remembering Ruth Gruber, Who Photographed The 20th Century's Darkest Moments

4:41pm November 18, 2016

by Rose Friedman

The photographer and author documented life in Nazi Germany and in Josef Stalin's gulags, as well as the arrival of Jews in Israel. She died Thursday at the age of 105.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt talks to the nation in a fireside chat from the White House in this November 1937 photo.

Commander-In-Tweet: Trump's Social Media Use And Presidential Media Avoidance

4:09pm November 18, 2016

by Tamara Keith

If Donald Trump continues personally tweeting as president it will be an extension of commanders in chief going around the media. Though, it may also be unorthodox.

Jared Kushner and his wife, Ivanka Trump, acknowledge the crowd at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of Nov. 9 in New York City.

Politics & Government

The Rise Of Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's Son-In-Law

10:47am November 18, 2016

by David Folkenflik

One of Trump's closest advisers during the campaign was Jared Kushner, who is married to Trump's daughter Ivanka. The close political relationship is expected to continue into the White House.

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Politics & Government

Journalist Says Steve Bannon Had A 'Years-Long Plan' To Take Down Hillary Clinton

2:22pm November 17, 2016

Bloomberg's Joshua Green discusses Bannon's work in the far right wing of the Republican party. Trump's chief strategist, Green says, was "one of the major figures" in Clinton's defeat.

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How does Facebook decide when to take down controversial images and posts?

From Hate Speech To Fake News: The Content Crisis Facing Mark Zuckerberg

9:33am November 17, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

The Facebook chief has an army of subcontractors making editorial judgments about millions of pieces of content — like a media company. But the rules they operate by are complex and contradictory.

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National

Committee To Protect Journalists Outlines Media's Role In Debunking Fake News

6:10pm November 16, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Sandra Mims Rowe, chairman of the Committee to Protect Journalists and former editor of The Oregonian, about fake news sites and the role of reputable media in debunking their false claims.

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Joshua Johnson is "cocreator and host of the provocative nationwide public radio series, Truth Be Told, which explored race in America," member station WAMU wrote in a press release. He will be the host of 1A, the new show taking over the time slot curren

As Diane Rehm Retires, WAMU Launching Midday Show Called '1A'

4:44pm November 16, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Host Joshua Johnson will take the helm at a show named for the First Amendment. Member station WAMU says the live show, distributed by NPR, will "act as a national mirror."

Politics & Government

Breitbart Editor: Trump Strategist Bannon Is Conservative 'National Hero'

2:18pm November 16, 2016

Former Breitbart News CEO Steve Bannon called the organization "the platform for the alt-right." Steve Inskeep talks to Breitbart senior editor-at-large Joel Pollak for his take on Bannon.

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