Media

CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended Facebook against criticism that it doesn't vet fake news in its News Feed.

Zuckerberg Denies Fake News On Facebook Had Impact On The Election

7:20pm November 11, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

The Facebook CEO says the idea that fake news influenced the U.S. presidential election is "a pretty crazy idea." And he says it's a "very small volume" of the content on the site.

After Trump's Victory, Questions Remain About How He Will Handle The Press

12:46pm November 11, 2016

by David Folkenflik

There was a clash of values between Donald Trump and the mainstream news media during the presidential campaign. Big questions remain about how news organizations will cover President Trump and how President Trump will handle the media.

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Donald Trump speaks to supporters and the media at Trump Towers in New York on April 26.

Trump Won. The Media Lost. What Next?

7:45pm November 09, 2016

by David Folkenflik

The press will have to hold accountable a president who rarely takes responsibility for mistakes and who's threatened to punish the media. How adversarial will it be in covering Trump's White House?

Politics & Government

Now That He's Won, Will Trump's Relationship With The Media Evolve?

12:01pm November 09, 2016

by David Folkenflik

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump has had a contentious relationship with members of the press. Going forward, Trump and the media will have to negotiate how they deal with each other.

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Weary Press Corps Can Celebrate Election's End, Then Survey Wreckage

11:14am November 08, 2016

by David Folkenflik

There's been a fair amount to admire in media coverage of Donald Trump and the 2016 race — but NPR's David Folkenflik thinks that on reflection, many journalists will feel more ambivalence than pride.

Journalists work in the Trump campaign's designated media pen as they wait for the candidate to arrive at a town hall meeting on March 14 in Tampa, Fla. Foreign journalists covering the campaign say gaining official access to Trump events has been more ch

How Foreign Journalists Here Try To Explain The U.S. Election Back Home

2:59pm November 07, 2016

by Hannah Bloch

Reporters from Europe, Turkey and Lebanon share their experiences covering the 2016 U.S. election — everything from translation challenges to close encounters with a pregnant Ivanka Trump.

Fox News Anchor Apologizes For False Report

5:11pm November 05, 2016

Fox News's Bret Baier apologized Friday for his report that an indictment was "likely" to result from the FBI investigation of the Clinton Foundation. The gaffe is the latest in a rough year for Fox.

Writer Thomas Mallon: Fact Is Stranger Than Fictionalizing The Election

9:16am November 05, 2016

Writer and critic Thomas Mallon, who happens to be Republican, imagined the 2016 presidential campaign as a novel in a recent New Yorker article. He talks to NPR's Scott Simon.

National

Latino Activists Ask, When Should Brown Lives Matter?

8:35am November 05, 2016

Amid media attention surrounding police killings of black men, similar killings of Latinos go unnoted, partly because Latino activists haven't mobilized in the same way as black activists.

Jury Finds 'Rolling Stone,' Reporter Liable For Damages Over Rape Allegation Story

8:55pm November 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

A former associate dean at the University of Virginia sued over her portrayal in a 2014 Rolling Stone article about an alleged gang rape at a fraternity party. The article was retracted.