Utah Declares Porn A Public Health Hazard
The state's governor signed a resolution saying pornography harms individuals and society and calling for research and policy change to "address the pornography epidemic."
Media
U.S. Ranks 41st In Press Freedom Index Thanks To 'War On Whistleblowers'
The report, created by Reporters Without Borders, also slams the treatment of journalists covering the 2016 presidential race and #BlackLivesMatter protests.
Peabody Awards Go To NPR, 'This American Life,' Among Others
The awards, which honor excellence in electronic media, are given to journalism as well as entertainment programs.
How Social Media Smeared A Missing Student As A Terrorism Suspect
The documentary Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi explores what happened after a tweet misidentified a Brown University student as one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
Pulitzer Prizes: AP Wins Public Service Award For Slave Labor Investigation
The Los Angeles Times won for breaking news reporting during and after the San Bernardino shooting. The acclaimed musical Hamilton won the prize for drama.
2016 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced
The 2016 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on Monday with Broadway hit Hamilton winning for drama.
Obama Urges Opening Cable TV Boxes To Competition
The FCC says it costs subscribers an average of $231 a year to rent the boxes that enable them to watch cable TV. The president supports making it easier for viewers to buy the boxes instead.
Top Editor At Catholic News Service Reportedly Pushed Out Over Pro-LGBT Tweets
Tony Spence, director of a news outlet covering the church, was asked to resign this week, according to several Catholic news outlets. He had tweeted about controversial laws in several states.
'Stairway To Heaven' Plagiarism Suit Heads To Trial
A lawsuit claims that Led Zeppelin perpetrated a "falsification of Rock n' Roll History." A federal judge dismissed that part of the plaintiff's case.
War Crimes Investigators Secretly Build Cases Against Syrian Officials
Renee Montagne talks to Ben Taub, who in The New Yorker, traces the journey of secret documents from Syria to an undisclosed location, and explains how they could be used for war crimes prosecutions.