Media

'New Yorker' Examines TMZ's Reporting Strategy

3:36pm February 16, 2016

Celebrity news website TMZ operates a lot like an intelligence agency, according to a piece in The New Yorker. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Nicholas Schmidle about TMZ's reporting tactics.

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Sports

Overholt Is First Female Editor To Head Major U.S. Sports Magazine

11:45am February 16, 2016

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Alison Overholt, the editor-in-chief of espnW and now the new editor-in-chief of ESPN The Magazine, on becoming the first woman to edit a major U.S. sports magazine.

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Then-presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks to reporters in the spin room Jan. 14 after the "undercard" portion of the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate in South Carolina.

Politics & Government

Spectacle Of Spin: The Post-Debate Room Where The Truth Gets Dizzy

7:51am February 13, 2016

by David Folkenflik

In the spin room, reporters clamor for quotes and candidates weave their positive narratives. It's a quite a sight, sure — but in the age of social media, has it become irrelevant?

Arts

Is John Oliver's Show Journalism? He Says The Answer Is Simple: 'No'

7:44pm February 12, 2016

by NPR Staff

"Everything we do is in pursuit of comedy," Oliver says. But to get the comedy right, you have to get facts right: "You can't be wrong about something, otherwise that joke just disintegrates."

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Former 'Time' Magazine Journalist Says She Was Targeted By Iranian Spies

2:43pm February 11, 2016

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Iranian-American writer Azadeh Moaveni about how Iran's intelligence establishment tries to intimidate journalists, and what happened to her in a London cafe.

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Politics & Government

Political Reporters Wrestle With How To Depict What's Driving Voters

7:15am February 09, 2016

by David Folkenflik

The idea that voter anger is fueling the fortunes of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders has consumed much coverage. Political reporters in New Hampshire grapple with how best to reflect voter sentiment.

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Matt LeBlanc, seen here at an Emmys party in West Hollywood last fall, will help revamp the BBC's long-running show Top Gear.

Matt LeBlanc Is Joining The BBC's 'Top Gear' Car Show

5:38pm February 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

"Hey everyone, I'm really honored and looking forward to working on Top Gear," the former Friends star said Thursday. He has been a guest on the show several times.

Members of the media watch a Republican presidential debate on cable channel CNN last December.

Cable TV News Named As Most Helpful Source This Election

4:46pm February 04, 2016

by Brian Naylor

A new survey from Pew Research Center finds a high level of engagement in election news. In addition to cable TV, social media and radio are still important sources for many. Print media, not so much.

Actress and model Dree Hemingway, daughter of Mariel Hemingway, is the first Playboy Playmate to be featured without full-frontal nudity. She's seen here in a cropped version of her centerfold photograph.

National

Playboy Begins Anew As A Never-Nude Magazine

4:38pm February 04, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Compared with the primness of Tobias Fünke, the famed sufferer of Never Nude syndrome from Arrested Development, Playboy's take on the concept is a bit different.

National

Julian Assange Says He Will Surrender If U.N. Panel Rules Against Him

12:04pm February 04, 2016

by Marie Andrusewicz

The WikiLeaks founder took refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London in 2012. Assange faces an allegation of rape in Sweden and an outstanding warrant for his arrest.