Media

"Schools, rather than addressing the problem, have in many, many cases covered this up," says Kirby Dick, director of The Hunting Ground.

Acclaimed Documentary About Campus Rape Draws Critics Too

4:45pm December 03, 2015

by David Folkenflik

The Hunting Ground, shortlisted for next year's Oscars, has inspired a backlash — not only for its perspective but for the factual foundation on which it is based and its reporting methods.

World News

Family, 'Washington Post' Fight For Jason Rezaian's Release From Iranian Prison

3:09pm December 03, 2015

It's been 500 days since Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned in Iran. Steve Inskeep talks to Ali Rezaian, about the efforts to free his brother.

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ExxonMobil, Columbia University Clash Over Student Journalists' Reports

9:14pm December 02, 2015

by David Folkenflik

The students' articles, published by the Los Angeles Times, helped to bring attention to whether the energy firm misled investors and the public about the risks associated with climate change.

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National

'Sun-Times' Editorial Board Called For Chicago Police Superintendent's Firing

3:38pm December 02, 2015

Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Mitchell, a Chicago Sun-Times columnist, about the firing of the police superintendent, a week after a video showed a white officer shooting a black teenager 16 times.

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Arts

'Hollywood Reporter' To End Annual Index Of Powerful Women In Entertainment

2:21pm December 01, 2015

Janice Min, president of The Hollywood Reporter, tells Steve Inskeep why the magazine will stop publishing its "Women in Entertainment Power 100" list as a ranking.

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CNN's 'The Hunting Ground' Scrutinized For Portrayal Of Campus Sexual Assault

7:39pm November 23, 2015

by David Folkenflik

CNN's documentary The Hunting Ground makes the case that universities are letting rapists walk free and has come under withering attack for ignoring facts that contradict the film's claims.

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National

CNN Airs Documentary on Sexual Assault, Despite Legal Threats

9:06pm November 22, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston said he'd sue if the network aired the controversial documentary The Hunting Ground, which features assault allegations against him. It aired Sunday night.

Chris Kimball, the founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated, will be staying on as the host of the America's Test Kitchen radio show, despite a contract dispute that resulted in his leaving the company he co-founded.

Arts

Chris Kimball Will Continue To Host 'America's Test Kitchen' – On The Radio

3:20pm November 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Days after announcing that co-founder Chris Kimball had left America's Test Kitchen over a contract dispute, its parent company says Kimball will continue to host America's Test Kitchen Radio.

Two photographs published in a monthly propaganda magazine published by the Islamic State.

World News

Islamic State Publishes Photo Of Bomb It Says Brought Down Russian Plane

1:38pm November 18, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

In the latest issue of its monthly propaganda magazine, the Islamic State says it targeted the passenger plane in response to Russian airstrikes in Syria.

Chris Kimball, seen here cooking for a guest segment on Morning Edition, is leaving America's Test Kitchen over a contract dispute, the company says.

National

America's Test Kitchen Founder Chris Kimball Leaves Show

3:18pm November 17, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Wearing his trademark bow tie and round spectacles, Chris Kimball has hosted 15 seasons of America's Test Kitchen, one of public television's most popular programs.