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On Libel And The Law, U.S. And U.K. Go Separate Ways

4:49pm March 27, 2015

by Ari Shapiro

An HBO documentary about Scientology, Going Clear, won't be released in Britain. Neither will the book on which it's based. That's because British and U.S. free speech protections are very different.

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James Corden (left) talks to Mila Kunis and Tom Hanks on Monday's debut of The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Arts

James Corden Nods To Talk Show Tradition With CBS's 'Late Late Show'

3:44pm March 24, 2015

by Eric Deggans

British comic actor James Corden took over CBS's Late Late Show on Monday with a star-studded debut. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says he offered a touch of talk show tradition with a modern feel.

Bill Deputy, a longtime NPR audio engineer, in 2012.

Remembering NPR's Bill Deputy, A 'Guardian Of Sound'

10:43am March 24, 2015

by Robert Siegel

Sound was serious business for Bill Deputy, an audio engineer and All Things Considered technical director for many years. Deputy died Sunday at the age of 58.

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Police Suspend Investigation Of U.Va. Rape Claims Made In 'Rolling Stone'

3:31pm March 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The Charlottesville Police Department said it was unable to uncover evidence that corroborated a story about a University of Virginia student who said she was raped during a 2012 fraternity party.

NPR Appoints The AP's Michael Oreskes As News Chief

2:57pm March 19, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Oreskes is a top Associated Press executive and former New York Times editor who has led newsrooms in such global centers as New York, Washington and Paris.

Terrence Howard (center) stars in Empire with (from left): Jussie Smollett, Serayah McNeill, Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Gray, Grace Gealey, Trai Byers and Kaitlin Doubleday.

Arts

Does Fox's 'Empire' Break Or Bolster Black Stereotypes?

7:51pm March 18, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The hip-hop drama ends its first season Wednesday as a huge hit, thanks to black viewers. But NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says it also has sparked a complex debate over TV stereotypes.

Robert Durst was the subject of the six-part HBO documentary series The Jinx.

Arts

'The Jinx' And The Challenges of Public Curiosity

12:36pm March 18, 2015

by Linda Holmes

One of the lessons documentarians are learning is that the more people like your work, the more they ask questions about it.

Robert Durst, filmed on the streets of Manhattan for HBO's The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.

Arts

Does Success Of HBO's 'The Jinx' Herald New Form Of True-Crime TV?

1:32pm March 17, 2015

by Eric Deggans

The docu-series ended Sunday with murder suspect Robert Durst seeming to admit guilt. NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans says that moment may also have created a TV genre with its own set of rules.

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World News

In Mexico, A Fight Over Press Freedom

7:25am March 17, 2015

by Carrie Kahn

A Mexican broadcaster has fired one of the country's most prestigious journalists and set off a firestorm over freedom of expression and the press.

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National

Univision Race Gaffe Shows Culture Gap

8:33am March 16, 2015

by Maria Murriel

A Univision commentator's ugly remarks about Michelle Obama are more than just an idle misstep. Essayist Maria Murriel says they reveal an ugly truth about Latin American culture: It's really racist.