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'Charlie Hebdo' Hits The Stands — And Promptly Flies Off Them

7:48am January 14, 2015

by Lauren Frayer

The magazine Charlie Hebdo published its latest edition in Paris on Wednesday. It was purchased by hundreds of thousands of Parisians as a gesture of support, selling out at outlets across the city.

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The first-ever college football playoff championship turned in record ratings, attracting an average of 33.4 million viewers.

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College Football Championship Sets A New Cable Ratings Record

7:13pm January 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The championship game between Oregon and Ohio State was a hit with viewers, turning in the highest ratings in the history of both ESPN and cable TV. The broadcast averaged 33.4 million viewers.

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'Charlie Hebdo' Keeps The Presses Running, Will Print 3 Milllion Copies

6:45pm January 13, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

The remaining staff of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo are still planning to publish this week's issue, printing up three million copies.

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Charlie Hebdo editorialist Patrick Pelloux (right) and cartoonist Renald Luzier, known as Luz (left), join a march in Paris on Sunday.

'Charlie Hebdo' Editor On New Issue: 'We're Happy To Have ... Done It'

11:19am January 13, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

Gerard Briard said when the artist showed the staff the cover — featuring a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad — everyone burst out laughing and "jumped up for joy."

In Paris late Wednesday, a woman held a pen in the air during a memorial. Hundreds gathered to show solidarity with the cartoonists at Charlie Hebdo, where gunmen killed 12 people.

Why You're Not Seeing Those 'Charlie Hebdo' Cartoons

11:14am January 13, 2015

by Mark Memmott

News organizations, including NPR, support the satirical magazine's right to be offensive. But mainstream news outlets also avoid publishing such material.

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Many French Jews Choose To Leave France Because Of Anti-Semitism

8:01am January 13, 2015

Renee Montagne talks to David Remnick, editor-in-chief of The New Yorker, who focuses his pen this week on anti-Semitism in France, and the future of France's Jewish community.

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Elizabeth Jensen's three-year term as NPR's ombudsman is set to begin Jan. 26.

NPR Appoints Longtime Print Reporter As New Ombudsman

3:11pm January 12, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Elizabeth Jensen, who has written extensively about public broadcasting, says she is keen to explain NPR's journalistic choices to the public and offer criticism when warranted.

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Editor Fears Paris Attack Will Fuel Extremism On The Far Right

10:01pm January 10, 2015

France is reeling from attacks by Islamist extremists this week. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Natalie Nougayrède, former executive editor of Le Monde, about the future of French media and culture.

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Not All Publications Reprint Material From 'Charlie Hebdo'

11:25am January 09, 2015

by David Folkenflik

The attack on the satiric magazine has confronted news organizations with a dilemma: whether to republish or broadcast images of the offending cartoons that appear to have inspired the shootings.

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A man holds a cartoon published by Charlie Hebdo during a gathering at Republic Square in Paris on Wednesday, to show solidarity for victims of the attack on the offices of the satirical weekly.

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'Charlie Hebdo' Laughed In The Face Of Violence; Will Future Satirists?

6:36pm January 08, 2015

by Elizabeth Blair

The French magazine responded to a 2011 firebombing of its offices with a cover that showed a Muslim and an editor making out. Its lead editor, described by a peer as fearless, was killed Wednesday.

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