Media

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani appeared on the Fox Business Network earlier this year. He has been a frequent cable news commentator about the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases.

Four Lessons From The Media's Conflicted Coverage of Race

1:52pm December 06, 2014

by Eric Deggans

After grand jury decisions not to indict police officers in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans notes media missteps in discussing race.

National

'Rolling Stone' Says Trust In Rape Accuser 'Was Misplaced'

11:51am December 06, 2014

by Sandy Hausman

Rolling Stone says it should have tried harder to verify the story of an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia. Editors now say they didn't talk to the men who were accused.

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Defining Narrative Questioned In 'Rolling Stone' UVA Rape Story

6:30pm December 05, 2014

by David Folkenflik

Rolling Stone says new discrepancies have emerged in its recent story about an alleged campus rape at the University of Virginia.

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The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The fraternity was at the center of gang-rape allegations published in Rolling Stone magazine. The magazine said Friday that there were

National

'Rolling Stone' Says Trust In Gang-Rape Accuser Was 'Misplaced'

6:15pm December 05, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The magazine reported last month on a University of Virginia student who said she was gang-raped during a fraternity party in 2012. It said today that there were "discrepancies" in its story.

National

Staffers Resign En Masse At 'The New Republic' Amid Planned Changes

5:14pm December 05, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The magazine announced it was cutting its publication schedule, moving to New York and rebranding as a digital media company. Two top editors quit Thursday; more than half the masthead resigned today.

Russian Newspaper Tries Reporting Only Good News

1:07pm December 05, 2014

When the City Reporter was full of cheer, readership on its website suffered. So they're back to reporting regular news.

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'New Republic', In Major Change, Cuts Publishing Schedule; Top Editor Out

8:10am December 05, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Editor Franklin Foer and longtime literary editor Leon Wieseltier are both leaving. The magazine will drop from 20 issues a year from 10 and move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to New York.

Mary Martin won a Tony Award playing the lead role in the 1954 Broadway production of Peter Pan.

Hate The Idea Of 'Peter Pan Live'? NBC Is Counting On It

10:40am December 04, 2014

by Eric Deggans

NBC's Peter Pan Live! production seems to be utterly in earnest — but TV critic Eric Deggans wonders if the show will need a viewership boost from critics snarking on Twitter to really succeed.

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An image from a Twitter video shows how a user would report harassment under a new process announced Tuesday.

Twitter Targets Trolls With New Rules On Abuse

8:48pm December 02, 2014

by Bill Chappell

One woman who has experienced abuse on Twitter calls the change "a big step up," as the company changes how it handles harassment and the ability to block other users.

Podcasts Rise In Popularity, Funded By Advertisers And Listeners

12:44pm November 30, 2014

by Jon Kalish

Millions are downloading and listening to podcasts. It's the source of original material and growing ad revenue. Apple's iTunes has 1 billion subscribers, and advertisers are seeing dollar signs.

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