Media

'Onion' Photo Pokes Fun At Outgoing Energy Secretary

12:28pm February 08, 2013

It's a fake story from The Onion with a doctored photo showing Energy Secretary Steven Chu in bed with a solar panel. Chu played along. On Facebook, he said he wouldn't confirm or deny the charges, but clarified his stepping down is unrelated.

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A shop in Tahrir Square is spray-painted with the word "twitter" after the government shut off Internet access in February 2011 in Cairo, Egypt.

'Distant Witness': Social Media's 'Journalism Revolution'

2:22pm February 04, 2013

by NPR Staff

When protests broke out across North Africa and the Middle East, NPR senior strategist Andy Carvin followed the events in real time online. In his book Distant Witness, Carvin explains how he cultivated social media sources into a new form of journalism where people on the ground controlled the news.

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Jimmy Cliff in a Volkswagen "Get Happy" commercial.

Sports
Arts

For Super Bowl Ads, More Social-Media Savvy

7:17pm February 01, 2013

by Elizabeth Blair

For years, Super Bowl ads have gone viral after they've aired. But these days brands like Doritos and Volkswagen are turning to social media to crowdsource ad creation — and to boost the buzz long before the big Sunday kickoff.

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Economy

BH Media Group Buys News & Record

7:30am February 01, 2013

Media ownership in the Triad became a little less diverse this week, as Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Media Group announced a deal to buy th

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Sports

Sports Calendar's Black Hole Gives Us Time To Reflect On Sportswriters

8:13am January 23, 2013

by Frank Deford

Aside from basketball, it's a pretty quiet sports week, which means, it's a pretty quiet week for sportswriters. Commentator Frank Deford says it's a perfect opportunity to recognize their work, and cut them some slack.

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Sports

The Manti Te'o Story: Why The News Media Let Its Guard Down

10:05am January 18, 2013

by David Folkenflik

The media lionized the football star amid stories of his perseverance after the death of his girlfriend. Now the girlfriend's existence has been called into question, casting an unflattering light on the practices of the media.

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Arts

Triad Arts Weekend: January 11, 2013

4:17pm January 16, 2013

by David Ford

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World News

Amid Newspaper Standoff, China Keeps Tight Grip On Media

3:33pm January 11, 2013

by Louisa Lim

After China's new leadership came in, some thought Communist Party control might be relaxed. But fallout from a newspaper's weeklong standoff over censorship and the resulting widespread protests seem to signal the opposite.

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President George W. Bush takes a breather on the couch with his dog Miss Beazley.

Behind The Scenes At 1600 Penn: Documenting The President

1:30pm January 09, 2013

by NPR Staff

Hundreds of reporters and news organizations cover the president's trips and speeches. Few people are given as much access as the White House photographers who capture the presidency through photographs.

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Journalists Thrust Into Heart Of Gun Story

9:40pm December 27, 2012

by David Folkenflik

Coverage of the gun control story has become hypercharged since the shootings in Newtown, Conn. Even journalists such as David Gregory and Piers Morgan have become part of the story.

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