Media

Rapper Tupac Shakur performs at the Regal Theater in Chicago, Illinois in March 1994.

It was a classic rap beef. Then Drake revived Tupac with AI and Congress got involved

12:09pm May 14, 2024

by Greg Rosalsky

AI can conjure the voice or likeness of a dead celebrity with just a few clicks. This opens a host of legal questions about the rights of the deceased and their heirs to control their digital replicas

Sports

The fight for the rights to air the NBA

7:51pm May 12, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Andrew Marchand, a columnist at The Athletic, about the off-court battle for the rights to broadcast and stream the NBA.

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Arts

Can Netflix build a factory for appointment TV?

4:00pm May 10, 2024

by Eric Deggans

The streamer has tried to create an avalanche of appointment television this week. We analyze whether it succeeded.

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A screenshot from the new ad for "the thinnest Apple product ever."

Arts

Yes, Apple's new iPad ad is ugly and crushing, but art can't be flattened

10:12am May 10, 2024

by Linda Holmes

The newest iPad ad depicts instruments, books and art supplies flattened into Apple's thinnest product ever. But anyone who owns and loves art in any form knows: The practicality isn't the point.

Autocracies are pushing propaganda against democracy itself, says 'Atlantic' writer

4:55pm May 09, 2024

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic" about her latest cover story for the magazine, "The New Propaganda War."

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Daniel Ojukwu is an investigative journalist in Nigeria.

World News

Nigeria has detained a journalist who reported on corruption in a widening crackdown

12:06pm May 09, 2024

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Investigative journalist Daniel Ojukwu has been arrested by police and held without charge for over a week, drawing criticism from advocacy groups over a worsening climate for independent journalism.

Tiny news outlet in California celebrates after the Pulitzer Prizes were announced

5:18am May 08, 2024

Lookout Santa Cruz won the Pulitzer prize for breaking news. Its founder sees this as a bright sign for the future of local independent journalism.

Signage for The Pulitzer Prizes appear at Columbia University on May 28, 2019, in New York.

Arts

Here are the winners of the 2024 Pulitzer Prizes

4:59pm May 06, 2024

Pulitzer Prizes honor American achievements in journalism, letters and drama, and music. They are widely recognized as the most prestigious awards in their field within the United States.

The Israel-Palestinian media disconnect

6:11pm May 05, 2024

There is a split-screen of media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli channels focus on the Oct. 7 attack, the soldiers and the hostages, while Palestinian media highlights daily suffering.

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Congratulations: Steve Inskeep celebrates 2 decades as 'Morning Edition' host

5:13am May 03, 2024

Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep and NPR's Renee Montagne, who hosted the show with Steve for more than a dozen years, look back on some of the show interviews.