Media

Correspondent Richard Engel attends The 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street on May 31, 2015 in New York City.

What you should know about Rett syndrome, the condition that Richard Engel's son had

7:28pm August 23, 2022

by Matt Adams

NBC correspondent Richard Engel announced that his son Henry, who had been diagnosed with Rett syndrome as an infant, died on August 9. Here's what to know about the disorder.

Encore: Podcast investigates the early death of musician Chalino Sanchez

5:09pm August 22, 2022

Some musicians become more famous for dying young. That's part of the story of Chalino Sanchez, but there's more to it. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the host of a podcast that explores that theme.

World News

Australian site challenged Fox's Lachlan Murdoch to sue after he accused it of libel

4:55pm August 22, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch threatened to sue Australian news site Crikey for defamation. Crikey says bring it on, though Australian libel laws make such cases much tougher for media companies to win.

How a journalist and an aspiring writer in Ukraine grew while working on a news site

5:59pm August 18, 2022

by Gregory Warner

A local journalist in small town New York and an aspiring writer in Eastern Ukraine discovered they had a lot more to learn from each other than either expected.

World News

A small handful of journalists are trying to keep press freedom alive in Hong Kong

5:08pm August 18, 2022

by John Ruwitch

Press freedom in Hong Kong has tanked in recent years. Many journalists have left the field, but a few have set up tiny outlets to report on local issues and try to hold the authorities to account.

National

Some podcast guest chairs go to high bidders — without telling listeners

4:59pm August 10, 2022

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bloomberg's Ashley Carman's about a growing trend of guests paying podcasts to appear on their shows in order to market themselves or their products new target audiences.

Fox News Channel and other conservative media largely leapt to former President Donald Trump's defense after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago resort. Here, Fox star and ally Sean Hannity (L) interviews Trump before a campaign rally in 2018 in Las Vegas.

Politics & Government

Analysis: Fox and right-wing media snap to Trump's defense after FBI search

1:06pm August 10, 2022

by David Folkenflik

After FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago, Fox News stars and right-wing media outlets largely defended former President Trump, claiming he was a victim of politics.

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Politics & Government

Republicans loyal to Trump express outrage over the FBI's search of his home

7:23am August 10, 2022

Ex-President Trump was the first to alert everyone to the FBI search. Political supporters are outraged and that anger has spilled over to conservative media, where Trump is portrayed as a victim.

Right-wing media is coming to Trump's defense over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago

4:55pm August 09, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Fox News had begun to distance itself from Trump recently, as the Jan. 6 panel cast him in harsh light. The FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago has right-wing media, including Fox, snapping back to his defense.

A man works on the evening broadcast from TOLOnews, Afghanistan's first 24/7 new channel.

World News

Inside a TV news station determined to report facts in the Taliban's Afghanistan

11:30am August 09, 2022

Once a mortal threat, the Taliban have let Afghanistan's leading news channel stand. But every day is a struggle for the journalists who still work there.

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