Media

Jon Stewart Takes On Serious Problems With Humor In New Show

5:00pm September 30, 2021

by Eric Deggans

Jon Stewart begins a new show which will examine a particular problem from many different sides. His biggest challenge may be transcending the long shadow cast by his turn as host of 'The Daily Show.'

National

The Alleged Deceit Behind Ozy Media's Public Meltdown

5:55pm September 29, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The media company Ozy seemed like a digital success story, but a New York Times column has raised questions about whether that's a mirage created by a charismatic leader.

National

NPR's Podcast Host Is A 2021 MacArthur Fellow

5:04pm September 28, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with writer and podcast host Daniel Alarcón, who has been awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.

Jarrod Ramos, the admitted gunman in the attack on the Capital Gazette, was found criminally responsible by a jury in July. A copy of the newspaper is seen in a vending box in Annapolis, Md., on June 29, 2018, the day after the deadly shooting.

National

The Gunman In The 'Capital Gazette' Attack Will Be Sentenced To Prison On Tuesday

5:00am September 28, 2021

by Bill Chappell

Jarrod Ramos admitted to killing five people in the Capital Gazette's newsroom in 2018. Prosecutors are seeking multiple life prison terms for the crime.

Public And Media Feed Off Each Other's Obsession With Gabby Petito Case

5:26pm September 25, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The disappearance and death of Gabby Petito has received a lot of media coverage. Why is that, when the families of others who have gone missing are begging for attention?

Former President Donald Trump has sued Mary Trump, his niece, and The New York Times over an award-winning 2018 investigation into how much he paid in taxes.

Politics & Government

Trump Sues His Niece Mary And 'The New York Times' Over Tax Return Stories

1:30pm September 22, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The former president has sued the newspaper, three of its reporters and Mary Trump, his niece, over a 2018 investigation of his tax returns. He accuses Mary of breaking a confidentiality agreement.

National

After Hurricane Ida Failures, Calls Grow For A Probe Into New Orleans' Power Company

8:12am September 22, 2021

by Tegan Wendland

Utility company Entergy failed to provide power for a million people after Hurricane Ida ripped through New Orleans. A new NPR-ProPublica joint investigation examines why.

National

'Storm Lake' Documentary Depicts The Triumph And Struggle Of A Local Newspaper

2:25pm September 16, 2021

by Dave Davies

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Art Cullen discusses the battle to keep print news alive in small-town America. Cullen runs Iowa's Storm Lake Times, along with his brother, the paper's publisher.

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A woman retrieves a copy of The New Yorker magazine from her mailbox in Santa Fe, N.M., in 2020.

A 'New Yorker' Editor Dug For Diversity Stats. She Calls The Results 'Passive Racism'

8:16pm September 15, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Combing through the archives, Erin Overbey found that the print publication resembles "Southern country clubs circa 1950," in which barely any writers and editors of color or women are represented.