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Republican conservative radio show host Larry Elder argues with a TV reporter in an interview Monday after visiting Philippe the Original deli during the campaign for the California gubernatorial recall election in Los Angeles.

Politics & Government

A Right-Wing Media Outfit Powers Larry Elder's Bid For California Governor

5:50pm September 14, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Conservative talk show host Larry Elder's long-shot bid to unseat California Gov. Gavin Newsom relies on the support of Salem Media Group, the right-wing network that employs him.

Fox Buys TMZ From AT&T's WarnerMedia For Roughly $50 Million

6:33am September 14, 2021

NPR's Noel King talks to Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter, who was the first to report that Fox was buying TMZ in a deal worth a little under $50 million.

For years, Robert Shireman, shown here at his home in Berkeley, Calif., has been accused of corruptly sharing insider information with investors while serving as a federal official. Those claims aren't true. But they live on.

For 8 Years, A 'Wall Street Journal' Story Haunted His Career. Now He Wants It Fixed

4:31pm September 08, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Former U.S. Education Department official Robert Shireman is asking The Wall Street Journal to correct a story from 2013 that continues to fuel false accusations. The paper has declined his request.

Journalist and activist Gildo Garza, right, reads the names of murdered journalists at a demonstration outside the federal attorney general's office in Mexico City.

World News

Mexico's Journalists Speak Truth To Power, And Lose Their Lives For It

11:02am September 04, 2021

by James Fredrick

A government agency protects 1,500 journalists and human rights activists, but it is strapped for resources and its record is mixed.

U.S.-Funded Journalists In Afghanistan Fear For Their Lives

7:14am September 03, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

Among the Afghans left behind after America's withdrawal are journalists working for U.S. government-funded media. About 600 of them, including family members, are worried about Taliban reprisals.

Sports

Jackie MacMullan, Who Paved The Way For Women Sportswriters, Retires After 4 Decades

5:01pm September 02, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jackie MacMullan, who's retiring after covering sports since 1982. Careers that span four decades are rare in sports journalism — even more so for women.

What It Was Like Entering The Kabul Airport Alongside The Taliban

4:50pm August 31, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Nabih Bulos, Middle East correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, about the Taliban's takeover of the Kabul airport.

Afghan Photographer In Kabul Says He's Worried As Taliban Searches For Journalists

7:41pm August 30, 2021

Lemar is a photojournalist who used to work for Voice of America. He worries about his family's future as they haven't been evacuated.

Image Control: Art, Fascism, and the Right to Resist, by Patrick Nathan

Books
Arts

'Image Control' Is A Plea For Artistic Ethics In What Author Calls 'Fascist Times'

2:40am August 30, 2021

by Lily Meyer

In order to track Patrick Nathan's ideas, one must to get on board with his habit of invoking fascism broadly, emphasizing its aesthetic and imaginative tendencies over its concrete manifestations.

Arts

Remembering Vietnam War Correspondent Joe Galloway

1:41pm August 27, 2021

by Terry Gross

Galloway, who died Aug. 18, was the only civilian to be awarded the medal of valor in the Vietnam War. He later co-authored We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young. Originally broadcast in 1992 and 2003.

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