Media

5 Years After Attempted Coup, Journalists Look At The State Of Free Speech In Turkey

4:21pm July 15, 2021

by Peter Kenyon

Five years after an attempted coup shook Turkey and created a sweeping crack down against the president's perceived enemies, journalists look at the state of free speech.

Masih Alinejad speaks onstage during a conference hosted by Women In Cable Television on Oct. 16, 2018, in New York City.

The Journalist Iran Allegedly Sought To Kidnap Says She Would Have Been Killed

12:16pm July 15, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist, says she is the target of an alleged kidnapping plot recently described in a federal indictment: "It's just obvious that they were going to execute me."

Arts

'70 Over 70' Podcast Features Reflections From People Over The Age Of 70

5:13pm July 13, 2021

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Max Linsky about his new podcast 70 Over 70 and his conversations with famous guests like Dionne Warwick and Norman Lear.

U.S. Agency for Global Media General Counsel David Kligerman stands for a portrait in Washington, D.C, on Jan. 25. He was one of the six executives who faced retaliation under the agency's former CEO, Michael Pack.

Politics & Government

A Report Clears Federal Officials Who Were Suspended By A Trump Appointee Over VOA

9:21am July 10, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The State Department inspector general says six executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were unfairly punished after they raised concerns about steps taken under Trump appointee Michael Pack.

National

News Brief: Florida Condo Demolition, Taliban Gain Ground, Camp For Billionaires

5:35am July 05, 2021

The partially collapsed condo in Surfside has been demolished. The Taliban advance across Afghanistan as U.S. forces leave the country. A look inside the conference for top media and tech moguls.

Georgia election workers begin their recount of ballots after the November election. Despite three recounts of the tally, former President Donald Trump and his allies falsely claim electoral fraud cost him the state.

Politics & Government

How Pro-Trump Local News Sites Keep Pushing 2020 Election Misinformation

4:31pm July 02, 2021

by Stephen Fowler

A small news site founded days after the 2020 election has become a go-to source for Republicans eager to claim that former President Donald Trump actually won the state of Georgia last fall.

Pinterest is the 14th most popular social platform in the world. The platform has long prohibited ads displaying harmful messaging.

Health & Safety

Pinterest Bans All Weight Loss Ads

4:43pm July 01, 2021

by Savannah Sicurella

Pinterest will now ban all ads containing weight loss language or imagery, adding to the platform's growing roster of prohibited content.

National

Trial For 'Capital Gazette' Shooting Has Begun

5:56pm June 29, 2021

by Dominique Maria Bonessi

The trial began Tuesday for the man who admitted killing five journalists at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., three years ago. Jarod Ramos says he was insane at the time of the shootings.

In this June 29, 2018, file photo, pictures of five employees of the Capital Gazette newspaper adorn candles during a vigil across the street from where they were slain in the newsroom in Annapolis, Md.

National

The 'Capital Gazette' Gunman's Trial Begins Today. Here's What You Need To Know

3:33pm June 29, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Five people died in the attack on the Capital Gazette on June 28, 2018. The mass shooting was the deadliest attack on a newsroom in modern U.S. history.

A man buys multiple copies of the latest Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong. Police raided the office of Apple Daily, the city's fierce pro-democracy newspaper, in an operation involving more than 200 officers. Secretary for Security John Lee said the com

World News

Hong Kong's Apple Daily To Shut Down This Weekend After Having Its Assets Frozen

1:13am June 24, 2021

by Emily Feng

The pro-democracy newspaper will run its last edition on Saturday — signaling the end to Hong Kong's once freewheeling and muckraking reporting environment as well.