Media

National

There's More News than Ever — But That Doesn't Mean The Truth Is Breaking Through

4:29pm June 02, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to CNN's Jake Tapper, CBS' Lesley Stahl and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about the role of the media in democracy as the public struggles to agree on the same set of facts.

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Arts

Weekend Edition Superfan Gets A Turn At Hosting

10:15am May 30, 2021

5 year-old Milan Kliment rounds out today's program. He's Weekend Edition's own superfan.

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Sports

'Sidelined' Author's Take On Naoimi Osaka's Media Boycott

5:45pm May 29, 2021

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with sports journalist Julie DiCaro about Naomi Osaka's decision to avoid the French Open's media availability.

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A person carries a sign supporting QAnon during a May 2020 protest rally in Olympia, Wash.

How Religion, Education, Race And Media Consumption Shape Conspiracy Theory Beliefs

4:45pm May 27, 2021

by Sarah McCammon

A new survey from the polling firm PRRI breaks down conspiracy theory acceptance by religious group, level of education, and sources of news and information, among other things.

White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre arrives for the press briefing Wednesday. "I believe being behind this podium, being in this room, being in this building, is not about one person," she said of the historic nature of her tur

Politics & Government

Karine Jean-Pierre Is The 1st Black Woman In Decades To Brief White House Press

3:25pm May 26, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

Karine Jean-Pierre is the first Black spokeswoman to take questions from the White House podium since the 1990s.

National

AP Journalists React To Reporter's Firing

4:27pm May 24, 2021

by David Folkenflik

AP staffers have sent an open letter to their leaders stating how upset they are about the dismissal of a brand-new colleague earlier this May. AP says her tweets violated its social media policy.

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A Ryanair Boeing is parked at Minsk International Airport on Sunday. Belarusian opposition activist Roman Protasevich was detained at Minsk airport after his Lithuania-bound flight made an emergency landing.

World News

A Ryanair Flight Carrying An Opposition Journalist Is Forced To Land In Belarus

7:17pm May 23, 2021

by Kat Lonsdorf

The passenger flight carrying Roman Protasevich, the former editor of an opposition social media channel, made an emergency landing after reports of a bomb on board. No explosives were found.

World News

Martin Bashir Apologizes, But Denies His BBC Interview Harmed Princess Diana

1:56pm May 23, 2021

by Dustin Jones

The former BBC reporter said his interview with Diana didn't factor into her life's downward spiral following the interview. "Everything we did in terms of the interview was as she wanted," he says.

Media Controversies Embroil Chris Cuomo, Martin Bashir

5:16pm May 22, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Two well-known journalists have found themselves at the center of media ethics controversies: CNN's Chris Cuomo and former BBC correspondent Martin Bashir.

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Baltimore Sun reporter Jean Marbella participates in a Save Our Sun rally in March, part of an effort to secure an alternative buyer to Alden Global Capital.

'Vulture' Fund Alden Global, Known For Slashing Newsrooms, Buys Tribune Papers

4:13pm May 21, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Hedge fund Alden Global Capital, known for making deep newsroom cuts, won approval to acquire Tribune Publishing, which includes the Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and New York Daily News.