Media

Media Executives Step Down As U.S. Faces New Presidency, Fight For Racial Justice

4:17pm February 02, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Bosses at several major national publications and TV networks are retiring, signaling a changing of the guard that coincides with the presidential transition and the fight for racial justice.

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Arts

9-Year-Old Boy Starts His Own Newspaper To Help Local Food Banks

9:34am January 31, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks nine-year-old Cooper Nelson of Loveland, Colo., about how he raised money for local food banks by starting an online subscription news site.

Newsroom Initiatives Allow Subjects Of Past Crime Reporting To Reclaim Their Stories

4:12pm January 28, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with John Watson, an associate professor of journalism ethics, about newsroom initiatives to allow subjects of previous crime reporting to reclaim their media narratives.

Politics & Government

'Washington Post' Columnist On The Media's Role In The Rise Of Political Extremism

4:12pm January 28, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Karen Attiah, the global opinions editor at The Washington Post, about the role that mainstream media played in the Trump presidency and the rise of political extremism.

Former CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media Michael Pack was appointed by President Trump. During his time with the agency, Pack waged ideological warfare on his own agency, targeting his executives and staffers with investigations.

Politics & Government

Trumpism At Voice Of America: Firings, Foosball And A Conspiracy Theory

3:48pm January 27, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Michael Pack's scandal-tarred tenure over Voice of America and its parent agency obscures the human toll of the ideological war he waged: executives fired, staff investigated, reputations shattered.

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Politics & Government

Trump Appointee, Michael Pack, Leaves Trail Of Shattered Careers At VOA

8:32am January 26, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Former CEO Michael Pack created such a whirlwind of scandal at the Voice of America's parent agency that it obscured just how much damage he caused. We take a look at the human cost.

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Arts

Remembering Broadcasting Legend Larry King

1:50pm January 25, 2021

by Terry Gross

King began his career on radio in the '50s and went on to host Larry King Live on CNN, which ran for 25 years and taped over 6,000 shows. He died Jan. 23. Originally broadcast in 1982.

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The ever-curious Larry King adopted a philosophy of letting his guests be the star of the show and letting them teach him a thing or two.

Arts

Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dies At 87

11:57am January 23, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

With his trademark suspenders and Brooklyn-accented baritone, King spoke with world leaders, celebrities, authors, scientists, athletes — everyone.

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Politics & Government

How Conservative Media Has Covered Biden's First Days As President

8:46am January 23, 2021

by David Folkenflik

We take a look at how the first few days of the Biden administration are playing out in right wing media.

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Alyda Gilkey On The Life And Legacy Of Her Son David, Who Put 'Pictures On The Radio'

8:46am January 23, 2021

by Scott Simon

Gilkey died in 2016 while on assignment in Afghanistan. His mother, Alyda Gilkey, remembers the man behind the lens: an adventurous soul who had a way of putting his subjects at ease.

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