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Remembering Pete Hamill, A Journalist With A Whitman-esque Embrace Of NYC

2:22pm August 07, 2020

by Maureen Corrigan

Book critic Maureen Corrigan remembers the veteran NYC newsman, who died Aug. 5, as "a tenement kid and high school drop out who never lost connection to where he came from."

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Veteran Journalist Pete Hamill

2:09pm August 06, 2020

Hamill, who died Aug. 5, was a columnist and editor at the New York Post and the New York Daily News, covering wars, crime and the people of NYC's boroughs. Originally broadcast in '94, '08 and '11.

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Maria Ressa, CEO of the Rappler news site, leaves a Philippine regional trial court after being convicted for cyber libel on June 15. Ressa, a veteran journalist and outspoken critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, is the focus of A Thousand Cuts, a documen

Philippine Journalist Maria Ressa: 'Journalism Is Activism'

8:26am August 06, 2020

The documentary A Thousand Cuts focuses on how Ressa and her Rappler news organization navigate Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's attacks on the press. It will be released in the U.S. Aug. 8.

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'Ghosting The News' Author Says Local Journalism 'Freefall' Is Accelerating

2:04pm August 03, 2020

by Dave Davies

More than 2,000 newspapers have shut down in recent years, and some regions have become news deserts. Washington Post columnist Margaret Sullivan says the collapse of local news undermines democracy.

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Seattle Journalist: Subpoena Endangers Press

5:25pm August 02, 2020

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Seattle Times executive editor Michele Matassa Flores and journalist Benjamin Wittes about recent challenges to press freedoms.

BuzzFeed Reporter On 'Ellen Show' Allegations Of Sexual Misconduct, Harassment

5:25pm August 02, 2020

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with journalist Krystie Lee Yandoli about the multiple allegations of workplace harassment and a toxic culture at The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

James Murdoch, the younger son of Rupert Murdoch, resigned Friday from the board of News Corp., citing 'disagreements' over editorial content and strategic decisions.

James Murdoch Quits Family Media Empire News Corp After 'Disagreements'

9:00pm July 31, 2020

by David Folkenflik

The rupture capped a period of intensifying criticism of coverage and views in the news empire created by his father Rupert Murdoch, such as in The Wall Street Journal and the Fox News Channel.

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Arts

Remembering Veteran Foreign Correspondent Christopher Dickey

2:15pm July 24, 2020

by Terry Gross

In a career spanning four decades, Dickey authored seven books and reported from more than 40 countries, often covering war, conflict and espionage. He died July 16. Originally broadcast in 1998.

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A top writer for Fox News' Tucker Carlson resigned after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson's commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy on Monday.

Politics & Government

Fresh Scrutiny For Fox's Tucker Carlson As Top Writer Quits Over Bigoted Posts

9:26pm July 12, 2020

by David Folkenflik

A top writer for Fox News' Tucker Carlson resigns after CNN revealed his racist and sexist posts, reviving criticism of Carlson's commentaries. Carlson is set to address the controversy Monday.

Scathing Obit Blaming Politicians For Father's COVID-19 Death 'Hit A Nerve'

5:24pm July 12, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kristin Urquiza, whose father died due to COVID-19, about the obituary she wrote for him, which is a scathing indictment of politician's failures to control the virus.

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