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When Will a Woman Run a TV News Division?
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That glass ceiling could break soon, writes broadcast news analyst Andrew Tyndall — but with a deflating asterisk.
Last year — appropriately for a year in which the #MeToo movement was launched — marked a significant milestone on the road to gender equity in television news. In 2017, for the first time, nightly news assignment desks gave equal time to their leading male and female correspondents. Of the top 10 reporters ranked by airtime on the three broadcast networks’ weekday nightly newscasts, five were men and five were women. ABC World News Tonight gave most prominence to Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce and Cecilia Vega. CBS Evening News relied most on Nancy Cordes and Jeff Pegues. On NBC Nightly News, Hallie Jackson and Kristen Welker shared top billing with Miguel Almaguer, Tom Costello and Gabe Gutierrez.
In the mornings, when Matt Lauer was defenestrated from the Rockefeller Plaza window of NBC’s Today, he was replaced by colleague Hoda Kotb. For the first time, Today’s anchor team was all-female. When Charlie Rose was kicked off CBS This Morning under a similar sexual harassment cloud, he was replaced by John Dickerson from the same network’s Face the Nation. But Dickerson’s Sunday chair is now occupied by a woman, Margaret Brennan.
So, clearly, TV news has no problem presenting a face of gender equality to its audience. Yet, behind the scenes, at the highest executive levels, no such balance exists. The president of the news division at each of the three broadcast networks is a man. The president of CNN is a man. Fox News Channel has a woman, Suzanne Scott, as its president of programming; but its chief executive is the archetype of the patriarch — Rupert Murdoch himself.
Since it takes decades to climb the ladder to the top spot in a news division, the gender of those who sit in the presidents’ chairs now must be a reflection of the biases of the managers who were doing the hiring 30 or 40 years ago. Sure enough, NBC’s Andy Lack cut his teeth at the entry level of CBS back in the mid-’70s, when network television news was in its pomp.
The only exception to the males-only rule for the news presidents’ club has been Pat Fili-Krushel. She oversaw NBC News after the network was purchased by Comcast seven years ago. Unlike the other chiefs, Fili-Krushel didn’t work her way up the producer ranks but was parachuted in by Comcast for her executive experience. After three years, Lack replaced her and the bottom-up route was restored.
CNN’s Jeff Zucker started at NBC in the mid-’80s; ABC’s James Goldston at BBC in the mid-’90s; and CBS’ David Rhodes was at the foundation of FNC at the same time. Given their generation — younger than Lack’s — it is a surprise that none of their female peers has risen to the same top level. Nevertheless, a trend toward gender equality in entry-level hiring behind the camera is at last bearing fruit. CBS News boasts more women than men at the level of senior producer and higher. At NBC’s Today, where Zucker cut his teeth, 19 of 32 senior producers are women.
Several senior executives who started their careers at the same time as Zucker, or more recently, would now seem to be primed for a division presidency. In the 1980s, Amy Entelis and Barbara Fedida were both new hires at ABC News, Roone Arledge’s powerhouse. Meanwhile, Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews started at the still-fledgling CNN. Now, Entelis — whom Arledge assigned to run gender affirmative action outreach — is a top exec at CNN, where she has forged the network’s thriving original series and film business. Fedida is back at ABC, where she is among those in line to replace Goldston’s No. 2, Tom Cibrowksi, whose last day is April13. Ciprian-Matthews has been at CBS for 25 years and is among Rhodes’ chief lieutenants; he promoted her to executive vp of news last February. And from the following generation comes Janelle Rodriguez, who started at CNN after the millennium and has risen quickly since arriving at NBC News in 2015. She is waiting for Lack to leave, as she wields authority over NBC News, both broadcast and cable.
The rose-colored view of these potential glass-ceiling breakers would be that more enlightened hiring practices in the ’80s and ’90s are finally filtering through to all levels of the news divisions’ hierarchies. A more depressing, more jaundiced view would be that men always monopolize the most high-flying, most prestigious, most glamorous positions. In the ’70s, those were found in network TV. By the ’90s, the media buzz had shifted to the digital world and Silicon Valley. Think of the sexiest, buzziest journalistic outlets of recent decades: Politico and Axios, FiveThirtyEight and Vox, BuzzFeed and Vice, Gawker and TMZ. All male — though Vice newly has Nancy Dubuc at its helm.
When Katie Couric in 2005 became the first woman to anchor a nightly network newscast without a male co-host, she was hailed as the breaker of a glass ceiling. Yet what her arrival actually signified was the diminishment of the power of that chair. Couric was the fulcrum that marked the switch from Rather, Brokaw and Jennings to Glor, Holt and Muir — from the center of an entire news division to the center of an audience-challenged nightly broadcast.
So Fedida, Entelis, Ciprian-Matthews, Rodriguez, if they complete the Couric-like climb to the top, may find only that their ascension heralds that lofty post’s diminishment.
This story first appeared in the April 12 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
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An Iranian missile boat pointed a laser at a U.S. Marine helicopter while two Navy warships and a cargo ship were transiting out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, a senior US defense official said.
The laser triggered a response and the U.S. helicopter automatically fired off flares toward the offending vessel.
The Iranian vessel came within 800 yards of the U.S. warships.
Cdr. Bill Urban in a statement called the interaction "unsafe and unprofessional."
"Illuminating helicopters with lasers at night is dangerous as it creates a navigational hazard that can impair vision and can be disorienting to pilots using night vision goggles," Urban said.
This incident comes just days after a U.S. F-15 shot down an Iranian drone in southern Syria after it fired on U.S.-backed forces at a training camp near Al Tanf near the border with Jordan.
Jennifer Griffin currently serves as a national security correspondent for FOX News Channel . She joined FNC in October 1999 as a Jerusalem-based correspondent. You can follow her on Twitter at @JenGriffinFNC.
Lucas Tomlinson is the Pentagon and State Department producer for Fox News Channel. You can follow him on Twitter: @LucasFoxNews
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The award citation said that `` in a country where the law is used as a weapon against independent journalists , Mtetwa has defended journalists and argued for press freedom , all at great personal risk . ''
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Harry M. Rosenfeld Harry M. Rosenfeld ( born August 12 , 1929 ) is an American newspaper editor who was the editor in charge of local news at `` The Washington Post '' during the Richard Mattingly murder case and the Watergate scandal .
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Harry M. Rosenfeld Harry M. Rosenfeld ( born August 12 , 1929 in Berlin , Germany ) is an American newspaper editor who was the editor in charge of local news at The Washington Post during the Watergate scandal .
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Ruth Barbara Rendell , Baroness Rendell of Babergh CBE ( née Grasemann ; 17 February 1930 -- 2 May 2015 ) , also known as Barbara Vine , was an English writer . She wrote mostly psychological thrillers and murder mysteries .
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Brazil Government Criticizes New York Times Report
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Less than four months after causing an uproar by almost expelling a New York Times reporter, the Brazilian government criticized the U.S. newspaper on Monday for a report on a controversial proposal to oversee the country's journalists.
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China's Internet police took between five and eight hours to track down the new location of Reporters Without Borders' Chinese language website and block it, the media freedom group said Wednesday.
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Groups Find New Ways to Push Their Agendas
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A growing number of advocacy groups are blurring the distinction between legitimate media and propaganda to promote their causes.
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'Worse than P2P' The Recording Industry Ass. of America has now attacked a company that provides access to internet newsgroups.â¦
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Frank Conroy to Leave Iowa Writing Program
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Frank Conroy, the longtime head of the celebrated Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, will step down at the end of the year, The Associated Press learned Monday.
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MOSCOW (Russia): The editor of Russia's top daily Izvestia was forced to resign Monday after its owner ruled that the paper's coverage of the Beslan school hostage crisis was "too emotional".
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Hunter , said to be a CIA propagandist , wrote a series of books and articles on the theme of Chinese brainwashing , and the word brainwashing quickly became a stock phrase in Cold War headlines .
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During the Korean War , Hunter , who worked at the time both as a journalist before becoming a U.S. intelligence agent , wrote a series of books and articles on the theme of Chinese brainwashing .
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The games have been credited with making the Winter Olympics more popular in the United States , largely because of ABC 's coverage of Fleming and Killy , who became very popular among teenage girls .
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Who's In Charge Here?
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The real question raised by Vernor Vinge's new novel, Rainbows End, is whether controlling our digital fantasies is a way of controlling the world. In Table of Malcontents.
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By John M.R. Bull, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Jun. 5--HAMPTON -- The countdown went over the airwaves -- "Four ... three ... two ... one ...""Fire in the hole!" a voice yelled -- followed immediately by a muffled boom.
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Blog Nation embraces Rather after flaying him
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First we destroy, then we love SXSW Grizzled Texan newsman Dan Rather received the warmest of welcomes from the grand blog felch that helped end his CBS career, during a speech today here at the SXSW conference and festival. The blogger nation found Rather's call for better US journalism inspirational, particularly when he chastised the candy ass reporters covering the White House.â¦
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Alan Keyes was running late, and even a Republican supporter loyal enough to show up for a 6 am campaign "meet-and-greet" couldn't resist saying what many were probably thinking: "Do you think he's lost?
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The Guardian profile: Dan Rather
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He's been a TV institution since he stood up to a hurricane in 1961. Now one of America's most venerable broadcasters is stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News in a fast-changing landscape for three big US networks.
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Reportage dal tribunale del Texas che processa Charles Graner accusato di aver organizzato le torture sistematiche dei detenuti Al processo del "diavolo" dell'inferno di Abu Ghraib dal nostro inviato CARLO BONINI
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US Newspapers and their Audience
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USA Today is read by people who think they ought to run the country but don´t really understand the Washington Post. They do, however, like their smog statistics shown in pie charts.
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There's more bad news for those pudgy couch potatoes, junk food junkies and TV devotees -- and this time it really hits them where it hurts.
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Study shows newspaper op-eds change minds
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Readers might nod along or roll their eyes at a newspaper opinion piece, but a new study provides evidence that op-ed columns are an effective means for changing people’s minds about the issues of the day.
Through two randomized experiments, researchers found that op-ed pieces had large and long-lasting effects on people’s views among both the general public and policy experts. The study, published in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, also found that Democrats and Republicans altered their views in the direction of the op-ed piece in roughly equal measure.
The New York Times launched the first modern “opposite of the editorial page,” or op-ed page, on Sept. 21, 1970 to promote discussion and learning about salient issues in the news. Today, op-ed columns appear daily in all major print and online newspapers. Advocacy groups, political organizations, think tanks, and academics invest substantial time and resources into generating op-ed pieces.
“The time and energy it takes to produce an op-ed pieces raises a question: Are people persuaded by op-eds?” said Alexander Coppock, assistant professor of political science at Yale and the study’s lead author. “We found that op-ed pieces have a lasting effect on people’s views regardless of their political affiliation or their initial stance on an issue. People read an argument and were persuaded by it. It’s that simple.”
The researchers enrolled 3,567 people into the study through an online tool. In an initial survey, participants shared background information, such as their gender and party affiliation. They were randomly assigned into a control group or one of five “treatment” groups. Participants in the treatment groups were shown one of five op-eds that had been published in a major news outlet by a writer affiliated with the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, or U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky. Participants in the control group were not given an op-ed to read.
The op-eds, which had appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, or Newsweek, advocated libertarian policy positions on issues such as climate change, federal spending on transportation and infrastructure, and instituting a federal flat tax on income. The researchers gauged participants’ immediate reactions to the op-ed pieces and surveyed them again 10 and 30 days later, comparing their responses to those of participants in the control group.
The researchers performed the same experiment on a group of 2,169 “elites,” including journalists, law professors, policy-focused academics, think tank scholars, bankers, and congressional staffers.
In both experiments, people exposed to op-eds shifted their views to support the argument presented in the piece, with the general public being marginally more persuaded than the elites.
While 50% of people in the control group agreed with the views expressed in a given op-ed, 65%-70% of the people in the treatment groups expressed agreement with the op-eds’ authors immediately after reading the pieces, Coppock said.
“These large differences suggest that people are persuadable on policy issues by substantial amounts,” Coppock said.
The gap between the control and treatment groups closed by about half after 10 days, but remained substantial, Coppock noted. Participants’ views changed little between 10 and 30 days after reading the op-eds, demonstrating a lasting effect, he said.
The researchers concluded that op-eds are a cost effective way to influence people’s views. Based on the cost of producing an op-ed, the number of people likely to read it, and its ability to sway a reader’s opinion, the researchers estimated that an op-ed costs from about 50 cents to $3 per mind changed.
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American homes are more affordable than they’ve been in 40 years — but that could change sooner than you think
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2nd January 2017 Griefologist Rosemary Wanganeen Explores the subject of Suppression
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Griefologist and Founder of the Australian institute for Loss and Grief Rosemary Wanganeen, continues to investigate the attitude toward individuals who are grieving . Today she examines the subject of Suppression within an unresolved Loss and Grief perspective.
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This week on the WUNCPolitics Podcast, a conversation with WUNC Political Reporter Rusty Jacobs.
It was another wild week in the General Assembly. Lawmakers returned to Raleigh on Wednesday and stayed through late Thursday. They tackled a wide array of topics and bills and gubernatorial vetoes in that short period of time.
Managing Editor Dave DeWitt talks with Jacobs about judicial redistricting, ballot access, and the ongoing rift between the Legislature and Attorney General Josh Stein.
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‘Trump to use Twitter with same gusto in Oval Office’
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US President-elect Donald Trump. (Source: Reuters) US President-elect Donald Trump. (Source: Reuters)
US President-elect Donald Trump will continue using Twitter with the same gusto he has displayed to date because his tweets get “results”, the mogul’s future press secretary, Sean Spicer, said on Sunday. EFE news quoted Spicer as telling ABC that the President-elect did not need to have his comments filtered through the “mainstream media”.
“You know, with all due respect, I think it freaks the mainstream media out that he has this following of over 45-plus million people that follow him on social media, that he can have a direct conversation. He doesn’t have to have it funnelled through the media,” Spicer said. Trump’s Twitter account, specifically, has more than 18 million followers.
The future Press Secretary’s remarks contrast with those of Trump himself in his first interview after winning the November 8 election, when he said that he would limit his use of Twitter and promised, instead of using it, to comport himself in a more prudent manner. “I’m going to be very restrained, if I use it at all, I’m going to be very restrained. I find it tremendous. It’s a modern form of communication,” he said at the time.
However, the real-estate magnate has not appeared to curtail his tweets and in December remarked on the social network that the United States should “strengthen and expand” its nuclear capacity until “the world comes to its senses regarding nukes”, a comment that drew much criticism because of fears that such a course of action would spark a nuclear arms race.
He also tweeted about the UN that “the United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!” His UN comment came after the Security Council on December 23 decided to demand that Israel stop establishing settlements on Palestinian territory, a decision the US allowed by refusing to veto it.
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Twitterate came in support of Hrithik Roshan in one of the strongest social media trends of the day, recording more than 23,000 tweets in One day.
Earlier yesterday, Hrithik Roshan finally broke his silence after 2 years over the 4 year long spat with Kangana Ranaut. The actor who poured his heart into the heartfelt post garnered immense support from the masses as it reflected on Twitter.
If we thought social media was merely a medium to digs, then it’s not true. Hrithik Roshan’s statement on the Kangana issue was a testimony of the strong voice that the digital audience represents as millennials.
In a day-long Twitter trend ‘TRUTH STANDS WITH HRITHIK’ Twitterate came in support for the Superstar in large numbers.
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The trend that began almost after Hrithik shared his statement on Thursday morning, witnessed more than 23, 000 tweets until early Friday morning.
The social media dialogues witnessed a landslide change with an active debate breaking loose between the digital Janta discussing facts presented by Hrithik.
Finding truth in Hrithik’s thought-provoking post, the digital audience united to voice the opinions in support of Hrithik.
The day-long social media trend was one of the strongest and fast-growing trends witnessed on Twitter yesterday.
The post by Hrithik Roshan struck a chord with the actor and the dignified manner of addressing the issue won hearts of the audience, winning him support.
For the uninitiated, Hrithik Roshan broke his silence for the first time in 4 years releasing his thoughts on Kangana Ranaut fiasco.
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Apple Aiming to Bring Apple Watch to 23 Million Aetna Subscribers
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Apple's Myoung Cha, who has the title "special projects, health," led the discussions, said one of the people. The move by Aetna is part of its push to increase customer interest in a healthier lifestyle and a better tracking of diet, said one of the people.
Apple and Aetna are discussing ways to offer discounted Apple Watch models to millions of consumers with Aetna insurance, reports CNBC . Citing people with knowledge of Apple's plans, the site says Apple and Aetna held discussions last week that included senior officials from Apple, Aetna, and several hospitals.Aetna already offers a program that provides the Apple Watch at no cost to its 50,000 employees and subsidizes the cost for some subscribers, but the insurance company is said to be negotiating with Apple to offer a free or discounted Apple Watch to all Aetna members.Aetna is said to be aiming to implement some kind of program early in 2018, and its goal seems to be an expansion of plans that were announced back in September. At that time, Aetna said it was planning to subsidize the cost of the Apple Watch for large employers and individual customers.Aetna also said it would develop several iOS health initiatives with "support" from Apple, offering "deeply integrated" health apps for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch to Aetna customers.The company's plan to offer discounted or free Apple Watch models to subscribers comes as Apple is on the verge of introducing a third-generation Apple Watch. Rumors suggest the upcoming device features an LTE chip that allows it to be decoupled from the iPhone and there's also a possibility we'll see a redesign.We expect to see the third-generation Apple Watch introduced alongside new iPhones in September.
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On August 12, Everytown for Gun Safety pushed for more gun control in connection with the Charlottesville, Virginia, rally where attendees were attacked with a car.
CNN reported that one attendee was killed and 19 were injured as 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr. allegedly accelerated his vehicle into the crowd in Charlottesville.
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Everytown focused on the fact that open carry is legal in Virginia and some of the attendees were openly armed:
And it ties law enforcement's hands from doing anything about it — until shots are fired and it's too late. (4/5) — Everytown (@Everytown) August 12, 2017
And on August 13 — the day after the car attack — Everytown tweeted a quote from a University of Virginia professor, who commented on the violence at the rally, saying, “When so many demonstrators come out armed, it only takes one to ignite a fire.”
Again, one person was killed and 19 injured in a car attack in Charlottesville. Guns were not used. But Everytown is using the violence to push gun control.
AWR Hawkins is the Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and host of Bullets with AWR Hawkins, a Breitbart News podcast. He is also the political analyst for Armed American Radio. Follow him on Twitter: @AWRHawkins. Reach him directly at [email protected].
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He'll be only black host of a U.S. primetime news show .
Bosses weren't happy with outgoing host Cenk Uygur .
Sharpton known as civil rights campaigner .
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He’s the controversial civil rights campaigner whose colourful past includes accusations of bigotry, racism and anti-Semitism. Now cable news network MSNBC is reportedly handing Reverend Al Sharpton the 6pm primetime slot in a move bound to cause a storm. Rev Sharpton, 56, has been guest hosting the slot for three weeks, after radio host Cenk Uygur had a six-month try-out that failed. Controversial: MSNBC is reportedly handing civil rights campaigner Reverend Al Sharpton, 56, the 6pm primetime slot in a move bound to cause a storm . The former Democratic presidential candidate is set to become the only black host of a U.S. primetime cable news show. Sharpton's profile rose in the late 1980s when 15-year-old Tawana Brawley was discovered sitting in a bin bag outside a New York flat. She claimed to have been raped by a group of white men in a racist attack and Rev Sharpton hit out at her alleged rapists - but doctors found no physical rape evidence. A grand jury decided not to press charges and the court decided that she had made up her story - but Rev Sharpton still believes her. Fame: Rev Sharpton, speaking when the Tawana Brawley case was ongoing in 1988, became well-known in the late 1980s when he helped the 15-year-old . There was uncertainty over who would fill the 6pm MSNBC slot when Keith Olbermann left in January and the network shuffled it's primetime lineup. ‘We never told Cenk what to say or what not to say' MSNBC president Phil Griffin . Mr Uygur was given the slot and his ratings were solid but . failed to satisfy the channel’s president, Phil Griffin, who decided to . give Rev Sharpton a try-out. Mr Uygur said he turned down a new contract including a weekend show because he thought Mr Griffin had come under political pressure. He believed he had upset White House officials - and was seen as the fiercest MSNBC host who criticises President Obama and Democrats. Mr Uygur claimed Mr Griffin told him MSNBC was part of the 'establishment' and 'you need to act like it'. Previously: The former 6pm host was Cenk Uygur, pictured, whose ratings were not bad but failed to satisfy the channel's president, Phil Griffin . Mr Griffin denied he had fallen to political pressure. ‘We never told Cenk what to say or what not to say,’ he told the New York Times. But he explained producers found Mr Uygur’s aggressive body language and demeanour were making it tougher to book guests. ‘I didn’t agree with everything said on the show,’ White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer told the New York Times. ‘But (I) certainly didn’t have any problem with it.’ Other controversial and unsuccessful MSNBC hosts include Jesse Ventura and Michael Savage. Mr Savage was fired for his on-air comments suggesting gay people should die of Aids.
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(CNN) -- Over the past four months "Road to Durban: A Green City Journey" has traveled south from the UK to the COP17 Conference in Durban, exploring efforts to reduce carbon emissions in urban centers. In the UK, Germany, Turkey and South Africa, three CNN reporters went in search of the best examples of how carbon cuts are being made in cities - with a particular focus on industry, transport, waste, architecture and the economics of renewable energy. But what are our governments doing in the battle against global warming? CNN's Robyn Curnow hosts a high profile panel debate with four leading thinkers in the environmental lobby. The questions are this: Why has it been so hard for countries to agree on the right way forward? What is the responsibility of the developed and developing nations? And finally, how economically viable will it be to create the sustainable cities of the future. The Panel: . -Professor Pan Jiahua, advisor to the Chinese Delegation . -Elliot Diringer, former Advisor to the Clinton Administration and part of the US Delegation at the signing of Kyoto Protocol . -Kumi Naidoo, native South African and Executive Director of Greenpeace International . -Mary Robinson - former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and President of Mary Robinson Foundation - Climate Justice . Watch the show in December at the following times: . Wednesday, December 14: 10:30, 17:30, . Saturday, December 17: 05:30, 19:30 . Sunday, December 18: 12:30 . Saturday, December 31: 12:30 . (all times GMT)
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Pew Research Center polled US public on its view of different religions .
Participants tallied religious groups with a 'feeling thermometer'
Jews, Catholics and Evangelical Christians were generally viewed warmly .
Atheists and Muslims were given a more chilly reception, the study found .
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By . Ted Thornhill . The American public views Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians far more warmly than Muslims and atheists, according to a new study. The Pew Research Center, a ‘nonpartisan fact tank’, asked members of the public to tally eight religious groups with a ‘feeling thermometer’ scale ranging from 0 to 100, with 0 meaning a cold, negative feeling, and 100 the warmest, most positive. Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians all received an average score of 60 or higher, the Center reported. Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians all received an average score of 60 or higher, the Center reported . Poll: The Pew Research Center, a 'nonpartisan fact tank', asked members of the public to tally various religious groups with a 'feeling thermometer' - and Jews, Catholics and evangelical Christians scored highest . Jews scored 63, Catholics 62 and evangelical Christians 61. However, Muslims received an average rating of 40 and atheists 41. More than four in 10 (41 per cent) gave Muslims a distinctly icy rating of 33 or below, and 40 per cent rated atheists in the same part of the thermometer. Participants generally had luke-warm feelings towards Buddhists, Hindus and Mormons, which scored 53, 50 and 48 respectively. Frosty: Muslims received an average rating of 40 on the feeling thermometer and atheists 41. Pictured is the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Michigan . Overall ratings: The thermometer shows how Jews are viewed most warmly and Muslims the least . Perhaps not surprisingly, members of religious groups viewed their own faith much more positively than others. Followers of the Catholic faith rated Catholics a toasty 80, while evangelical Christians gave members of their faith a score of 79. For white evangelical Protestants, its atheists they view most coldly, giving them a thermometer reading of 25. And it seems the feeling is mutual, because atheists gave evangelical Christians a frosty 28. The study, which polled 3,200 adults, also cross-referenced results with political opinions. It found that Republicans saved their warmest feelings for evangelicals, giving them an average thermometer rating of 71. Jews and Catholics are the next most-liked, with scores of 67 and 66. Those who follow Islam, in contrast, received a chilly 33 and atheists 34. These results are mirrored in some respects for Democrats, who gave Jews an average rating of 62 and Catholics 61. However, they view Muslims and atheists more warmly, giving them a more generous score of 47 and 46.
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Los Angeles (CNN) -- Ad time for next Sunday's "All-American Muslim" episode is apparently sold out, despite Lowe's decision to pull its commercials from the TLC reality series, a TLC network spokeswoman said. Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons announced his intentions Monday to buy up any unsold commercial time on the controversial show in response to the withdrawal of the home improvement giant. He would use the ads to promote his prepaid Visa "Rush Card," he said. "He has tried to buy," TLC's Laurie Goldberg told CNN in an e-mail Tuesday. "We are checking inventory. Still don't know on that one. I do think it was already sold out, but still checking." If any ad time is left, Simmons said he was standing by to take it. Simmons' website posted a statement Tuesday saying "TLC has announced that Rush Card will not be able to purchase the remaining ad space as they have all been sold out." "All-American Muslim" is an eight-part series that follows five Muslim families living in Dearborn, Michigan. "Each episode offers an intimate look at the customs and celebrations, misconceptions and conflicts these families face outside and within their own community," TLC said in the show's description. The controversy, and Lowe's decision to pull their spots, followed a complaint by the Florida Family Association. The group warned Lowe's in a letter that the show "is attempting to manipulate Americans into ignoring the threat of jihad and to influence them to believe that being concerned about the jihad threat would somehow victimize these nice people in this show." Lowe's, a national home improvement chain, defended its decision in a statement to CNN last Saturday. "Lowe's has received a significant amount of communication on this program, from every perspective possible," the company said. "Individuals and groups have strong political and societal views on this topic, and this program became a lightning rod for many of those views. As a result we did pull our advertising on this program." Simmons, who is an outspoken social activist, sent a series of Twitter messages over the last several days urging Lowe's to reverse its decision: . "Dear @Lowes, we got over 21k signatures standing up against ur poor decision. Do right thing: apologize & put $ back in #AllAmericanMuslim" Simmons called the controversy "a press nightmare" for Lowe's in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. "This country is built on religious freedom," he said. "This is the kind of hate that tears this country apart." CNN's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report.
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BRIEF-Anthem responds to U.S. Court of appeals decision on acquisition of Cigna
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April 28 Anthem Inc-
* Anthem responds to U.S. Court of appeals decision on acquisition of Cigna
* Says "is disappointed by today's decision"
* Says "currently reviewing opinion and will carefully evaluate our options." Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
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A new journal is launching next month in reaction to Donald Trump’s presidential victory.
American Affairs journal, a quarterly, will begin publication in February, an outgrowth of the anonymous The Journal of American Greatness blog, which drew praise from conservative writers Peggy Noonan, Christopher Caldwell and Steve Hayward during the presidential campaign.
“It attempts to understand the ideological and political transitions, of which Trump is the most prominent one,” said founder Julius Krein in an interview.
The journal, which will be published by the American Affairs Foundation, will be edited by Krein, as well as Gladden Pappin, a professor at Notre Dame, who will serve as associate editor.
Krein, who will scale back his work at a Boston hedge fund, has been successfully fundraising for his magazine and hasn’t ruled out serving in the Trump administration in the future. “For the time being I’m focused on getting the journal off the ground,” he said.
“Our goal is to provide a forum for people who believe that the conventional ideological categories and policy prescriptions of recent decades are no longer relevant to the most pressing problems and debates facing our country,” Krein said in a statement.
“The journal’s contributors will include well-known authors and new voices, both from the ‘right’ and the ‘left.’ We hope not only to encourage a rethinking of the theoretical foundations of “conservatism” but also to promote a broader realignment of American politics,” Krein added, describing his forthcoming “journal of public policy and political thought.”
The quarterly, which will run about 120 pages, has confirmed David Goldman, Josh Mitchell, Reuven Brenner and Clyde Prestowitz will contribute to its first issue.
Michael Anton, a former speechwriter and aide to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, will likely write for the journal as well. “I hope to be in there before long, maybe for the second issue,” said Anton.
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6:35 Video shown at SLO Chamber of Commerce dinner draws allegations of sexism Pause
1:38 Flying over Paso Robles in a Ford Tri-Motor airplane
2:40 Texas woman convicted of voter fraud says she voted Republican
1:48 Trucks, helicopters dump loads of boulders in rush to fortify Oroville dam spillway
1:23 Under threat of Oroville dam, hundreds find shelter at Nevada County Fairgrounds
1:42 Water gushes at California's Lake Oroville dam
4:11 What you need to know about the massive Oroville dam emergency in California
5:11 Advocates of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary explain why they support it
1:07 Highlights: Atascadero girls soccer beats Dos Pueblos 3-1 in wild card playoff game
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One of five black women golfers who say they were told to leave a Pennsylvania club says it felt like they were "playing with targets on our backs."
Sandra Harrison says representatives of the Grandview Golf Club in York told the group at the second hole they were playing too slowly.
After the ninth hole, an hour and a half later, she says they were told they took too long a break and needed to leave.
She says she and two other women left because they were so rattled by the treatment.
The club called police on the two women who remained. No charges were filed.
Club co-owner JJ Chronister has said she called the women personally to "sincerely apologize."
Harrison says she's still traumatized and hurt.
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Keeping news real when, tech makes faking easy
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Fake news can already be difficult to discern from truth — but what happens when technology allows for near-perfect, real-time editing of voice and video?
Bias isn’t new in media, nor are incorrect facts, but the past year has seen the idea of fake news come to the forefront, with entirely false news websites set up to skew public opinion or simply to generate ad income.
“The current debate on filter bubbles and social media echo chambers has brought the issue of fake news to much greater prominence,” said Theo Bass, researcher in government innovation at Nesta. “But it has been around for a long time — it has simply been accelerated thanks to technology.”
While it’s easy to fake interviews in text and possible to believably alter still images, doing so in video or audio recordings is more difficult. Advances in technology may change that, with video editing and automated audio mimicry having the potential to wreak havoc on the news industry.
“Adobe’s new ‘Photoshop for audio’ [VoCo] and the Face2Face project’s manipulation of video footage in real-time give us an indication of how the ‘fake news’ environment will become even more challenging to navigate,” said Bass.
Adobe’s VoCo was demonstrated last year, editing recorded speech to construct new phrases to change what was said in a convincing imitation of the original voice. Adobe is already promising watermarked edits to avoid VoCo’s misuse. Face2Face is a research project revealed in a paper last year that can realistically and easily tweak facial gestures in video, letting you put words into someone’s mouth or change their reaction. Tech, of course, isn’t the only problem. “Equally, we need to address how readily people are willing to accept any news story they read, and how fast this information is able to spread and influence wider opinion,” said Bass. “Though technology is ubiquitous, our ability to either verify or debunk fake news sources will not be the primary issue.”
Fighting back
Bass called on the tech industry to do more to help. “Large companies – whether it’s Facebook or Twitter – often present their platforms as neutral ‘tech platforms’. Yet in reality, they turned into media platforms a long time ago. These businesses need to take steps to be responsible gatekeepers. Clicks cannot be worth more than facts – this will be to the detriment of business credibility in the long run.”
Media companies and activists have stepped up, although such efforts are likely to be limited to people who already trust them. “Slate and The New York Times have created web-browser extensions to alert people to fake news stories, showing the steps media companies can take,” Bass said. “More interesting, however, is that a civil-society group in Taiwan – g0v – has also created a browser plugin, powered by volunteer fact-checkers, which has been downloaded 17,000 times.”
While AI could also be used to help develop fake news, smart algorithms are already being trialled as a possible solution. “In the Full Fact has begun to experiment with automated fact-checking,” he said. “Further afield, the team behind the Fake News Challenge has issued an open call for solutions using machine learning, natural language processing and AI.”
Chris Brauer, director of innovation at Goldsmiths, pointed out that AI could also help fact-focused journalists do their jobs better. “Media businesses being pressured as they are, there’s been a big reduction in the protecting the validity of sources and being rigorously fact-checked [to] ensure the information is accurate,” he said. “AI will support the journalist in doing the typically difficult work in the trenches – that’s the part the machines are really good at.”
Machine (and human) learning
But if humans can’t distinguish truth from lie, it will be harder for machines to do so. “Success is still a way off — human beings have a hard time distinguishing between real and fake, and AI methods as they are today are not yet sophisticated enough to do this task with a high degree of accuracy.”
As Brauer said: “It’s very difficult for machines to filter for the truth, as it were.” A Nesta research report suggested one answer to fake news online: better digital literacy. “Technology will only ever be part of the solution to what is essentially a social problem,” said Bass. “A push for greater digital literacy and education will be key.”
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A fake Michael Flynn Twitter account has fooled two top House Democrats who cited a series of tweets in condemning President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser.
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'The Newsroom' Caught Up In A Partisan Divide
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Aaron Sorkin's new HBO series follows the inner workings of a cable news show that sets out to challenge our hyperpartisan, 24/7 news culture. But critic John Powers says Sorkin has created a show that replicates much of what it thinks it's opposing.
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NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Alex Gansa, creator and executive director of the series <em>Homeland,</em> about the show's new season and how it has evolved to reflect the geopolitical landscape.
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Newly released emails suggest that less than two hours after President Donald Trump’s infamous call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House ordered the Pentagon to freeze security aid to Ukraine. Boeing fired its CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, over his handling of a company crisis induced by two high-profile plane crashes that killed 346 people. He was swiftly replaced by “turnaround expert” Dave Calhoun. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that the rate of homelessness in the United State is up for a third year in a row. Critics, including President Trump, blame California. We cover the biggest national headlines and more on the News Roundup. GUESTS Michael Wilner, White House correspondent, McClatchy; @mawilner Alexandra Jaffe, National political reporter, AP; @ajjaffe Eva McKend, Congressional correspondent, Spectrum News; @evamckend For more, visit https://the1a.org. © 2019 WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio.
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A recount is under way in Florida, rebel Democrats claim they can defeat Nancy Pelosi in a speaker vote, a bipartisanship effort at criminal justice reform is happening...and of course, can't let it go. This episode: White House correspondent Tamara Keith, congressional reporter Kelsey Snell, national political correspondent Mara Liasson, political editor Domenico Montanaro and White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe. Email the show at [email protected]. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.
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China Attempts to Stop Online References to Zhao
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China is attempting to suppress any mention of former Chinese Premier Zhao Ziyang on the Internet. Zhao, who died over the weekend, was toppled as China's leader after he opposed a military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Robert Siegel talks with Xiao Qiang, director of the Berkeley China Internet Project at the University of California.
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Editors at The New York Times have acknowledged that one of the newspaper's business reporters, Zachery Kouwe, plagiarized material from The Wall Street Journal, Reuters and other news sources, "without attribution or acknowledgment." Yesterday, The Times ran an editor's note: In a number of business articles in The Times over the past year, and in posts on the DealBook blog on NYTimes.com, a Times reporter appears to have improperly appropriated wording and passages published by other news organizations. The Times has not made a formal announcement about what will happen to Kouwe, if anything. But the tone and content of the editor's note indicates the newspaper isn't taking the ethical transgression lightly: Copying language directly from other news organizations without providing attribution -- even if the facts are independently verified -- is a serious violation of Times policy and basic journalistic standards. It should not have occurred. The matter remains under investigation by The Times, which will take appropriate action consistent with our standards to protect the integrity of our journalism.
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The Roles and Responsibilities of Reporters
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In the wake of the trial of Lewis Libby, which put many well-known journalists in the unpleasant glare of a different sort of spotlight, some musings abut the craft. What is the role of a reporter? What is that reporter's responsibility?
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Rarely has Thursday's CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report been so highly anticipated. CDC's Acting Director Besser says at a briefing going on right now that later today, the report will summarize the latest flu data out of Mexico. Stay tuned.
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Week In Politics Examined
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This week, voters in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and some other states head to the polls. Political commentators E.J. Dionne, of <em>The Washington Post</em>, and David Brooks, of <em>The New York Times</em>, offer their insight.
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Our group of bloggers discuss the recent CNN/YouTube Democratic debate, the controversy surrounding Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), and the name change of BET's provocative new show Hot Ghetto Mess. Guests include freelance writer and novelist Angela Winter, who writes the political blog Politopics; Avery Tooley, whose blog is Stereo Describes My Scenario; and social commentator Christopher Rabb of Afro-Netizen.
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Why Is The Media So Fixated With Charlie Sheen?
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The extended deadline for a possible NFL lockout and the media's fixation with actor Charlie Sheen's troubles are two topics under discussion in Tell Me More's weekly "Barbershop" roundtable. Host Michel Martin speaks with author Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney Arsalan Iftikhar, political science professor Lester Spence and Sport Illustrated reporter Pablo Torre.
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Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: Loose Change, What's Hot Right Now, and A Popularity Contest.
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Al-Jazeera's Profile Continues To Rise In U.S.
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Al-Jazeera's pervasive presence in the Middle East has enabled it to provide the deepest reporting and most immediate video images of events in Egypt. The profile in the U.S. of Al-Jazeera English has risen as a result, with news outlets such as MSNBC using Al-Jazeera English feeds. For more, host Michele Norris speaks to NPR's David Folkenflik.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ashley Tabaddor of the National Association of Immigration Judges, which has struggled with burnout. The union is arguing for courts independent of the Justice Department.
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Wolfowitz Says He Is Victim of 'Smear Campaign'
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Beleaguered World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz defended himself Monday against charges that he showed favoritism to a girlfriend at the Bank by arranging a pay raise for her. Wolfowitz told a Bank investigating committee that he has been the subject of a "smear campaign." President Bush continues to support his former deputy defense secretary Wolfowitz.
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Ezra Klein and the team behind the Wonkblog at <em>The Washington Post</em> have found a new home. They are joining Vox Media, a digital outfit with sites serving sports fans, foodies and gamers — but little in the way of news about politics. The creation of the new site, tentatively called Project X, demonstrates the pull of digital media for entrepreneurial journalists.
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Commentary: Protecting Your Sources
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NPR Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr says that as a CBS correspondent in 1976, he was once in a position similar to Robert Novak's -- under pressure to reveal a story's source.
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American University journalism professor Danna Walker talks about assigning her students to go on a 24-hour electronic media fast — avoiding anything clicked, plugged-in or charged.
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Why It's Difficult To Find Full Video Of King's Historic Speech
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As thousands gather in Washington over the next week to the mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, you may be moved to look for video of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech," which he delivered in front of the Lincoln Memorial during that march. It might surprise you that it is actually quite hard to find — because while many copies have been uploaded to Internet video sites, many have also been taken down. Why, you ask? It's all about copyright. Dustin Volz takes on the story in the latest issue of The National Journal. He explains: "Months after the August 1963 March on Washington, King himself sued to prevent the unauthorized sale of his speech, purportedly in an effort to control proceeds and use them to support the civil-rights movement. In 1999, the King family sued CBS after the network produced a video documentary that 'used, without authorization, portions of ... King's 'I Have a Dream' speech.' A divided Appellate Court, in reversing a lower court ruling, held that the speech was not a "general publication," despite its huge audience and subsequent historic importance. The speech instead qualified as a "limited publication," the court said, because "distribution to the news media, as opposed to the general public, for the purpose of enabling the reporting of a contemporary newsworthy event, is only a limited publication. "The ruling was narrow, and CBS and the King estate settled the case before the lower court could reconsider, leaving the copyright of the speech in a somewhat confusing legal situation. A CBS press release dated July 12, 2000, discusses the agreement that allowed the network to 'retain the right to use its footage of the speeches' from the march and license it to others in exchange for an undisclosed contribution to the Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change. "In 2009, EMI Publishing cut a deal with the King estate to help ensure that the speech was 'accorded the same protection and same right for compensation as other copyrights.' EMI was sold in 2011 to a consortium headed by Sony. The King Center did not respond to requests for comment." The bottom line is that online presence of the speech is likely to be problematic until 2038, when King's copyright expires. U.S. law states that an author keeps a copyright for life plus 70 years. All of that said, an activist organization called Fight for the Future has taken it upon itself to provide ready access to the speech. On Internet Freedom Day, the organization uploaded video of the entire 17-minute speech, which, at the moment, is still available on YouTube. Volz, by the way, will be on tonight's edition of All Things Considered to talk about his reporting. Click here for a NPR member station near you. We'll post audio of the interview a little later today.
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Youtube pulled a Kansas schoolboard's meeting for containing COVID-19 falsehoods — a warning for school boards, state governments, and city councils that use the site to meet transparency standards.
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Unlike A 'Rolling Stone,' We Don't Change Names Or Share Stories With Sources
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Give Rolling Stone some credit for transparency. Sean Penn's account of his trip to meet Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán is topped with this editor's note: "Disclosure: Some names have had to be changed, locations not named, and an understanding was brokered with the subject that this piece would be submitted for the subject's approval before publication. The subject did not ask for any changes." There's a good discussion to be had about the line between activism and journalism and how far across it the "El Chapo Speaks" piece goes. Let's set that aside for now. This post is about two simpler issues. First, NPR does not create pseudonyms for sources. Doing so gives the audience a reason to ask what else might have been made up. If we need to protect someone's identity, we most often use real first names, sometimes real middle names, sometimes real "street" or nicknames that the source is known by and sometimes descriptions (the "husband," the "sister," the "officer," etc.). Whatever we do, we explain it in our reports. We include the reason why the person needs anonymity. We also pay attention to "the 'don'ts' of anonymity." That is, no attacks, no disguises and no offers. The Ethics Handbook's guidance on anonymous sourcing is collected here. Of particular importance is this guideline: "Describe Anonymous Sources As Clearly As You Can Without Identifying Them." Second, NPR does not show its stories to sources before broadcast or posting. Here is our guidance: "For purposes of accuracy and fairness, there are times when we may want to review portions of a script with a source or read back a quotation to ensure we captured it correctly. We may also play audio or read transcripts of an interview to a third party if the purpose is to get that party's reaction to what another person has said. Otherwise, however, the public is the first audience for our work — we don't preview scripts or stories in advance of their broadcast or posting with sources, subjects of coverage or other parties outside NPR."
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U.S. News & World Report releases annual rankings in a number of industries, from undergraduate colleges to cruise lines. This year, its list of the best hospitals in the country has been delayed a week due to data errors — despite the fact that embargoed rankings have already been released to hospitals. Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins talks with STAT reporter Casey Ross (@byCaseyRoss) about how the rankings are done, and why they matter to both hospitals and consumers.
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Schultz and Peanuts - Author David Michaelis
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Schultz and Peanuts - Author David Michaelis — Guest host Dave Iverson talks with David Michaelis, author of "Schultz and Peanuts: A Biography."
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Michele Norris and Robert Siegel read from listeners' e-mail. Topics include an interview with the Iraq Ambassador to the United States, spoiling <em>Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me</em>, and the use of squirrels as CIA agents.
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Barbershop: Evaluating The Media's Role This Political Season
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<em>The Huffington Post</em>'s Ryan Grim, <em>Politico</em>'s Susan Glasser, NPR's Mike Oreskes and David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network talk about accusations of media bias and how media cover politics.
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A flier from <em>The Washington Post</em> offered health care high-rollers access to top officials of the Obama administration and to <em>Post</em> reporters, too. <em>Politico</em> first reported on the salons, which have been canceled following the revelations.
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Council On Foreign Relations President Discusses U.S. Attitudes On Iran, North Korea
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about the different attitudes the Trump Administration has against Iran and North Korea
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America's job numbers for July are out. And while we've brought back a sliver of the jobs lost in the pandemic—we have a long way to go. One thing that would help? A new round of coronavirus aid. Millions of Americans are waiting to see if Congress can reach an agreement. And one school district after another backtracks on reopening plans. Meanwhile, on Tuesday evening, a plume of smoke rising from Beirut's port was already being filmed by many in the capital. It was a sign that something was going on. But no one was prepared for what happened next. The U.S. continues to stoke tensions with China—from ramping up sanctions, to banning TikTok and WeChat. What's next for our cold war with Beijing? Plus, a champion for peace dies in Ireland, and in Spain, a former King quits his country. For our conversation about domestic news, we spoke with Jane Coaston, senior politics reporter for Vox; Shane Harris, national security reporter at The Washington Post; and Jim Tankersley, tax and economy reporter at The New York Times. And for our international roundup, we spoke with Nancy Youssef, national security reporter for the Wall Street Journal; Nick Schifrin, foreign affairs and defense correspondent for PBS NewsHour; and Indira Lakshmanan, senior executive editor at National Geographic. Like what you hear? Find more of our programs on our website.
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Dean Olsher Reports On The 'Day Of Dialogue'
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to be held in Washington, DC today. The meeting will bring together hundreds of people of different ethnic and religious backgrounds to discuss their differences. The Anti-Defamation League pulled out of the conference after learning that a minister from the Nation of Islam would take part.
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Yesterday at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama reassured voters of her American family values and Ted Kennedy made a surprise appearance to rally the divided Democratic troops. The Mile High City is swarming with journalists this week, among them are hundreds of bloggers. Farai Chideya is with three of those bloggers in Denver for today's special convention bloggers' roundtable. She speaks with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen, and Charles Robinson of Charles Black Politics Blog.
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Julian Lynch On 'World Cafe: Next'
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Growing up in Ridgewood, N.J., Julian Lynch was swept up in music at a young age. He spent his childhood pounding out tunes on the piano, learning the clarinet in school, picking up the guitar, and playing in various bands throughout high school. Lynch's third full-length, Terra, came out on Underwater Peoples in April. The album's numerous styles — jazz, traditional Eastern folk, Americana, rock, Western pop, drone, psychedelia — has cultivated Lynch a number of fans, including everyone here at WXPN. Listen to two of our favorite songs from Terra in this edition of "World Cafe: Next."
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This morning, President Obama met with families of Americans who have been taken captive by terror groups, to tell them about a significant change in U.S. policy. The president says families will no longer be threatened with prosecution if they pay ransoms to free their family members. The change comes too late for the four Americans who have been killed by the Islamic State since last year. One of them is James Foley, a freelance journalist who was working for the online news company GlobalPost when he was taken captive three years ago. He was held for almost two years, and then killed last August. Phil Balboni is CEO and co-founder of GlobalPost, and worked with Foley’s family to try to secure his release. He talks with Here & Now’s Robin Young about what the change in policy will mean for the families of hostages.
See our 2014 conversation with Phil Balboni about James Foley
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Philip Balboni, CEO and co-founder of GlobalPost.
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Newseum Will Acquire Set Of 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'
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The Newseum in Washington, D.C., has announced that it will acquire the set of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart after the host's last episode airs on Aug. 6. The museum devoted to the news says the set will be available for future display. Stewart has hosted the late night show since 1999 and has interviewed an array of celebrities, including actors, authors and President Obama. He's also been compared to Walter Cronkite from time to time. "We are thrilled to accept the donation of these artifacts to the Newseum collection," said Cathy Trost, senior vice president of exhibits and programs at the Newseum. "They are part of America's cultural and media history, telling an important story about how political satire and news as humor made 'The Daily Show' a trusted news source for a generation." Stewart was at the Newseum last fall for a screening about the film Rosewater, which he directed and co-wrote. Fans are using the hashtag #JonVoyage on Twitter as they prepare to say goodbye to Stewart.
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A proposal to rebuild Afghanistan's Buddhas. A man determined to swim the length of the Columbia River. And a slew of corporate executives headed up a river of their own. These are just a handful of stories covered this year on <EM>Talk of the Nation</EM>. Join host Neal Conan for an update on where they are now. <br /><br />Guests: <br /><STRONG>Christian Manhart</STRONG> - Buddha statues update <br />*Asia Program Specialist for UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) in Munich, Germany <br /> <br /><STRONG>Don George</STRONG> - Bali economy / tourism update <br />*Global Travel Editor for Lonely Planet Publications, based in Oakland, Calif. <br /> <br /><STRONG>Josh White</STRONG> - sniper investigation <br />*Washington Post Metro reporter who's been covering the sniper investigation from the beginning <br /> <br /><STRONG>Andrew Ross Sorkin</STRONG> - corporate scandal update <br />*Business reporter for the New York Times <br /> <br /><STRONG>Tali Taperberg</STRONG> - Israeli - <br />*owns small travel agency in Jerusalem <br /> <br /><STRONG>Saed Saify</STRONG> - Palestinian Muslim in Ramallah <br /> <br /><STRONG>Christopher Swain</STRONG> - Columbia River swimmer <br /> <br />
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Ft. Lauderdale Remote: Media Responsibility
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GUESTS: Andy Kohut Director, Pew Research Center for People and the Press Barry Cooper GM and founder, Black Voices (black web site on AOL) Angelo Figueroa Managing Editor, People en Espaqol Matti Leshem Editor in Chief, WYHS, Channel 69 in Miami, FL Helen Aguirre Ferrer Editorial page editor, El Diario Las Americas Everyday millions of Americans read newspapers, listen to the radio and watch hourly news programs to hear about the top stories of the day. But residents rely on local reporters to the cover the hot issues in their hometowns. Are the local media reflecting changing demographics within their communities? Join Ray Suarez and guests in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for a look at the role of reporters and their responsibility as journalists.
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You don't have to listen very closely to the news to register the striking tone coming from many of the journalists involved in covering the floods along the Gulf Coast. They're passing along public anger.
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Soft Power Discussed At ICD's Annual Symposium
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The Institute of Cultural Diplomacy kicked off its annual international symposium today in Berlin. Experts in a variety of fields are meeting this week to discuss the role of the international community in the global climate crisis. This year's round of talks is focused on the use of "soft power," as opposed to military might, to address climate concerns. Check back soon for a full report on the symposium.
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An update on last weekend's rape of a student in New Delhi, an incident which provoked widespread outrage, and calls for a crackdown on sexual violence in India. <em>Weekend Edition Saturday</em> host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Julie McCarthy in India.
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Macron Awards U.S. Climate Scientists Grants To 'Make Our Planet Great Again'
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French President Emmanuel Macron, in a not-so-subtle jab at President Trump, has awarded long-term research grants to 18 climate scientists — 13 of them U.S.-based researchers — to relocate to France and pursue their work with the blessing of a government that doesn't cast doubt on the threat of climate change. The announcement Monday makes good on a pledge Macron made earlier this year after the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate accord to offer France as a "second homeland" to climate researchers in order to "make our planet great again." Macron's appeal produced 1,822 applicants, nearly two-thirds from the United States. Candidates had to have a proven track record on climate research and propose a project that would take three to five years to complete. That period roughly matches Trump current term in office. Trump has proposed cuts in federal funding for scientific research. As Macron told the winners of the French grants, "we will be there to replace" U.S. support for climate research. One of the winners, Camille Parmesan of the University of Texas at Austin, told the Associated Press that the French offer "gave me such a psychological boost, to have that kind of support, to have the head of state saying I value what you do." Parmesan studies the impact of climate change on wild plants and animals and will pursue her research at an experimental ecology station in the Pyrenees. Another winner, Louis A. Derry, professor of Earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University told the Washington Post: "For me, the chance to work on some very exciting science questions with my French colleagues and not be so dependent on the crazy stuff that goes on in Congress and with the current administration is honestly very attractive. But it can be embarrassing to try and explain what is going on at home right now." The amount of money awarded to climate researchers wasn't immediately disclosed. Senior researchers were eligible for grants up to $1.7 million. Macron's announcement comes a day before a bigger international meeting on the global climate opens in Paris on Tuesday. Dubbed the "One Planet Summit" and co-hosted by the U.N. and the World Bank, the meeting will bring together more than 50 world leaders seeking to re-energize the Paris accords. Trump will not be among them.
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A new report finds that President Trump and the Republican Party are driving online misinformation this election, not shady actors on Facebook or Russian trolls. When it comes to false claims about mail-in voting, Trump’s Twitter account functions as a press release, says Yochai Benkler, who led the team of researchers at Harvard University’s Berkman-Klein Center for Internet and Society. Trump’s tweets make their way into headlines, which are amplified by the Republican National Committee, his campaign staff and the White House communication team, Benkler says. Both right-wing outlets and mainstream media have helped Trump spread false messages, Benkler says. Journalists don’t want to take sides or appear biased, he says, so Trump’s “outrageous” claims are put in headlines with a fact-check saying they’re false a few paragraphs down in the story. In August, the researchers started seeing more use of the truth sandwich. “Early on, this basic desire to grab a headline really helped him get his message outside of those inside the propaganda feedback loop and into the more mainstream,” Benkler says. A Cornell University study that analyzed 38 million articles about the pandemic found mentions of Trump made up nearly 38% of what they call “the misinformation conversation.” This makes the president the largest driver of falsehoods about the pandemic around the world. And here in the United States, Benkler’s team finds Trump and other Republicans are the biggest drivers of falsehoods about voting. Many media outlets have adopted a “dual-track” where they report Trump’s claims to look balanced and then go back to fact check, Benkler says. But what’s initially reported matters most, he says. “Nobody reads the fact check except for people who already want to find out that the president is lying,” he says. “You really do need to do the fact-checking before the headline is written. And the headline and the lead need to teach the audience what you’re about to hear is false. Then you can really contain it.” The New York Post story on Hunter Biden serves as an example of how news outlets can contain misinformation, he says. Karyn Miller-Medzon produced and edited this interview for broadcast with Tinku Ray. Allison Hagan adapted it for the web. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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How A Former Spy Trained Conservatives To Infiltrate Progressive Groups
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<em>NY Times </em>reporter Adam Goldman describes an undercover effort, headed up by an avid Trump supporter, that trained conservatives in espionage techniques and sent them to dig up dirt on progressives.
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NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Katie Roiphe about her essay on the #MeToo movement in this month's <em>Harper's Magazine.</em> It's called "The Other Whisper Network."
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#MemeOfTheWeek: 'The Media'
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The numbers are in, and there's a clear consensus on who lost this week's Republican presidential debate, and in turn, who was this week's biggest political flop: "The Media." Facebook says their top social moment of the debate was when Texas senator and presidential contender Ted Cruz criticized CNBC debate moderators and the questions they asked during the debate. Twitter also says that was the top moment on their network, as well the second when Florida senator Marco Rubio declared, "Democrats have their own SuperPAC, it's called the mainstream media." Media coverage of its own failings was just as critical. We've got a roundup here in case you need to catch up. But, what exactly IS "the media"? Who are we talking about when we say this? And what do we mean? NPR reached out to Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania. She says Americans have been pretty down on "the media" for a while, but that, right now, it's really bad. "Media credibility historically is down from its high points in the past," she says, "but there is on the conservative end of the political spectrum, an ongoing, more than two-decade long critique, that argues that what we would call the mainstream, or legacy media are biased against conservatives, and employ a double standard, treating conservatives different than liberals in a way that advantages liberals." And for Jamieson, this debate only served to exacerbate those frustrations. "When you open a debate by asking about candidate weaknesses (moderators opened this debate by asking each candidate what their greatest weakness was), in a debate in which the the candidates really are not well known yet, first you're asking a question no competent candidate is actually going to honestly answer," she says. "So, it's largely a waste of time, to find out how they're going to dodge the question." For Jamieson, part of why "The Media" is held in such low regard, compared to times past, is because the media, right now, is very different than what it was a few decades ago. "We have a changed media culture," Jamieson says. "When people talk about trust in media across time, they're actually measuring something that's very different. If you look at the 1960s and 1970s for example, you had three possibly four [if you count PBS], major media outlets for broadcast news. "Now we've seen ... the rise in online content, and the proliferation of media channels, with the advent both of cable, and then of many forms of online dissemination. And so when people now ask the question, 'do you trust, or how high is the credibility of media,?' They're fundamentally answering a different question than they were in the past. "And there's some confusion on the part of the public about who is a journalist at all," Jamieson continued. It all works to create a perfect storm: A debate with some awkward questions, a public already primed to distrust journalists and a social media landscape primed to jump on the multiple awkward moments that occurred during that debate. And when what you're critiquing is actually up for debate as well, it allows everyone to critique whatever they want. "When you ask about the media, often I think what you're actually hearing people say — particularly people who find most of their news in ideologically compatible outlets — I think what they're actually saying is, 'what I mean is, the media I don't pay attention to,'" Jamieson said. Online, this critique of the media, led to a backlash, from the media itself. Some journalists even declared war: And others pointed out that the battle had gone international. But, Jamieson says, even if "The Media" is this week's loser, it's not alone. "There's been a decline in all of the other institutions too, including recently, the Supreme Court," she says. "Part of this tendency may be an increased distrust in everything that's institutionalized." But for what it's worth, she says it's not all bad. "All of journalism isn't broken; most of the debate the other night wasn't broken — but a part of it was." But that was the part that the Internet just couldn't let go. And Republicans haven't let it go, either. The Republican National Committee announced Sunday that it will suspend a debate partnership with NBC News, citing "inaccurate or downright offensive" questions during Wednesday night's CNBC debate.
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Because of social distancing, more people in the United States are opting to stay home. And they are relying more on technologies to help them with problem-solving and managing their personal and professional lives. Access to these technologies has become more important for navigating this strange new world we're all in — and yet, there is a digital divide within the country between people who have that access, and people who don't. Plus, there are some ethical dilemmas that come with using these technologies that many hadn't considered before. So today on the show, a chat with Shira Ovide, an old friend of the Indicator's who now writes the On Tech newsletter for The New York Times. She tells us some of the ways that our relationship with the technologies we use everyday has changed in the time of coronavirus. You can sign up for the On Tech newsletter here: https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/OT Music by Drop Electric. Find us: Twitter / Facebook / Newsletter. Subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts, PocketCasts and NPR One.
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Trump's Former Lawyer Michael Cohen Reaches Plea Deal With Federal Authorities
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President Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen reached a plea deal with federal authorities. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to WNYC reporter Andrea Bernstein, who was in the courtroom in New York.
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Jeff Cohen: "Cable News Confidential" -- Michael Krasny delves into the world of cable television news with media critic Jeff Cohen. Guest: Jeff Cohen, founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR). He was a senior producer of the "Donahue" show on MSNBC and is the author of several books, most recently "Cable News Confidential: My Misadventures in Corporate Media."
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If you could change how the media cover who you are, where you live and what you believe, how would you do it? We’re opening our phone lines at 855-236-1A1A (1212) to listen to you in a special show that goes beyond labels and identity politics to pay close attention to what’s on the minds of Americans today. And we’ll hear from a conversation Joshua had with news media veterans James Fallows, Melissa Block and Charlie Sykes. They spent the last year traveling the nation, listening to Americans. What they heard and what they learned has shaped the way they cover the country’s communities. For more, visit http://the1a.org. © 2017 WAMU 88.5 – American University Radio.
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Workers will lay cable across the Atlantic to guarantee the neutrality of the Internet and shield Brazil from U.S. surveillance.
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'Seattle Times' Under Fire For Free Political Ads
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Staffers at <em>The Seattle Times</em> are protesting the newspaper's decision to run free political ads for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna and for the state's referendum that would legalize same-sex marriage. The company says the ads are part of a pilot project to prove that political advertising in newspapers can work. But journalists at the paper say giving away the space diminishes their journalistic integrity.
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Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd talks to Sarah Cook from Freedom House about how the Chinese government is influencing global opinion on the Hong Kong protests and more through a far-reaching campaign of propaganda. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Letters in Response to Mideast Series
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Host Bob Edwards reads listener letters in response to NPR Correspondent Mike Shuster's <a href="http://www.npr.org/news/specials/mideast/history/index.html"> seven-part Mideast series</a> that concluded yesterday. (3:34) <br /> <A href="http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/transcripts/2002/oct/021009.edwards.html">Read the Transcript</a>
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NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks to <EM>Slate</EM> contributor Lee Smith about his analysis of <EM>The Arab Mind</EM>, a book published in 1976 that's proved to be very influential in shaping the Bush administration's view of the Arab world.
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Global Warming Conference
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Linda talks with NPR's David Baron about the day's events at the White House conference on global climate. President Clinton kicked off the all-day talkathon with a plea for all sides of the debate over pollution and climate to talk to each other. Most of the day was devoted to outlining the evidence that man-made pollutants are dangerously warming the planet's climate and ways industry can reduce those pollutants. The forum is an attempt to generate support for Clinton's plan to adopt a treaty this December to lower worldwide greenhouse gases.
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Yesterday at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama reassured voters of her American family values and Ted Kennedy made a surprise appearance to rally the divided Democratic troops. The Mile High City is swarming with journalists this week, among them are hundreds of bloggers. Farai Chideya is with three of those bloggers in Denver for today's special convention bloggers' roundtable. She speaks with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen, and Charles Robinson of Charles Black Politics Blog.
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1. Voices In The News
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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's news, including Laurent Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo through a translator; Rep. Susan Molinari (R-NY), British Prime Minister Tony Blair, President Bill Clinton and Judy Walker, wife of an Oklahoma bombing victim.
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Story of the Week from The Environment Report. Hosted by Mark Brush.
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Vintners like David Mahaffey see increasing signs of global warming affecting the delicate process of growing wine grapes.
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Now appearing on <EM>All Things Considered</EM>: The comedy troupe responsible for such classic spoofs as <EM>I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus</EM>. Today, Firesign Theatre tackles the issue of homeland security, and the government's program to get civilians to "tip" the government to suspicious activity.
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'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' Political Columnist On Retiring After 41 Years
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jim Galloway about his impending retirement after 41 years as the senior political columnist for <em>The Atlanta Journal-Constitution</em>.
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Among the topics: Matt Holzmann's story of the day he finally got a new kidney; Neil Young's protest music; and the old-fashioned -- and highly successful -- <em>Anniston Star</em> newspaper of Anniston, Ala.
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A Newsy 'Peter and the Wolf'
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NPR news personalities Steve Inskeep, Linda Wertheimer and Daniel Schorr team up with conductor JoAnn Falletta and the Virginia Symphony for a newsy take on Prokofiev's classic. It's "Peter and the Wolf: A Special Report."
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NPR's Mike Pesca talks with <EM>New York Magazine</EM> writer Michael Wolff about the media circus surrounding Iraq POW Jessica Lynch, and what role she may play in perpetuating it.
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Don't 'Game' Clinical Drug Trials
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Why aren't potential problems with prescription drugs more clearly established during lengthy clinical trials? Forcing researchers to answer to many gatekeepers was the original game plan. But people have started gaming the system.
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If you haven't already, please read this story: "Woman's effort to infiltrate The Washington Post dated back months" Here's the top: "The failed effort by conservative activists to plant a false story about Senate candidate Roy Moore in The Washington Post was part of a months-long campaign to infiltrate The Post and other media outlets in Washington and New York, according to interviews, text messages and social media posts that have since been deleted." One thought that came to mind is how that effort to infiltrate so clearly violates one of the core principles that we and other credible news organizations live by. As our Ethics Handbook says: "Journalism should be done in plain sight, and our standards are clear. When we are working, we identify ourselves as NPR journalists to those we interview and interact with. We do not conceal our identities, pose as someone or something we are not, use hidden microphones or cameras to collect information, or record phone calls without the permission of all parties on the line, except in the very rarest of circumstances" What might qualify as a rare circumstance? Basically, if someone's life is at stake. We explore the issue here. The story also reminds us that we're constantly being judged and, perhaps, tested. Fortunately, we know how to conduct ourselves. One of the first statements in the handbook is that "we hold those who serve and influence the public to a high standard when we report about their actions. We must ask no less of ourselves." We go on to write about always remembering that "you represent NPR." We remind everyone at several points to keep opinions about the issues of the day to ourselves, whether it's when we're out in public or when we're posting on social media. Someone may try to spin this note as a warning that "they're coming after us." That's not what I'm saying. This is about being glad to work at a real news organization where journalists do their best to uphold important principles, and about pointing to the difference between us and "them."
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A Church Divided: Episcopalians Split Over Gay and Lesbian Clergy -- Questions over the ordination of gays and lesbians have Episcopalians in the Central Valley voting on whether to break away from the national church. Also, a new exhibit in San Francisco explores the nature of listening, from eavesdropping to music appreciation.
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NPR's Madeleine Brand speaks to <EM>Slate</EM> contributor Lee Smith about his analysis of <EM>The Arab Mind</EM>, a book published in 1976 that's proved to be very influential in shaping the Bush administration's view of the Arab world.
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We Made the 'New York Times!'
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While we are working furiously toward our terrestrial and satellite radio launch on Monday, we took a minute to be excited by this article in today's New York Times. Luke thinks the picture makes him look like a duck, but otherwise we're pretty happy with the piece. Back to work!
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<EM>Weekend Edition Sunday</EM> essayist Andy Borowitz acknowledges <EM>Time</EM> magazine's naming of three whistleblowers as persons of the year by providing a list of his own.
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The Unger Report: Praying for Hollywood
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Day to Day offbeat reporter Brian Unger speaks with Larry Poland of Mastermedia, an organization that views prayer as alternative to protest as a means of influencing Hollywood.
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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Nick Melvoin, one of two recently elected board members to the Los Angeles Unified School District, about the board's new majority as pro-charter schools.
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NPR Honored At RTDNF's First Amendment Awards
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The Radio Television Digital News Foundation (RTDNF) held its 21st Annual First Amendment Awards Dinner last week to honor news leaders for their commitment to the First Amendment and excellence in journalism. During a special portion of the dinner the the RTDNF also marked the upcoming 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, by honoring nine news organizations who covered the attacks with "essential and intrepid reporting." NPR was among those given a 10th Anniversary 9/11 Tribute Award. All Things Considered host Melissa Block attended the event to accept it on the organization's behalf. Before CBS News' Russ Mitchell, the night's emcee, and RTDNF Chairman Stacey Woelfel handed out the awards, a video of news coverage of the attacks was played that moved Block to say, "Watching that montage just now was like a sucker punch all over again. We're coming up on the 10-year anniversary and it doesn't stop hurting the same way that it did on that morning on September 11." You can see more video (including Block's remark's) from the evening at the RTDNF's site. Congratulations to all involved.
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Protesters turned up in costume for the Halloween hearing by the FCC on whether it should relax ownership rules to allow national media conglomerates to own more local stations.
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Let's Define All Those Terms You See In Headlines About Russia
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Collusion? Obstruction of justice? Person of interest? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley about the terminology of the current news cycle.
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Teenagers are the hottest consumer demographic in America. Media analyst Douglas Rushkoff examines the multi-billion dollar marketing industry aimed at teenagers in the new Frontline documentary <EM>The Merchants of Cool</EM>. (Tuesday, Feb. 27th at 10 PM). Rushkoff is also the author of <EM>Coercion: Why We Listen to What They Say</EM> (Riverhead books) about how our everyday decisions are influenced by marketers, politicians, religious leaders, and other forces.
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Report From Nonprofit Group Avaaz Says 'Europe Is Being Drowned In Disinformation'
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christoph Schott from the activist group AVAAZ about the group's new research into the online disinformation from far right groups in Europe.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Umair Irfan, who covers climate change and the environment for <em>Vox,</em> about the flying shame movement and what can be done about carbon emissions from air travel.
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National Correspondent for The New York Times, NICHOLAS KRISTOF
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National Correspondent for The New York Times, NICHOLAS KRISTOF. He's written a series of biographical articles on George W. Bush, focusing on his early years. KRISTOF is former Tokyo Bureau Chief for The Times, and was co-recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for his coverage of Tianamen Square. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW)12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:
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Farai Chideya and NPR producer Christopher Johnson read from listener e-mails, including a few compliments for the "Snapshots" and music segments and a letter voicing dissatisfaction with the host's use of slang.
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NPR News Special Coverage: War in Iraq
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NPR's regular program schedule was pre-empted by NPR News Special Coverage of the war in Iraq. Audio for special coverage during the noon-4pm ET time period is available at the link below.
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Alex Chadwick speaks with NPR senior Washington, D.C., editor Ron Elving about the Bush administration's continuing troubles over the federal response to Hurricane Katrina. They also discuss Vice President Dick Cheney's accidental shooting over the weekend of a prominent Texas attorney during a hunting trip.
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Anthem Protests During NFL Preseason Stir Fans' Feelings
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Preseason games don't typically get as much attention as regular season games but that's not the case this year. Player protests during the national anthem continue — as the league discourages them.
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It may not be in full retreat, but the Federal Communications Commission certainly seemed to be in a major strategic withdrawal from a plan that has caused a political firestorm: a study that would have asked journalists and media owners how they decide what is and isn't news. Conservative lawmakers, talk-show hosts and bloggers had attacked the study as a threat to freedom-of-the-press rights in the First Amendment. That the FCC was starting small, with a pilot project in Columbia, S.C., hardly mattered. Opponents raised the specter of Big Brother regulators posing intrusive questions in newsrooms. There was apparently plenty of outrage to spare after the Internal Revenue Service fiasco involving that agency's misbegotten review of political groups that sought tax-exempt status. But it wasn't just conservatives who expressed doubts. You could even find raised eyebrows at a progressive publication like The Atlantic. The FCC attempted to reassure Congress and others that it was merely trying to gather information for a report it owes Congress on how easy or hard it is for small businesses and entrepreneurs to take on established media companies. But the "trust us" approach almost never works in Washington. So the FCC decided to punt. "Last week, [FCC] chairman [Thomas] Wheeler informed lawmakers that the commission has no intention of regulating political or other speech of journalists or broadcasters and would be modifying the draft study," said FCC spokesperson Shannon Gilson in a statement. "Yesterday, the chairman directed that those questions be removed entirely. "To be clear, media owners and journalists will no longer be asked to participate in the Columbia, S.C. pilot study. The pilot will not be undertaken until a new study design is final," Gilson's statement said. What Gilson didn't say, but what is very likely, is that given the controversy there's likely to be much more vetting with the political powers-that-be of whatever new study the FCC comes up with.
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Antisocial Behavior in Online Discussion Communities
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Towards quality discourse in online news comments
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A FDR Sensor for Measuring Complex Soil Dielectric Permittivity in the 10–500 MHz Frequency Range
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Small, offbeat trends can change the world
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While Malcolm Gladwell's "Tipping Point" explores how a trend emerges from obscurity to the mainstream, a new book says even small trends can have big effects.
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First he reinvented the way we get e-mail. Now he's rounded up a bunch of radical thinkers to reinvent physics itself. By Duff McDonald from Wired magazine.
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Bloggers' Rants Draw Masses
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By Randy Myers, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Jun. 10--In the no-holds-barred blogosphere, every voice can be raised. But not everyone cares to listen.
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Blog: Microsoft wants to declare its independence from one of open source's biggest licenses, the GPL. Here's why it will fail.
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Local activists rally against trophy hunting - CBS News 8 - San Diego, CA News Station - KFMB Channel 8
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SAN DIEGO (NEWS 8) - Animal rights activists across the globe came together Saturday to call for an end to trophy hunting.
In San Diego, several dozen people protested trophy hunting during a march through Balboa Park.
“The individuals that hunt these animals say they are doing it for conservation, but they are not,” said Ellen Ericksen, an event organizer. ‘We need to keep these animals in the wild so they can reproduce naturally and live on for their species.”
Organizers specifically rallied against hunting practices in other countries, but also wanted to speak against hunting domestic bears, wolves and other predator animals.
Ericksen explained that Saturday’s event also functioned as a public awareness movement, bringing attention to trophy hunting for those that don’t realize its prevalence.
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The last few years have seen the FCC move to the foreground of the tech world with some far-reaching decisions that were aimed at protecting the open internet — but also made the agency some powerful enemies. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn is still holding the net neutrality torch, and she’ll be joining us at Disrupt NY to talk about it.
Clyburn, originally from South Carolina, was appointed to the FCC in 2013 by President Obma. Since then she has made it her business to “put #consumersfirst,” as she often puts it. Under former Chairman Tom Wheeler’s leadership, that meant putting strong rules in place around net neutrality and privacy — rules now being openly targeted by the agency’s new leadership.
But while that has led to some conflict, Clyburn has other issues on her plate that aren’t as subject to partisan interference: overseeing new broadband deployments, promoting transparency and diverse leadership in TV stations and other organizations, and ensuring the economically disadvantaged and disabled aren’t excluded from the modern internet-based economy.
She has also led efforts for years to expose and change the trend of private prisons restricting communication and charging inmates and their families exorbitant fees for simple video or audio calls.
Commissioner Clyburn joins a list of all-star speakers at TC Disrupt NY, which goes down May 15 to May 17. You can pick up your tickets here.
Sponsors make TechCrunch events possible. If you are interested in learning more about sponsorships with TechCrunch, shoot an email to [email protected].
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How PolitiFact won over SpaceX founder & media-critic Elon Musk
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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk delivers a speech at the Paris Pantheon Sorbonne University as part of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. For years, Tesla has boasted that its cars and SUVs are safer than other vehicles on the roads, and CEO Elon Musk doubled down on the claims in a series of tweets this week. Francois Mori, File AP Photo
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Ozark University school cafeteria worker broke down in tears thanking Trump for tax cuts; she shares her story with 'Fox & Friends.'
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FCC Rolls Back Decades-Old Rule Blocking Broadcast Media Mergers
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The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to repeal a 42-year-old rule regulating the way broadcast media companies are bought and sold. The original regulations were put in place to reduce media consolidation and ensure diversity on air and in print. Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik (@davidfolkenflik) about the rule change and what it means for the media landscape and consumers.
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This conversation is part III of our three-part series called “Silencing Science.” Host Robin Young talks to Michael Halpern, the deputy director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, about the stifling of science he sees at the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Slate's Human Nature: Conservative Abortion Attack
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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with <EM>Slate</EM> chief political correspondent Will Saletan about anti-abortion legislation likely to be pursued by conservative politicians when the next Congress convenes in January.
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with biological anthropologist Julienne Rutherford about the long term evolutionary changes possible from a shift in birth practices in the U.S.
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FCC Won't Ask Journalists To Explain Themselves After All
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It may not be in full retreat, but the Federal Communications Commission certainly seemed to be in a major strategic withdrawal from a plan that has caused a political firestorm: a study that would have asked journalists and media owners how they decide what is and isn't news. Conservative lawmakers, talk-show hosts and bloggers had attacked the study as a threat to freedom-of-the-press rights in the First Amendment. That the FCC was starting small, with a pilot project in Columbia, S.C., hardly mattered. Opponents raised the specter of Big Brother regulators posing intrusive questions in newsrooms. There was apparently plenty of outrage to spare after the Internal Revenue Service fiasco involving that agency's misbegotten review of political groups that sought tax-exempt status. But it wasn't just conservatives who expressed doubts. You could even find raised eyebrows at a progressive publication like The Atlantic. The FCC attempted to reassure Congress and others that it was merely trying to gather information for a report it owes Congress on how easy or hard it is for small businesses and entrepreneurs to take on established media companies. But the "trust us" approach almost never works in Washington. So the FCC decided to punt. "Last week, [FCC] chairman [Thomas] Wheeler informed lawmakers that the commission has no intention of regulating political or other speech of journalists or broadcasters and would be modifying the draft study," said FCC spokesperson Shannon Gilson in a statement. "Yesterday, the chairman directed that those questions be removed entirely. "To be clear, media owners and journalists will no longer be asked to participate in the Columbia, S.C. pilot study. The pilot will not be undertaken until a new study design is final," Gilson's statement said. What Gilson didn't say, but what is very likely, is that given the controversy there's likely to be much more vetting with the political powers-that-be of whatever new study the FCC comes up with.
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This conversation is part III of our three-part series called “Silencing Science.” Host Robin Young talks to Michael Halpern, the deputy director of the Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists, about the stifling of science he sees at the Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Housing, Other Issues Missing From Conference On Aging Meeting
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NPR's Ina Jaffe talks with Scott Simon about the White House Conference on Aging earlier this week. It's a one day conference held every 10 years.
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Forum discusses historic preservation in the Bay Area, and how best to select candidates for preservation.
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Political Rhetoric, From Energizing To Outrageous
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The recent Conservative Political Action Conference featured a stream of political zingers. Two former presidential speechwriters weigh in on the rhetoric there and in other political news last week.
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NPR's Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about energy legislation that will be debated in Congress this week. Republicans drafted the comprehensive bill and released it over the weekend. The bill gained public importance following this summer's blackout.
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What caused Mark Zuckerberg’s improvement in public speaking?
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What makes Mark Zuckerberg an outstanding public speaker?
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How does one think and work like Elon Musk?
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Write Satire About Current Events
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Satire is the art of bringing attention to a particular problem, fault or issue by blending criticism with humor. Current events are a prime target of satire because most people who write or perform satire are trying to raise awareness as well as entertain.
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You read all those gossip magazines, and now you want to make you're own? Not only could you add celebrity gossip, but you can even make it have local articles about your school!
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Education Department Paid Journalist
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The Bush administration paid a prominent black journalist to promote President Bush's education law and give Education Secretary Rod Paige media time, records show.
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News Corp's (NWSa.N) deal to buy Wall Street Journal publisher Dow Jones & Co Inc should close in the next 60 days, a top News Corp executive said on Monday.
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Jeff Hammerbacher: Do you think data science is overhyped?
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Is data science overhyped as a career field?
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Though Indian journalist Arnab Goswami has some haters, aren't you overwhelmed by the dedication he gives to journalism?
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U.S., other countries refuse to sign United Nations treaty on telecommunications and Internet .
Ambassador: "Internet policy should not be determined by member states but by citizens ..."
UN is hosting global communications conference in Dubai .
American delegation argues Internet governance issues are outside conference's scope .
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(CNN) -- The United States, along with the United Kingdom and Canada, is refusing to sign a United Nations treaty on telecommunications and the Internet that has been under negotiation for the past two weeks. Terry Kramer, the U.S. Ambassador to the World Conference on International Telecommunications, said Thursday that "the U.S. cannot sign the [treaty] in [its] current form." "We candidly cannot support an ITU treaty that is inconsistent with a multi-stakeholder model of Internet governance," said Kramer during a conference session. "As the ITU has stated, this conference was never meant to focus on Internet issues. However, today we are in a situation where we still have text and resolutions that cover issues on spam and also provisions on Internet governance." "Internet policy should not be determined by member states but by citizens, communities, and broader society, and such consultation from the private sector and civil society is paramount," he continued. "This has not happened here." The U.S. decision to withdraw comes following a surprise move late Wednesday in which the chair of the conference called a voice vote on controversial proposal that encourages governments to help expand global Internet access. It was approved in a controversial manner that left some participants confused and upset. Additionally, many countries -- the U.S. included -- are opposed to including in the treaty any language about the Internet at all. Dr. Hamadoun I. Touré, chair of the conference, released a statement arguing the agreed-upon treaty does not include Internet provisions. Instead, he said the controversial proposal voted upon Wednesday is found in a non-binding annexed resolution to the treaty. "The conference did NOT [sic] include provisions on the Internet in the treaty text," said Touré. "Annexed to the treaty is a non-binding Resolution which aims at fostering the development and growth of the Internet." Kramer had initially indicated the U.S. would remain engaged in negotiations after Wednesday's diplomatic ruckus. He also denied rumors the U.S. would be leaving the conference earlier this week. Later on Thursday, several other countries indicated they agreed the conference is the wrong forum to discuss Internet issues. Called the World Conference on International Telecommunications, or WCIT, the conference was intended to update a treaty governing international telecommunications that hasn't been refreshed since 1988. Since the conference began, the American delegation has argued that Internet governance issues are outside the scope of the conference. Other countries, including Russia and China, disagreed, submitting proposals intended to help governments fight cyberattacks and spam. The Americans -- and many open Internet advocates -- warned those proposals would be used to censor Internet users and would open the door to further disruptions to the open web. SEE ALSO: Unexpected controversy erupts at UN Internet conference . The U.S. also argued in favor of governments taking a hands-off approach to the Internet. "The Internet has given the world unimaginable economic and social benefit during these past 24 years," said Kramer. "All without U.N. regulation." © 2011 MASHABLE.com. All rights reserved.
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(CNN) -- On Wednesday night, an estimated 50 million Americans will watch the first presidential debate live, as President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney face off for 90 minutes in Denver. The odds are that many of those watching will have more than their TVs on as they do so: Millions are also likely to be glancing at their laptops or mobile phones, scanning the live conversation about the debates that will unfold over social networks and chiming in with their own comments. But while this burst of online chatter will undoubtedly affect the coverage and analysis of the debates, the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has, unfortunately, taken only the most modest of steps to channel all of this public participation into something more meaningful than a digital water-cooler conversation. Despite all kinds of interesting experiments during the primaries, including questions from the audience via Twitter and inviting real-time feedback that moderators occasionally inserted into the live debate conversation, the commission is rolling out a quasi-interactive online tool that is bound to leave the public wanting much more. Opinion: Debate advice -- Obama, light a cig; Romney, throw deep . A week ago, the debate commission announced "The Voice Of...," a digital platform that will be deployed on special landing pages hosted by Google, Yahoo and AOL to "give people throughout the country the opportunity to share their voice." Now, a day before the first debate, I've gotten a peek at the dashboard they're delivering, from the Yahoo page that has just gone live (the others are still placeholders). "The Voice Of" landing page offers three options: explore the issues, voice your view and watch the debates. Of those, the second choice is the most intriguing, because it gives participants the ability to not just say where they stand on topics like health care, energy, regulation, education, foreign affairs, terrorism, jobs, taxes and federal spending but to then see how they compare with other participants in the aggregate. A dynamic counter will then also show how many people have "shared their voice." This is very nice, and it will certainly be interesting to see how the live debate affects the results on "The Voice Of..." dashboards. But it barely scratches the surface of what the Internet could do to open up the debates, engage the public and allow for a more robust and accountable discussion of key issues by the candidates. It's kind of like if the debate commission got itself a synthesizer but just decided to use it to play "Chopsticks." To most people, "sharing your voice" means actually getting a sense that you are being listened to. Otherwise, what is the point of having a voice? Unlike broadcast television, the Internet is an arena of abundance. You don't need to speak in soundbites online or conduct pnly one-way, top-down conversations. Opinion: How will debates sway the undecideds? Instead of just creating an online playpen for a parallel but essentially disconnected national conversation about the debates, the commission could have built on work done during the primaries to capture and reflect public responses to the actual candidate responses, in real time. Or, as McCurry and Fahrenkopf promised in a little-noticed news release in July, they could also be using the Internet to enable the public to "share their input with the debate moderators in advance of the debates." There's still time for the commission to rethink this approach, but I'm not holding my breath. After all, the dirty little secret about the Commission on Presidential Debates is that is essentially a creature of the two major parties that views its job as managing an orderly joint television appearance that both major presidential campaigns will agree to. The real details of how these debates are run are actually hammered out in secret negotiations between top lawyers from both sides, as George Farah of the advocacy group OpenDebates.org has documented in detail. A whistle-blower leaked him the 2004 contract between the Bush and Kerry campaigns that showed that both sides had agreed that the two men would not ask each other direct questions, for example. In the town-hall-style debate, they also agreed that "Audience members shall not ask follow-up questions or otherwise participate in the extended discussion, and the audience members' microphone shall be turned off after he or she completes asking the question." If the presidential campaigns can go so far as to prohibit a live audience member in a town-hall-style debate from even asking a follow-up question, which is something that would happen naturally if it was a genuine town hall, then it's understandable why the commission's approach to the Internet is so compartmentalized and limited. This is a shame. But as a new generation of Americans who use social media naturally enters public life, this artificial wall between the voters and our would-be leaders will eventually come down. Opinion: Candidates, stop vying to be debate underdog . The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of Micah Sifry.
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Miss World Megan Young, tearfully told union she couldn't save the world .
Some of the sharpest minds in student academics watched her defend pageants against critics of the industry who say they demean women .
The prestigious debating chamber has hosted Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, and the Dalai Lama .
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The winner of the Miss World pageant has addressed the historic Oxford Union debating chamber to tearfully clarify that beauty queens cannot save the planet. Megan Young, who was crowned Miss World 2013, became tearful as she addressed some of the sharpest minds in student academics to defend pageants against critics of the industry who say they demean women. She told the prestigious union, which has hosted Nelson Mandela, Albert Einstein, Mother Teresa, and the Dalai Lama: 'People are saying you're Miss World you should save the world, and to be honest, we can't really save the world as a whole, we're doing it part by part. We're not Superman. We're human too. Megan Young (pictured), who was crowned Miss World 2013, became tearful as she addressed some of the sharpest minds in student academics to defend pageants against critics of the industry at the Oxford Union . She addressed the historic Oxford Union debating chamber to say that it was hard, but that beauty queens cannot save the planet . Ms Young, who was crowned when she represented the country of her mother's birth, the Philippines, was helped at the debate by competitors for the Miss World 2014 title - including Miss England, Carina Tyrrell, who is a final year medicine student at Cambridge University. Before the discussion, Tyrrell defended the competition from criticism that women are judged more on their looks rather than their brains. 'You are surrounded by women who represent their countries. These are role models, they are role models to young women and role models to society.' Before she spoke to the crowd, Miss Young and this year's contestants were given a tour of the University's centuries-old buildings, where some of the world's most celebrated scientists, writers and academic minds have studied. Miss Young and this year's contestants were given a tour of the University's centuries-old buildings, where some of the world's most celebrated scientists, writers and academic minds have studied . Miss Young was helped at the debate by competitors for the Miss World 2014 title - including Miss England, Carina Tyrrell (pictured), who is a final year medicine student at Cambridge University . Tyrrell defended the competition from criticism that women are judged more on their looks rather than their brains.' You are surrounded by women who represent their countries. These are role models' But Miss Young admitted she was feeling nervous about her speech in the chambers. 'I'm a bit nervous, of course we're in the Oxford University and we'll be with the Oxford Union, so for me to just step into this campus and be in this area where very famous people) have been, it's an honour and I'm just very excited and nervous at the same time.' Once the tour was finished Miss Young and the Miss World contestants made their way to the Oxford Union, where they were also joined by the 1953 winner Denise Perrier. Miss South Africa and Miss United States then delivered speeches before a busy Union. Once the tour was finished Miss Young and the Miss World contestants made their way to the Oxford Union, to field questions . After the speeches the Miss World contestants and students left the Union. But some were left feeling flat by the level of debate . 'Miss World allows women the chance to represent their countries. It allows us the chance to lead. Miss World is not a celebrity, she is an ambassador. She tells women all around the world again that it's okay to have an opinion. She makes changes happen. She identifies problems and she finds solutions. She changes the world,' said Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit. The contestants then fielded questions from students and Miss Young became quite emotional as she recalled what the hardest part of being Miss World has been. 'And what... it hurts really, it really does hurt and sometimes you just can't help but cry. I'm sorry I'm getting really emotional because you know I've been through so many countries and it's just so difficult seeing them in this position and you know people are saying you're Miss World you should save the world, and to be honest, we can't really save the world as a whole, we're doing it part by part. We're not Superman. We're human too.' Getting some tips: This year's contestants meet the current Miss World as the competition returns to London . After the debate the Miss World contestants and students left the Union. But some were left feeling flat by the level of debate. Oxford University student, Kate Welsh, said: 'I was a bit disappointed that it didn't have more of a debate, wasn't formed throughout the evening, perhaps, on the kind of moral issues behind having what's still fundamentally a beauty pageant. 'And having women from such privileged backgrounds being supposedly representative of their countries,' said'All of us here just came to prove that it's a lot more than just pretty faces behind us. Whether it's a story or here for a reason, for a personal reason.'
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(CNN) -- On Wednesday night, an estimated 50 million Americans will watch the first presidential debate live, as President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt Romney face off for 90 minutes in Denver. The odds are that many of those watching will have more than their TVs on as they do so: Millions are also likely to be glancing at their laptops or mobile phones, scanning the live conversation about the debates that will unfold over social networks and chiming in with their own comments. But while this burst of online chatter will undoubtedly affect the coverage and analysis of the debates, the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has, unfortunately, taken only the most modest of steps to channel all of this public participation into something more meaningful than a digital water-cooler conversation. Despite all kinds of interesting experiments during the primaries, including questions from the audience via Twitter and inviting real-time feedback that moderators occasionally inserted into the live debate conversation, the commission is rolling out a quasi-interactive online tool that is bound to leave the public wanting much more. Opinion: Debate advice -- Obama, light a cig; Romney, throw deep . A week ago, the debate commission announced "The Voice Of...," a digital platform that will be deployed on special landing pages hosted by Google, Yahoo and AOL to "give people throughout the country the opportunity to share their voice." Now, a day before the first debate, I've gotten a peek at the dashboard they're delivering, from the Yahoo page that has just gone live (the others are still placeholders). "The Voice Of" landing page offers three options: explore the issues, voice your view and watch the debates. Of those, the second choice is the most intriguing, because it gives participants the ability to not just say where they stand on topics like health care, energy, regulation, education, foreign affairs, terrorism, jobs, taxes and federal spending but to then see how they compare with other participants in the aggregate. A dynamic counter will then also show how many people have "shared their voice." This is very nice, and it will certainly be interesting to see how the live debate affects the results on "The Voice Of..." dashboards. But it barely scratches the surface of what the Internet could do to open up the debates, engage the public and allow for a more robust and accountable discussion of key issues by the candidates. It's kind of like if the debate commission got itself a synthesizer but just decided to use it to play "Chopsticks." To most people, "sharing your voice" means actually getting a sense that you are being listened to. Otherwise, what is the point of having a voice? Unlike broadcast television, the Internet is an arena of abundance. You don't need to speak in soundbites online or conduct pnly one-way, top-down conversations. Opinion: How will debates sway the undecideds? Instead of just creating an online playpen for a parallel but essentially disconnected national conversation about the debates, the commission could have built on work done during the primaries to capture and reflect public responses to the actual candidate responses, in real time. Or, as McCurry and Fahrenkopf promised in a little-noticed news release in July, they could also be using the Internet to enable the public to "share their input with the debate moderators in advance of the debates." There's still time for the commission to rethink this approach, but I'm not holding my breath. After all, the dirty little secret about the Commission on Presidential Debates is that is essentially a creature of the two major parties that views its job as managing an orderly joint television appearance that both major presidential campaigns will agree to. The real details of how these debates are run are actually hammered out in secret negotiations between top lawyers from both sides, as George Farah of the advocacy group OpenDebates.org has documented in detail. A whistle-blower leaked him the 2004 contract between the Bush and Kerry campaigns that showed that both sides had agreed that the two men would not ask each other direct questions, for example. In the town-hall-style debate, they also agreed that "Audience members shall not ask follow-up questions or otherwise participate in the extended discussion, and the audience members' microphone shall be turned off after he or she completes asking the question." If the presidential campaigns can go so far as to prohibit a live audience member in a town-hall-style debate from even asking a follow-up question, which is something that would happen naturally if it was a genuine town hall, then it's understandable why the commission's approach to the Internet is so compartmentalized and limited. This is a shame. But as a new generation of Americans who use social media naturally enters public life, this artificial wall between the voters and our would-be leaders will eventually come down. Opinion: Candidates, stop vying to be debate underdog . The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of Micah Sifry.
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BRIEF-J2 Global completes five acquisitions in Q1 2017
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April 13 J2 Global Inc -
* J2 Global completes five acquisitions in q1 2017
* Terms of individual acquisitions were not disclosed
* Financial impact to J2 is not expected to be material with respect to acquisitions Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage:
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A new journal is launching next month in reaction to Donald Trump’s presidential victory.
American Affairs journal, a quarterly, will begin publication in February, an outgrowth of the anonymous The Journal of American Greatness blog, which drew praise from conservative writers Peggy Noonan, Christopher Caldwell and Steve Hayward during the presidential campaign.
“It attempts to understand the ideological and political transitions, of which Trump is the most prominent one,” said founder Julius Krein in an interview.
The journal, which will be published by the American Affairs Foundation, will be edited by Krein, as well as Gladden Pappin, a professor at Notre Dame, who will serve as associate editor.
Krein, who will scale back his work at a Boston hedge fund, has been successfully fundraising for his magazine and hasn’t ruled out serving in the Trump administration in the future. “For the time being I’m focused on getting the journal off the ground,” he said.
“Our goal is to provide a forum for people who believe that the conventional ideological categories and policy prescriptions of recent decades are no longer relevant to the most pressing problems and debates facing our country,” Krein said in a statement.
“The journal’s contributors will include well-known authors and new voices, both from the ‘right’ and the ‘left.’ We hope not only to encourage a rethinking of the theoretical foundations of “conservatism” but also to promote a broader realignment of American politics,” Krein added, describing his forthcoming “journal of public policy and political thought.”
The quarterly, which will run about 120 pages, has confirmed David Goldman, Josh Mitchell, Reuven Brenner and Clyde Prestowitz will contribute to its first issue.
Michael Anton, a former speechwriter and aide to New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, will likely write for the journal as well. “I hope to be in there before long, maybe for the second issue,” said Anton.
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Editor and Publisher Jason Epstein
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In his new book <EM>Book Business</EM> , Epstein gives his insiders take on publishing today. He also talks about how publishing has changed since he entered the business in the early 1950s. Early in his career, Epstein created Anchor Books, which is said to have helped establish the trade paperback format. Epstein was also editorial director of Random House and has edited many well-known novelists including Norman Mailer, Vladimir Nabokov, Philip Roth, and Gore Vidal.
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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are preparing for their second presidential debate on Sunday night. This week Clinton moved into lead in polls in many swing states, following her performance in the first debate last week. And there was fallout this week from Monday’s vice presidential debate. Political journalists Jesse Holland and Julie Mason join Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young to discuss the week in campaign politics. Guests Jesse Holland, race and ethnicity reporter for the Associated Press. He tweets @jessejholland. Julie Mason, host of The Press Pool on SiriusXM’s Potus Channel 124. She tweets @juliemason.
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Voices In the News - South Dakota
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Liane provides an overview of the past week's news, weather and sports in South Dakota.
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Recounts, legal challenges and accusations of fraud are plaguing San Diego, a city still waiting to discover who their mayor is two weeks after the polls closed. NPR's Carrie Kahn reports.
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Microsoft Hometown Reaction
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NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports on the reaction of Microsoft workers and other residents in Redmond, WA, the hometown of Microsoft.
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Residents of Atlanta, Los Angeles and suburban Maryland speak out about the election. (4:29)
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Quick Take: Campaign Apps
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Republican Presidential candidate Ted Cruz has an app. And he's not the only one. This episode: Sam Sanders, campaign reporter; Scott Detrow, campaign reporter; Amita Kelly, digital editor. Find the team on Twitter @nprpolitics or at npr.org/politics.
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NPR's Madeleine Brand and Slate political blogger Mickey Kaus talk about major topics circulating in the world of Web logs, including how some presidential candidates are beginning to publish their own Internet journals.
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Rachel Maddow: The Fresh Air Interview
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The popular MSNBC host talks about her start in broadcasting, her life and her new book Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, in which she argues that America's national defense has become disconnected from public oversight.
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To help make sense of the impending avalanche of campaign ads, NPR has partnered with PolitiFact to present the Message Machine Fall TV Preview. Bill Adair, editor of PolitiFact.com, talks to Steve Inskeep about what to expect from the fall campaign season. PolitiFact is a project of the <em>St. Petersburg Times.</em>
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Joe Dimaggio Biography
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GUEST: RICHARD BEN CRAMER *Author <EM>Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life</EM> (Simon & Schuster 2000) and <EM>What it Takes: The Way to the White House</EM> (Vintage Books, 1993) Prize-winning author Richard Ben Cramer has written a new book called "JoeDiMaggio: The Hero's Life." The biography dissects the many layers of the American Mythic tale of Joe DiMaggio and shows us the more complex man. During this World Series week, host Neal Conan takes a look at arguably the quintessential New York Yankee, Joe DiMaggio.
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gina McCarthy, climate adviser to the White House, about several executive actions to end oil and gas drilling on federal land that President Biden is signing.
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Bob Edwards Talks With Commentator Christine Brennan About The United
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States Figure Skating Championship in Nashville, where the competition for national titles continues into the weekend. 1996 World Champion Todd Eldredge is a favorite for top place in the men's programs, after skating a nearly flawless program last night. The long programs will decide the U.S. world team on Saturday.
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Yesterday at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama reassured voters of her American family values and Ted Kennedy made a surprise appearance to rally the divided Democratic troops. The Mile High City is swarming with journalists this week, among them are hundreds of bloggers. Farai Chideya is with three of those bloggers in Denver for today's special convention bloggers' roundtable. She speaks with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen, and Charles Robinson of Charles Black Politics Blog.
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'The Daily Show' Comes to Washington
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Guest Host Alex Chadwick talks with Jon Stewart of <em>The Daily Show</em>, that airs on Comedy Central. <em>The Daily Show</em> is taping the program in Washington, D.C. this week.
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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with <EM>Slate</EM> editor Jacob Weisberg about the Republican National Convention, beginning Monday in New York City. Weisberg explains what messages the Republican Party wants to put forth this week at the convention.
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Techie Talk After the State of the Union Address
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Three men in Seattle's high-tech industry talk about the State of the Union address Tuesday night. One notes that while the president spoke of "strengthening" U.S. economic leadership in the world, a better word might be "restoring."
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Yesterday at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama reassured voters of her American family values and Ted Kennedy made a surprise appearance to rally the divided Democratic troops. The Mile High City is swarming with journalists this week, among them are hundreds of bloggers. Farai Chideya is with three of those bloggers in Denver for today's special convention bloggers' roundtable. She speaks with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen, and Charles Robinson of Charles Black Politics Blog.
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1. Voices In The News
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A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's news, including Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-WI); Rep. John Boehner (bay-ner) (R-OH); President Bill Clinton; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson; Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz; and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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Story of the Week from The Environment Report. Hosted by Mark Brush.
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Clear Channel Nixes Anti-War Billboard
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Project Billboard, a fledgling non-partisan group whose mission is to stimulate public debate, files a preliminary injunction against Clear Channel in a New York court. The group is trying to force the media giant to run its ad on a prime billboard in Times Square. Clear Channel allegedly rejected it because of its anti-war political message. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.
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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with Christopher Caldwell, senior editor of <EM>The Weekly Standard</EM>, about how the issue of past military service is affecting the race for the presidency.
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Week In Review With Daniel Schorr
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This week saw charges for the man alleged to have gone on a shooting rampage at Ft. Hood. President Obama headed to Asia and the House passed health care legislation. Host Scott Simon reviews the week in the news with NPR Senior News Analyst Dan Schorr.
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Tuesday's primaries in Washington, Michigan, Kansas and Missouri will shape several high-profile general election contests. Plus, a look inside the special election in Ohio's 12th district that's causing a ton of buzz. This episode: political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben, reporter Sarah McCammon, and political editor Domenico Montanaro. Email the show at [email protected]. Find and support your local public radio station at npr.org/stations.
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Here's Where To Get 'Fact Checks' Tonight
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It's that time again. Time, that is, for the fact checkers to gear up for another debate. As they did during last week's vice presidential debate and the week before that when the presidential contenders faced off, the news outlets and nonpartisan groups that fact check what's being said are poised. They'll be up and running during tonight's town hall-style debate between President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, which is set to start at 9 p.m. ET. Who's doing the truth squadding? -- Politifact.com, which will be tweeting away during the debate (@politifact) and rounding up the whoppers afterward on its website. -- FactCheck.org, which is also pretty fast about posting and plans to be busily tweeting (@factcheckdotorg). -- The New York Times and The Washington Post. NPR, which will be streaming and broadcasting starting at 9 p.m. ET, will follow the 90-minute debate with a discussion that includes fact check reports from our correspondents. Also, NPR social media strategist Andy Carvin is, as always, on Twitter (@acarvin). He'll be watching the truth squads and following the "debate behind the debate" on The Back Channel. Finally, we'll be live blogging during the debate and will look to flag claims that might bear some scrutiny. Then, we'll come back after the debate with a fresh post that rounds up the highlights — and lowlights? — from all those fact checkers.
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To help make sense of the impending avalanche of campaign ads, NPR has partnered with PolitiFact to present the Message Machine Fall TV Preview. Bill Adair, editor of PolitiFact.com, talks to Steve Inskeep about what to expect from the fall campaign season. PolitiFact is a project of the <em>St. Petersburg Times.</em>
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In Celebration Of The 260th
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In celebration of the 260th birthday of the "London Bach," Johann Christian Bach, we'll hear his Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for Two Violins and Orchestra in a performance from the Music Bayreuth (BEYE-royt) festival in Germany. (Bavarian Radio/European Broadcasting Union)
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Yesterday at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama reassured voters of her American family values and Ted Kennedy made a surprise appearance to rally the divided Democratic troops. The Mile High City is swarming with journalists this week, among them are hundreds of bloggers. Farai Chideya is with three of those bloggers in Denver for today's special convention bloggers' roundtable. She speaks with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen, and Charles Robinson of Charles Black Politics Blog.
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Mugabe Appears Defiant In Sunday's Televised Address
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe vowed to keep leading the country, despite being removed from the leadership of the ruling party. Rachel Martin talks to journalist Jeffrey Barbee.
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Yesterday at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama reassured voters of her American family values and Ted Kennedy made a surprise appearance to rally the divided Democratic troops. The Mile High City is swarming with journalists this week, among them are hundreds of bloggers. Farai Chideya is with three of those bloggers in Denver for today's special convention bloggers' roundtable. She speaks with Chris Rabb of Afro-Netizen, Liza Sabater of Culture Kitchen, and Charles Robinson of Charles Black Politics Blog.
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The California Report
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Nina Totenberg reports on today's expected delivery of the Independent Counsel's report into Congressional hands. Once the House votes to authorize public release, the information will be posted on the Internet. Millions of people worldwide can sit at their computer screens and read the information some of it sexually graphic.
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Interpreting For Change
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We hear <em>sabiduría</em>, or words of wisdom, from Antena (Antenna) Los Ángeles. They do interpretation and translation work, aimed at achieving justice through language.
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With four days to go before midterm elections that could sweep the Republican Party into full control of Congress, candidates in the hottest races across the country are making their final pitches. Here & Now hosts Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young speak with Mark Halperin of “Game Change” fame. He’s a managing editor at Bloomberg Politics, and co-hosts the new Bloomberg TV show “With All Due Respect.” Guest
Mark Halperin, managing editor at Bloomberg Politics. He tweets @MarkHalperin.
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The Week In Politics
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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with political commentators, Jason Johnson, politics editor at The Root, and David Brooks of <em>The New York Times</em>.
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Liane provides an overview of the past week's news, weather and sports in South Dakota.
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The Cultural Impact of Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Reporter Alex Cohen talks to a cultural anthropologist who's been studying the cultural impact of California Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger for 20 years.
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NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Taylor Lorenz of <em>The Atlantic</em> about the influence economy, how much money is at stake and who has the power.
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Not My Job: Ted Koppel
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NPR Senior News Analyst and longtime ABC News anchor, Ted Koppel plays a game called "It stars Matthew McConaughey, how could it fail?" Three questions about the box office flop <em>Sahara</em> from a <em>Los Angeles Times</em> article about the failed production.
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<em>All Things Considered</em> continues checking in on political races around the country. Today, NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Jim Webb, a political editor with the <em>Chicago Tribune,</em> about both the Senate race and the governor's race in Illinois.
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Monday Mail: September 5
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Your questions, answered. This episode: host/campaign reporter Sam Sanders, congressional correspondent Susan Davis, and editor/correspondent Ron Elving. More coverage at nprpolitics.org. Email the show at [email protected].
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Washington Post blogger and columnist Alexandra Petri and Mike Pesca from Slate's The Gist podcast join Sam to talk through the week that was: the Harvey Weinstein scandal in Hollywood, the Trump administration's actions without Congress's help, and the Environmental Protection Agency's handling of the Clean Power Plan — plus a call to a listener in Northern California about wildfires that have ravaged the state, and the best things that happened to listeners all week. Email the show at [email protected] and follow Sam on Twitter @samsanders.
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