Media

The numeral 2024 in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 20. 2023, after traveling across the country, beginning in Los Angeles.

Arts

After a grueling 2023, here are four predictions for media in 2024

12:47pm January 02, 2024

by Eric Deggans

Lengthy strikes. Layoffs. Hikes in subscription fees. It was a long year in media. TV critic Eric Deggans looks ahead at what's coming next and believe it or not — it's not all bad.

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Arts

In a tough year for podcasts, these 3 stood above the rest

1:37pm December 28, 2023

by Nick Quah

The podcasting world faced layoffs, retrenchment, and cancellations in 2023, but amidst the turmoil, "If Books Could Kill," "You Didn't See Nothin" and "The Retrievals" topped the list of offerings.

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Morning news brief

5:05am December 28, 2023

WHO cautions disease may kill more people in Gaza than combat. The New York Times sues ChatGPT's OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, and 2023 is expected to be the hottest year on record.

'Morning Edition' staffers reflect on some of their memorable 2023 stories

5:05am December 28, 2023

Morning Edition editors and producers share some of their favorite stories of 2023 that they had a part in.

A look back at some of the NPR stories that were the most read online

5:12am December 27, 2023

What do UFOs, Fireball Cinnamon and a dead snowshoe hare have in common? They all made the list of NPR.org's top stories of the year.

Student journalists are covering campus tension over conflict in the Middle East

5:26pm December 26, 2023

by Aubri Juhasz

The conflict in the Middle East has led to demonstrations, backlash and even violence on college campuses. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.

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Students Hannah Levitan, left, and Lindsay Ruhl launched The Tulane Hullabaloo's first student podcast in response to campus tensions over Israel's war in Gaza.

The war in Gaza is a big story on campus. These student reporters aren't shying away

11:17am December 23, 2023

by Aubri Juhasz

Tensions have been high on college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the resulting war in Gaza. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.

National

Longtime KCRW general manager Ruth Seymour dies at 88

6:27pm December 22, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Public radio personality Ruth Seymour has died at age 88. For 32 years, she was the general manager of KCRW in Los Angeles, one of the most influential radio stations in the country.

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Will Lewis speaks in July 2017, when he was the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones.

New 'Washington Post' CEO accused of Murdoch tabloid hacking cover-up

10:08am December 20, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Lawyers for Prince Harry and Hugh Grant have alleged in court that The Washington Post's next CEO helped the Murdochs clean up after illegal phone-hacking incidents at their British tabloids.

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InfoWars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during his trial on Sept. 21, 2022 in Waterbury, Conn.

National

Alex Jones offers Sandy Hook victims' families $55 million to settle legal claims

7:19pm December 16, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Meanwhile, the families submitted a competing plan focused on liquidating the conspiracy theorist's Infowars business.