Media

NPR Legend Susan Stamberg Receives Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

5:21am March 04, 2020

by Mandalit del Barco

Friends, family and fans cheered Tuesday as Susan Stamberg — one of NPR's "founding mothers" — received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Actress Annette Bening was one of the people honoring her.

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The Trump campaign has filed a lawsuit against The Washington Post.

Politics & Government

Trump 2020 Sues 'Washington Post,' Days After 'N.Y. Times' Defamation Suit

10:01pm March 03, 2020

by David Folkenflik

In the latest salvo against media outlets, the campaign is targeting opinion pieces that invoke concerns that Donald Trump invited aid from Russia to boost his electoral fortunes.

Twitter's Head Of Site Integrity, On Fighting Election Disinformation

7:56am March 03, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Yoel Roth, Twitter's head of site integrity, about social media disinformation related to elections — and what his platform is doing about it.

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World News

U.S. Puts New Restrictions On China State-Run Media Journalists

6:36am March 03, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Steven Butler of the Committee to Protect Journalists about the White House capping the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work in the U.S. from China state-run media.

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Chris Matthews Is Out At MSNBC

9:35pm March 02, 2020

by David Folkenflik

Chris Matthews is stepping down as anchor of MSNBC's politics talk show Hardball. He resigned and retired abruptly Monday night following mounting criticism over embarrassing on-air moments.

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AG William Barr Addresses Religious Broadcasters In Nashville

6:24am February 27, 2020

by Tom Gjelten

Attorney General William Barr delivered a highly ideological speech to religion broadcasters on Wednesday — characterizing progressivism as "totalitarian democracy."

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A masked paramilitary policeman stands guard alone at a deserted Tiananmen Gate in Beijing following the coronavirus outbreak. China on Wednesday said it has revoked the press credentials of three U.S. reporters over a headline for an opinion column it de

World News

China Expels 3 'Wall Street Journal' Reporters, Citing 'Racist' Headline

9:56am February 19, 2020

The move comes a day after the U.S. State Department designated five Chinese state media outlets as foreign government missions, thus treating them as extensions of Beijing.

'Washington Post': Therapy Notes Are Being Used Against Migrant Children

6:31am February 18, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Washington Post reporter Hannah Dreier, whose investigation found that therapists are sharing their notes on detained migrant children with immigration officials.

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McClatchy acquired Knight Ridder, the owner of the Miami Herald and dozens of other newspapers, in 2006 but sold off several of those papers.

'Miami Herald,' 'Kansas City Star' Publisher McClatchy Files For Bankruptcy

12:38pm February 13, 2020

by Avie Schneider

The company, which operates 30 newsrooms in 14 states, announced a Chapter 11 restructuring. Saddled with debt and pension obligations, McClatchy said it will operate as normal during the process.

New Pentagon Budget Proposes Funding Cuts To Military Newspaper 'Stars And Stripes'

5:41pm February 11, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Terry Leonard, editorial director of Stars and Stripes. The Pentagon proposes to cut some funding from the military newspaper, which is editorially independent.