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The Whistleblower Who Changed History
Daniel Ellsberg, the famed whistleblower who leaked the Pentagon Papers to the Washington Post, has died. On this week’s On the Media, hear about his…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Battle to Save Reddit
Last Monday, Reddit moderators from nearly 9,000 subreddits shut down their forums in what might be the largest moderator-coordinated social media pr…
3 years, 3 months ago
Indicted (again)
On Tuesday, former president Trump was arraigned following his federal indictment. On this week’s On the Media, debunking claims that the former pres…
3 years, 3 months ago
Understanding "Greedflation"
In late 2021, Isabella Weber, an economist at University of Massachusetts, Amherst published a paper with a new idea. The theory, what she called "se…
3 years, 3 months ago
CNN’s No Good, Very Bad Year
CNN recently ousted CEO Chris Licht after a bombshell profile brought up questions about CNN’s editorial direction. On this week’s On the Media, what…
3 years, 3 months ago
TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS!
On January 24, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on Ticketmaster. The hearing followed in the aftermath Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" ticket…
3 years, 3 months ago
Objection!
This week, the White House agreed to restart student loan payments to broker the debt ceiling deal. On the latest On the Media, hear how a prominent …
3 years, 3 months ago
Leaving the Extreme Right, and a Marriage, Behind
Last week, Tasha Adams watched her ex-husband, Stewart Rhodes, get sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. Rhodes both founded and …
3 years, 3 months ago
Seditious Conspiracy
On Thursday May 25, founder of the Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the January 6th attack on the Capi…
3 years, 4 months ago
Ben Smith on the Death of BuzzFeed News
On April 20, 2023, BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti announced that BuzzFeed would be closing down its newsroom and laying off 15 percent of its staff. The …
3 years, 4 months ago