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Communication Breakdown
In this episode, a tale of two cities. It turns out there’s a literal playbook for communications during an epidemic. Seattle followed it. New York d…
5 years, 10 months ago
Are Online Courts Less Fair?
The pandemic has forced even the most technophobic online. After refusing for years, the Supreme Court is now hearing oral arguments over the phone a…
5 years, 10 months ago
No News Is Bad News
The news breaking every day and every minute makes it possible to miss the local news drought advancing all around us. Hundreds of papers have closed…
5 years, 10 months ago
Waiting For a Game-Changer
Over the past few weeks, the public has been introduced — by way of Gilead Science, and a leaked video of doctors discussing their preliminary trial …
5 years, 10 months ago
Open Season
Pressure is mounting for journalists to cover sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden. This week on On the Media, we consider how the Democrats …
5 years, 10 months ago
The Art of Disastertising
Want to do your part in this pandemic? Why don't you try becoming a Couch Potatotriot, someone who stays home to save lives, but also eats Burger Kin…
5 years, 10 months ago
On Matters of Time and Space
Over the past two months, packed cities have been repeatedly blamed for the rapid spread of coronavirus. Meanwhile, in jails and prisons, incarcerate…
5 years, 10 months ago
How The Environment Got Political
To mark the 50th Earth Day, we’re re-airing a piece from 2017.
In his proposed 2021 fiscal year budget, Trump has asked Congress for the fourth year …
5 years, 11 months ago
Model Behavior
As the coronavirus continues to devastate communities across the globe, the Trump administration and right-wing propagandists work to recast the Whit…
5 years, 11 months ago
Virtual Worship Is Older Than You Think
Spring is peak holy season in the United States: Easter and Passover are underway and Ramadan starts next week. While most faith communities have mov…
5 years, 11 months ago