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The One and Only, Carl Kasell
This week the venerable Carl Kasell, legendary newscaster and Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me scorekeeper, died aged 84, from complications related to Alzhe…
7 years, 11 months ago
Who's In Charge Here?
After Mark Zuckerberg's two-day testimony before Congress, we consider whether a reckoning for the social media giant might finally be on the horizon…
7 years, 11 months ago
Trump Inc.: Trump, the Ex-Lobbyist and 'Chemically Castrated' Frogs
From our colleagues in the WNYC newsroom who produce Trump Inc.:
This week, we’re doing a couple of things differently on Trump, Inc. Instead of foc…
7 years, 11 months ago
Paved With Good Intentions
With a caravan of activists making its way through Mexico, President Trump signed a proclamation to send troops to defend the border. This week we ex…
7 years, 11 months ago
TV News Anchors Speaking From the Heart — Uh, TelePrompter
Did you see the video that was making the rounds this weekend? It features a seemingly endless parade of Sinclair Broadcast Group TV news anchors — t…
7 years, 11 months ago
We, the Liberators
In March of 2003, U.S.–led coalition forces invaded Iraq, sparking a seemingly endless conflagration that claimed tens of thousands of lives and cont…
7 years, 11 months ago
Iraq's Accidental Journalists
Last week marked the fifteenth anniversary of the night of “Shock and Awe” exploding across the night sky over Baghdad, the opening salvo in an ongoi…
7 years, 11 months ago
Big, If True
Cambridge Analytica claims that, with the help of 50 million Facebook users' data, it was able to target ads so specifically and so effectively that …
7 years, 11 months ago
Crowdsourcing Justice: The Truth Behind the Steubenville Rape
Five years ago, two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio were found responsible in juvenile court for the rape of a 16-year-old girl. …
8 years ago
The Past Is Never Dead
This week, we look at how selective coverage shapes our view of foreign borders, conflicts and historical figures — from Syria to Winston Churchill. …
8 years ago