Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies joins us to discuss ethics in an ever-polarized media landscape.
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How William Randolph Hearst Made The Media
Stephen Ives joins us to tell the story of William Randolph Hearst – the subject of a new American Experience documentary.
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How Protests Shape Public Opinion
Omar Wasow, assistant professor in the Department of Politics at Princeton and co-founder of BlackPlanet.com, joins us to talk about protest tactics that work and why.
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COVID-19 And The Future of Sports And Entertainment
Brent Lang, executive editor of film and media at Variety and Tom Goldman, sports correspondent for NPR, join us to talk about how studios and sports leagues are scrambling to figure out their next moves as COVID-19 threatens the futures of entertainment.
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John Hodgman’s 15 Minutes Of Fame
Writer, comedian and actor John Hodgman joins us to talk about his brushes with fame — and what it feels like to be brushed off.
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Why True Crime’s Biggest Fans are Women
Journalist Rachel Monroe joins us to talk about murder, media, and the people obsessed with dark stories.
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Washington Reporters Roundtable
Abby Livingston of the Texas Tribune and Ron Elving from NPR join us to talk about what it’s like covering The White House in today’s political landscape.
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News Or Editorial: Can You Tell The Difference?
Jeffrey Gottfried joins us to talk about why some Americans are better than others at interpreting the news.
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Fact Checking The News
Washington Post Fact Checker columnist Glenn Kessler joins us to talk about his process for separating fact from fiction.
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Don’t Believe Everything You See
Franklin Foer joins us to talk about how manipulation of digital video is chipping away what we consider to be real.
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How Technology Is Changing Worldviews
This hour, we’ll talk about how “visual activism” is driving social and political change with Nicholas Mirzoeff, professor of media culture and communication at NYU and deputy director of the International Association for Visual Culture.
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Secrets Of 1971
In 1971, eight activists broke into an FBI field office in Pennsylvania, stealing hundreds of secret files to share with member of Congress and the media.
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