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Community

WHYY receives 4 Murrow Awards for reporting on COVID, health equity

WHYY News was awarded the honors in a region encompassing large-market stations in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

21 hours ago

The popular composer died in a hospital in Paris of heart failure. (Georges Bendrihem/AFP via Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

Vangelis, famed film composer and synth pioneer, dead at 79

Vangelis composed the music for Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, which won him an Academy Award.

7 days ago

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Montgomery County canceled its five low-power FM stations — they might be up for grabs in the near future

The five LPFM stations were originally intended to spread timely emergency information, but they never really lived up to that purpose.

2 weeks ago

Elon Musk (Kiichiro Sato/AP)
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Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of Donald Trump

Elon Musk said he will reverse Twitter’s permanent ban of former President Donald Trump if the Tesla CEO follows through with his plan to buy the social media company.

2 weeks ago

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Nicholas Confessore on Tucker Carlson, “American Nationalist”

Journalist Nicholas Confessore discusses his three part series about conservative media 'icon' Tucker Carlson's rise to cable television supremacy.

Air Date: May 6, 2022 10:00 am

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WHYY wins 11 Keystone Media Awards for pandemic, suburbs coverage

The Keystone Awards recognize “journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences.”

3 weeks ago

Google has expanded its policies to make it easier for people to request personal contact information be removed from online search results. (Google / Screenshot by NPR)
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You can now ask Google to take your personal data out of its search results

The new policy sharply lowers Google's bar for removing data from search results.

3 weeks ago

Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19

Sharon Osbourne, who revealed the diagnosis, said she is taking off time from work to care for her 73-year-old husband, a rock music legend.

4 weeks ago

FILE - The Twitter application is seen on a digital device, Monday, April 25, 2022, in San Diego.  The idea that Elon Musk might want to relax Twitter’s content standards after he buys the company is downright alarming for people who have endured waves of harassment and abuse on the platform. The fear is that the hands-off approach Musk has championed will allow Twitter to become more of haven for hate speech, bullying and disinformation.   (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
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Twitter abuse victims fear Musk’s plans, but may not quit

While polls show all types of people are susceptible to online harassment, extensive research has shown that women and people of color are far more likely to be targeted.

4 weeks ago

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Can Musk deliver on his vision for Twitter? Questions remain

Most of Musk's goals strike experts as vague or infeasible; some suggest that Musk may have bitten off more than he can chew.

1 month ago

Elon Musk (Kiichiro Sato/AP)
Community

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company

Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said.

1 month ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney at the Metal Worker’s Local Union No. 19 in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Mayor Kenney defends mask mandate return in online video

Mayor Jim Kenney decried the ‘Trumpian’ politicization of vaccines and mask mandates during an online video interview with the Washington Post.

1 month ago

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Billy Penn

Spotify highlights Philly podcast ‘Draws in Spanish,’ a series featuring Latino and Latina creators

Host Fabiola Lara interviews artists from all over the Latin American diaspora.

1 month ago

H.F. 'Gerry' Lenfest is pictured here in this 2016 file photo. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Gerry Lenfest posthumously donates $100 million to two Philly organizations

The Museum of the American Revolution and the Lenfest Institute for Journalism will each receive $50 million from the deceased philanthropist.

1 month ago

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The Shame Machine: Who Profits In The New Age Of Humiliation

We discuss the public shaming on social media, where one tweet or post can make you the subject of humiliation by millions of people and end your career in an instant.

Air Date: April 19, 2022 10:00 am

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