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Community

WHYY wins 6 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

Honorees were recognized for excellence in digital and audio, as well as works that spanned documentary, newscast, sports reporting, and podcasting.

3 years ago

Christiane Amanpour
Politics & Policy

CNN’s Amanpour criticizes network’s decision to hold Trump town hall

Amanpour became the network's most prominent journalist to publicly criticize the decision to host Donald Trump for a town hall in New Hampshire last week.

3 years ago

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Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

How national media framed the Philadelphia mayor’s race: A potential ‘progressive takeover’

In the weeks before the primary, the local contest was hot political news.

3 years ago

Chef Lidia Bastianich (right) speaks with WHYY Fresh Air host Terry Gross during a ceremony where Bastianich received WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award on Thursday, May 18, 2023
Arts & Entertainment

’Food is love’: Chef Lidia Bastianich receives WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award

In her new show, the celebrity chef digs into her experience as an immigrant while exploring the foods of others who immigrated to the U.S.

3 years ago

Listen 1:54
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Studio 2

Cellphone Etiquette, Election Day, Fresh Air’s Tonya Mosley

Cell phones interrupted two Philadelphia Orchestra concerts recently. We're talking about cell phone manners. And, a conversation with Fresh Air's new co-host, Tonya Mosley.

Air Date: May 16, 2023 12:00 pm

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A Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper vending machine stands in Philadelphia
Community

Philadelphia Inquirer hit by cyberattack causing newspaper’s largest disruption in decades

The Inquirer said on its website that the attack was detected Saturday morning when employees found that the paper’s content-management system wasn’t working.

3 years ago

Elon Musk poses prior to his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, May 15, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. A federal appeals court says Musk cannot back out of a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled Monday, May 15, 2023 just days after hearing arguments from lawyers in the case. 
(AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool), file
Courts & Law

Elon Musk must still have his tweets approved by Tesla lawyer, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court says Elon Musk cannot back out of a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private.

3 years ago

Jacklyn Zeman arrives at the 40th Anniversary of Soap Opera Digest in Los Angeles
Arts & Entertainment

Jacklyn Zeman, longtime ‘General Hospital’ cast member who played nurse Bobbie Spencer, dies at 70

Her family confirmed the news Wednesday and says she died after a short battle with cancer.

3 years ago

Elon Musk (Kiichiro Sato/AP)
Community

Elon Musk says he’s found a woman to lead Twitter as new CEO

Shares of Tesla rose about 2% Thursday after Musk made the announcement.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the National Rifle Association Convention in Indianapolis
NPR
Politics & Policy

Trump continues lies about election and lashes out after N.Y. verdict in town hall

Trump was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation. But Trump, to be expected, dismissed all that in a CNN town hall and continued his conspiracy about the 2020 election h

3 years ago

Actress Carrie Fisher attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on Dec. 14, 2015. The late actress is being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

For May the 4th, Carrie Fisher of ‘Star Wars’ is getting a Hollywood Walk of Fame star

The honor for the late actress, who played Princess Leia and many other roles in a lengthy career, will be accepted by her daughter and fellow Star Wars actress Billie Lourd.

3 years ago

A man walks past the News Corp. and Fox News headquarters on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in New York. Fox Corp.'s hefty $787.5 million settlement with Dominion over defamation charges is unlikely to make a dent in Fox's operations, analysts say. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Fox opposes fellow journalists trying to uncover documents

Fox News is opposing an effort by three news organizations to reveal documents related to its recently settled defamation lawsuit.

3 years ago

Tucker Carlson attends the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J.
Arts & Entertainment

Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson

The former Fox host lamented how supporters of former President Donald Trump ganged up to beat a protester. “It's not how white men fight,” Carlson wrote.

3 years ago

Twitter CEO Elon Musk speaks at the
NPR
Community

Elon Musk threatens to re-assign @NPR on Twitter to ‘another company’

Musk, who has been scuffling with the media since acquiring the platform last year, asked if NPR was going to start tweeting again.

3 years ago

FILE - This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices.  Ohio's governor wants the state to require parental consent for kids under 16 to get new accounts on TikTok, Snapchat and other social media platforms. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's two-year budget proposal, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 would create a law that social media companies must obtain a parent's permission for children to sign up for social media and gaming apps.  
(AP Photo, File)
NPR
Courts & Law

Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill

The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act would set the minimum age of social media users to 13. For teens between the ages of 13 and 18, parental consent would be required.

3 years ago

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