
Media
Philly honors ‘60 Minutes’ journalist Ed Bradley with historical marker in his hometown
A grove of trees with an official state plaque has been erected in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, where Bradley got his start in broadcast news.
3 years ago
Media fascination with the Petito mystery looks like racism to some Native Americans
Since the year 2000, Indigenous people have made up 21% of homicides in Wyoming, even though only three percent of the population is Indigenous.
3 years ago
N.I.C.E Behind the Scenes: Why NW Local still prints for the people
Steve and Carolyn Filmore, publishers of The Local, sit down with WHYY to discuss their involvement in N.I.C.E, their thoughts on objectivity and why print still matters.
3 years ago
Hoagies get an Emmys shoutout as ‘Mare of Easttown’ wins stoke talk of second season
Kate Winslet’s Wawa-inspired character really connected with fans.
3 years ago
NPR’s popular race and identity podcast joins WHYY’s Saturday morning line-up
NPR Code Switch joins WHYY’s Saturday morning lineup. Founding co-host Gene Demby, a Philadelphia native, discusses the milestone of launching in his hometown.
3 years ago
WHYY’s N.I.C.E. partnership amplifies underrepresented community voices
The effort is a collaboration with producers, publishers, journalists, artists, and laypeople who help connect our audiences to diverse communities.
3 years ago
Listen 4:49Neighbors and Newsroom Summit: Forming collaborations between residents & reporters
The Neighbors and Newsroom Summit is a WHYY series that fosters relationships and collaborations between the public and our news teams.
3 years ago
WHYY union votes to approve its first contract
WHYY union votes to approve first contract with public media broadcaster.
3 years ago
How do we talk to kids about aggressive sex on pornography sites and social media, and what happens if we don’t?
Air Date: September 7, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Penn’s first Black newspaper EIC on racism in media
The Daily Pennsylvanian’s first Black editor-in-chief offers a look at how journalists of color are fighting racism in media and reshaping the industry.
4 years ago
Listen 4:06Black Phish fans tell the good, the bad, and the ugly in new podcast
Blackberry Jams will dissect the jam band experience for Black fans, in the context of Black Liberation.
4 years ago
N.I.C.E behind the scenes: How Saj Blackwell launched a radio station and got the name ‘purple’
WHYY’s Christopher “Flood the Drummer” Norris and Eric Marsh talk with West Philly’s Saj “Purple” Blackwell about her start in radio.
4 years ago
South Philly street block to be renamed in honor of WURD radio founder Dr. Walter P. Lomax
Walter P. Lomax, who used WURD to give Black Philadelphians access to the airwaves, will be posthumously honored with street renaming.
4 years ago
Listen 8:42Neighbors and Newsroom Summit: A how-to on pitching the news media
WHYY’s Assistant News Director Katie Colaneri joins a panel of local editors and journalists for a conversation about the best ways to pitch the news media.
4 years ago
Facebook’s most viewed article in early 2021 raised doubt about COVID vaccine
A news story suggesting the COVID-19 vaccine may have been involved in a doctor's death was the most viewed link on Facebook in the U.S. in the first three months of the year.
4 years ago