Media
McClatchy files for bankruptcy protection
The publisher of the Miami Herald, The Kansas City Star and dozens of other newspapers across the country is filing for bankruptcy protection.
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Kirk Douglas, Hollywood tough guy and ‘Spartacus’ superstar, dies at 103
Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave named Spartacus. Offscreen, he was devoted to family and charity.
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Rush Limbaugh says he has been diagnosed with advanced lung cancer
He said the diagnosis was confirmed by two medical institutions on Jan. 20, after he became concerned earlier that month that something was wrong.
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PBS NewsHour co-founder Jim Lehrer dies at 85
Jim Lehrer, co-host and later host of the nightly PBS "NewsHour" that for decades offered a thoughtful take on current events, has died, PBS said Thursday. He was 85.
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Heshimu Jaramogi, leader of multimedia journalism in Philadelphia, has died
Longtime journalist Heshimu Jaramogi, considered a forefather of multi-media journalism in Philadelphia, died Tuesday after a brief battle with colon cancer.
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TikTok teens: How Philly highschoolers get millions of followers to watch their every move
It’s all about connecting with your audience, local softboys say.
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Facebook again declines to limit political ad targeting
And it still won't fact check them, as it's faced pressure to do.
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Pop culture in 2010s marked gains in diversity, inclusion
In the decade drawing to a close, the conversation about diversity and inclusion moved to the front burner of our popular culture as never before.
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The global stories of 2019 that you probably missed
Sure, everybody thinks it's great when a story is read by many hundreds of thousands of folks. That's definitely a success.
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Why are there no new Christmas songs?
This year, Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You" turns 25. Her single-item wish list seems to have been the punctuation mark on half a century.
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This timeline chronicles some of the most compelling photojournalism of 2019, covered by WHYY staff and contributing photographers.
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Joe Segel, founder of QVC, dies at 88
Joseph "Joe" M. Segel, the entrepreneur who founded TV shopping giant QVC and the Franklin Mint, died of natural causes early Saturday in Gladwyne.
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Super PACs pour money into Pa. ahead of divisive impeachment vote
Conservative and liberal groups are using the proceedings to spread negative messages about representatives in swing districts, with an eye to 2020.
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Listen 3:06Mom jokes, butt puns, Baby Yoda memes: N.J. gov’t goes full ‘Jersey Girl’ online
New Jersey’s official Twitter account has gotten noticeably sassier of late. It’s a way to make state government ‘digestible,’ its creators say.
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Listen 1:35Political journalist Robert Costa
First, Marty's conversation with journalist Robert Costa to get the inside scoop on reporting in the Trump era. Then, we'll get a preview of the UK general elections.
Air Date: December 10, 2019 10:00 am
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