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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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European Commissioner for Security Union Julian King, (left), and European Commissioner for Digital Economy Marija Gabriel participate in a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday Dec. 5, 2018. The European Commission on Wednesday reported on an Action Plan to counter disinformation and the progress achieved so far. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

EU steps up fight against ‘fake news’ ahead of elections

Officials unveiled the measures Wednesday as part of an action plan to counter disinformation in the lead up to the continent-wide vote.

6 years ago

Marc Lamont Hill
Politics & Policy

CNN fires Temple professor Marc Lamont Hill as analyst after UN speech on Israel and Palestine

The network did not give a reason, but the move comes amid objections to Hill's speech by the Anti-Defamation League and other groups.

7 years ago

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LeVar Burton is taking his story-reading podcast on the road with an appearance Tuesday evening at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, New Jersey. (Stitcher)
Arts & Entertainment

On his new podcast, LeVar Burton has it all: ‘A microphone, a good story, and my voice’

WHYY Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn spoke with actor LeVar Burton ahead of his appearance at the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, New Jersey Tuesday evening.

7 years ago

Listen 6:13
President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963.
Community

South Jersey man creates audio history of JFK’s final hours

On November 22, 1963, Michael Maggio was playing with toy guns in his childhood home in Patterson, New Jersey. Like many from his generation that day never left his mind.

7 years ago

Aubrey Fink (right) created The Bridge Magazine, a literary manual about woman-hood, that fosters cross-generational conversations. She is pictured with her mother, Kim Fink. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

University of the Arts student reimagines a more ‘authentic’ women’s magazine

Instead of glossy pages filled with ads for makeup, jewelry and shoes, Fink is focusing her new magazine, The Bridge, on content she says is more "authentic."

7 years ago

Listen 2:51
CNN's Jim Acosta gestures as he leaves federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, following a hearing on a legal challenge against President Donald Trump's administration over the revocation of his White House
Courts & Law

Judge: White House must return CNN’s Jim Acosta’s credential

The White House's explanations for why it seized Acosta's credentials have shifted over the last week.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Post-midterm shakeup

Guests: Anita Kumar, Nicholas Fandos, Kelly McBride President Trump was in a foul mood this week, according to se ...

Air Date: November 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:01
These screen shots of political ads for the 2018 election come from the campaigns for Lou Barletta, Bob Casey, Brian Fitzpatrick and Scott Wallace.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Political ads aim to steer your emotions. Here’s how they do that

How black-and-white photos, rolled-up sleeves and other political ad tropes are being used this election

7 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo a Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh in remembrance of those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services Saturday at the synagogue. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Law enforcement faces dilemma in assessing online threats

"We can go out on Twitter and there are loads of people saying insane stuff, but how do you know which is the one person?"

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Landers Center Arena, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Southaven, Miss. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Politics & Policy

Trump says media is ‘enemy’ after shooting, bomb plot

President Donald Trump on Monday accused the media of being "the true Enemy of the People" in the wake of a mass shooting and a mail bomb plot.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The bomb scare: rhetoric and reactions

Guests: Indira Lakshmanan, Dick Polman, Will Sommer The news that pipe bombs were sent to prominent Democrats, in ...

Air Date: October 26, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
A man works at his desk in the war room, where Facebook monitors election related content on the platform, in Menlo Park, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (Jeff Chiu/AP Photo)
Community

Facebook’s election ‘war room’ takes aim at fake information

The war room is currently focused on Brazil's next round of elections and upcoming U.S. midterms.

7 years ago

Terry Egger, CEO of Philadelphia Media Network and Jim Friedlich, CEO of The Lenfest Institute for Journalism, speak at a memorial service for the late H.F.
Money

‘Optimism, intuition, experience’: Philly remembers Gerry Lenfest

Lenfest's commitment to journalism may have been his greatest achievement, many suggested.

7 years ago

Alyssa Edling, center, and Thomas Malia, second from right, both with PEN America, join others as they hold signs of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, during a news conference about his disappearance in Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in front of The Washington Post in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Journalists at risk

Guests: Anne Applebaum The disappearance and alleged murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Turkey l ...

Air Date: October 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 13:30
This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.  (Ben Margot/AP Photo, File)
Community

Facebook: Hackers accessed personal data from 29M accounts

The company said it has fixed the bugs and logged out affected users to reset those digital keys.

7 years ago

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