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AP Sources: Prosecutors probing Enquirer after Bezos report
The National Enquirer's alleged attempt to blackmail Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos with intimate photos could get the tabloid's parent company and top editors in deep legal trouble.
6 years ago
Documentary tracks ‘secret history’ of black representation in horror movies
A Philadelphia production team released an online documentary on Shudder, tracking a century of black representation in the bloodiest of genres.
6 years ago
Meet the host of WHYY’s new ‘Movers & Makers’ program
"Movers & Makers" intends to pull back the curtain, showing the region, people and places that you might not know about. It premieres Thursday night at 9 on WHYY-TV.
6 years ago
Listen 5:53Amid chaos Venezuelans struggle to find the truth, online
In Venezuela, where media is controlled by the government, figuring out what is truth, rumor or propaganda has always been difficult.
6 years ago
Newseum bought by Johns Hopkins for $372.5 million
The Newseum is losing its stately glass-and-steel digs. The organization behind the journalism museum, The Freedom Forum, says it has reached a $372.5 million deal.
6 years ago
Interior proposal to limit records requests draws challenge
Advocates for a free press are challenging an Interior Department proposal to limit requests for access to public records under the federal Freedom of Information Act.
6 years ago
University of Penn poet Charles Bernstein wins major literary prize
The award, which comes with a $165,000 purse, is given every two years from Yale University to an American poet for lifetime achievement on the event of a new publication.
6 years ago
‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ lead Oscar nominations
Eight best picture nominations emerged on Tuesday morning: Black Panther, BlacKkKlansman, The Favourite, Vice, Green Book, Bohemian Rhapsody, Roma and A Star Is Born.
6 years ago
After days of silence, court says detained Iranian-American is testifying
An Iranian-American woman arrested five days ago during a visit to the U.S. is testifying behind closed doors to a grand jury in Washington, D.C., a U.S. federal judge said.
6 years ago
‘The Forward,’ storied Jewish paper, shutters print edition after 121 years
Founded as a Yiddish-language daily in 1897, the newspaper once known as The Jewish Daily Forward is ending its print operation to "become a digitally focused publisher."
6 years ago
Why some journalists have a hard time saying the word ‘racist’
Earlier this week, the standards editor at NBC News sent an email advising the network's staff not to refer to statements made by Rep. Steve King of Iowa as racist.
6 years ago
Why ‘Surviving R. Kelly’ has some black women feeling more included in #MeToo
Why have many black girls and women felt the social media movement that has exposed the misdeeds of powerful men has left them behind, until now?
Air Date: January 17, 2019
Listen 13:51Colorism reveals many shades of prejudice in Hollywood
"Colorism" is the idea that light-skinned minorities are given more privilege than their darker-skinned peers.
7 years ago
Who gets to be called ‘doctor’?
Go to med school, earn an M.D. and the “Dr.” honorific gets tacked on to your last name. Some women — and Ph.D.s — say they get the courtesy title, and respect, less often.
7 years ago
Listen 06:49Is YouTube radicalizing its users?
Guests: Zeynep Tufekci, Becca Lewis YouTube is a great resource for tutorials for learning new skills, the latest ...
7 years ago
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