
Media
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.
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Listen 1:40On 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.
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Listen 6:13South 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.
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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."
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Listen 2:51Facebook increasingly reliant on A.I. to predict suicide risk
A year ago, Facebook started using artificial intelligence to scan people's accounts for danger signs of imminent self-harm.
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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.
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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 49:01Health care for the migrant caravan: Flu, blisters but definitely not smallpox
Stomach problems mostly originate from lack of sanitation available to the migrants as they travel.
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‘Combative, tribal, angry’: Newt Gingrich set the stage for Trump, journalist says
Partisan combat has always been a part of American politics, but Atlantic journalist McKay Coppins traces many of the extreme tactics used today to one man.
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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
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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?"
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Nearly 30 percent of anti-Semitic online attacks are bots
Researchers at the ADL analyzed 7.5 million Twitter messages between Aug. 31 and Sept. 17.
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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.
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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 48:57Facebook’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.
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