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Mark Stencel

Mark Stencel is managing editor for digital news at NPR.

Thursday April 4, 2013

A Facebook Phone? Who Else Wants To Be In Your Pocket?

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A Facebook Phone? Who Else Wants To Be In Your Pocket?

April 4, 2013 • Now that Facebook is following Apple, Microsoft and Google into the mobile device business, others must surely be on the way. Imagine what a LinkedIn phone, a Yahoo phone or even an NPR phone might do for you.

Tuesday October 23, 2012

Facts Got Twisted Again In Last Debate

October 23, 2012 • The biggest "whopper" involved Mitt Romney's claim that President Obama went on an "apology tour." But the president is also getting some dings for stretching some truths.

Friday September 7, 2012

Retell Politics: Story About Obama's Mother Gets Another Look

September 7, 2012 • Ann Dunham's fight with an insurance company before her death in 1995 is under scrutiny once more. And this time, a few words may tell a different tale.

Wednesday August 22, 2012

A Screening Room With A Point Of View

August 22, 2012 • If you think the election-year debate has descended to the level of a farcical B-movie plot, then On The Media's "Media Scrutiny Theater" is the campaign coverage for you.

Monday August 6, 2012

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Mars Rover Pulls Off High-Wire Landing

August 6, 2012 • The rolling NASA laboratory called Curiosity kicked off what's expected to be a two-year mission on the Red Planet with a tricky automated landing in a Martian crater.

Sunday July 1, 2012

Too Hot? No Cooler Time To Honor The Steve Jobs Of A.C.

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Too Hot? No Cooler Time To Honor The Steve Jobs Of A.C.

July 1, 2012 • Triple-digit heat and summer storms that left millions without power help mark the upcoming anniversary of engineer Willis Carrier's 1902 breakthrough. So how did ordinary people endure the heat before A.C. became a necessity?

Friday February 24, 2012

Social Media And The Not-So-New Rules Of The Road

February 24, 2012 • NPR's newly updated social media guidelines echo common-sense editorial practices and even some basic "netiquette" rules that are almost as old as the web itself.

Tuesday November 8, 2011

Clinton For Veep: Follow The Sources

November 8, 2011 • Will the secretary of state replace Joe Biden in 2012? Reporter Bob Woodward floated that scenario a year ago. What does he actually know, and how does he knows it.

Saturday July 16, 2011

Casting Harry Potter's Spell Over Washington's Debt Talks

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Casting Harry Potter's Spell Over Washington's Debt Talks

July 16, 2011 • Some frequently cast spells from J.K. Rowling's novels could prove handy as the negotiations between White House and congressional leaders intensify.

Friday July 8, 2011

T-Minus One Last Time For America's Spaceship

Spectators watch the space shuttle Atlantis lift off from the Kennedy Space Center Friday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis is the 135th and final shuttle launch for NASA. Terry Renna/AP hide caption

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The End Of The Space Shuttle Era

T-Minus One Last Time For America's Spaceship

July 8, 2011 • Friday's dramatic launch of Atlantis — the final liftoff for a shuttle — sets the stage for years of suspense and debate over NASA's direction. Once Atlantis returns, the U.S. is likely to go at least four years before it once again has its own means to fly astronauts to space.

Friday July 1, 2011

Giffords' Husband Orbits Political Questions

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It's All Politics

Giffords' Husband Orbits Political Questions

July 1, 2011 • During an appearance at the National Press Club in Washington, astronaut Mark Kelly addressed speculation about starting a second career as a politician. So will he or won't he?

Monday May 16, 2011

Workers Left Rattled By Final Shuttle Launches

Brenda Mulberry runs a T-shirt and custom merchandise shop just a few miles from Kennedy Space Center. Her husband, Gerry, was let go last month after spending most of his adult life working as a contractor on NASA's shuttle program. Mark Stencel/NPR hide caption

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The End Of The Space Shuttle Era

Workers Left Rattled By Final Shuttle Launches

May 16, 2011 • Endeavour is in orbit, but the workers who helped send it there are facing down-to-earth challenges, especially in the Sunshine State. For one former NASA contractor and his wife, space was the family business.

Friday April 29, 2011

Space Tourist Obama Orbits Political Challenges In Fla.

Astronaut Janet Kavandi, director of Flight Crew Operations for Johnson Space Center, leads President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia, as they view the front landing gear of Space Shuttle Atlantis. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

Space Tourist Obama Orbits Political Challenges In Fla.

April 29, 2011 • President Obama was supposed to become only the third sitting president to witness a human space launch. Instead, with NASA scrubbing the launch, Obama's visit became a tour and chance to soften a tough crowd.

Endeavour Launch Scrubbed Because Of Technical Issue

The space shuttle Endeavour is seen on launch pad 39a as a storm passes by prior to the rollback of the Rotating Service Structure (RSS), Thursday, April 28, 2011, at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Bill Ingalls/NASA hide caption

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The Two-Way

Endeavour Launch Scrubbed Because Of Technical Issue

April 29, 2011 • Because of problem with two heaters on one of the shuttle's Auxiliary Power Units, a launch will not happen before Monday.

Thursday March 10, 2011

Opinion

Broder's Shift Key: An Unlikely Online Makeover

March 10, 2011 • David Broder was hardly a techie. If anything, the late political columnist was digitally disabled — which made his role in the Washington Post's early online efforts surprising.