Opinion CIA Leak Re-Imagined In 'Nothing But The Truth' December 25, 2008 • The new film Nothing But The Truth presents a fictionalized reworking of the Valerie Plame Wilson/CIA leak affair. David Folkenflik, who covered the scandal for years, recalls that he and other journalists experienced it as a "Twilight Zone scenario." CIA Leak Re-Imagined In 'Nothing But The Truth' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98453782/98705978" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Dan Rather Hopes To Tell His Bush Story In Court December 23, 2008 • Dan Rather is pursuing a $70 million lawsuit he filed against CBS following his infamous, retracted 2004 story about President Bush's military service record. A follow-up investigation never concluded whether the Bush documents were real or fake. Dan Rather Hopes To Tell His Bush Story In Court Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98451972/98627263" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Unemployed Radio Hosts Inquire About Prospects December 11, 2008 • NPR announced Wednesday that it was laying off 64 people and cancelling two shows, Day to Day and News and Notes. Host Madeleine Brand, who just lost her job, talks with NPR Media Correspondent David Folkenflik the prospects for laid-off journalists. Unemployed Radio Hosts Inquire About Prospects Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98134227/98134202" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Revenue Decline Forces Cuts At NPR December 11, 2008 • Because of a sharp drop in corporate underwriting, National Public Radio has announced the elimination of 64 filled and 21 unfilled positions as part of cuts throughout the organization. Two shows, News & Notes and Day to Day, were canceled. David Folkenflik reports on the NPR layoffs, on 'Morning Edition' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98116245/98116223" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
David Folkenflik reports on the NPR layoffs, on 'Morning Edition' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98116245/98116223" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Media NPR Cuts Jobs, Cancels Programs December 10, 2008 • National Public Radio has announced the elimination of 64 filled and 21 unfilled positions as part of cuts throughout the organization. Two shows, News & Notes and Day to Day, were canceled. Folkenflik reports on the NPR layoffs, on 'All Things Considered' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98098442/98098408" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media NPR Announces Cuts To Staff, Programs December 10, 2008 • Two national programs — News and Notes and Day to Day — will end, as 64 employees lost their jobs. Announcing the cuts, NPR's interim President and CEO Dennis Haarsager wrote, "A sharp drop in our current and projected corporate underwriting has compelled us to reduce expenses immediately."
Case Against Blagojevich Stirs Political Furor Blagojevich Wanted 'Chicago Tribune' Writers Fired December 10, 2008 • Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is also accused of trying to have Chicago Tribune editorial writers he didn't like fired. The revelation is detailed in a federal corruption complaint released Tuesday. He's accused of, among other things, trying to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Blagojevich Wanted 'Chicago Tribune' Writers Fired Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98068806/98068792" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets Debt Forces Tribune Co. To File For Bankruptcy December 9, 2008 • Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and other daily newspapers, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The conglomerate also owns TV stations, the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field. It's been crushed by a drop in advertising and $13 billion in debt. Debt Forces Tribune Co. To File For Bankruptcy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97992293/97992267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Debt-Laden Tribune Co. Files For Bankruptcy December 8, 2008 • The nation's third-largest newspaper publisher filed for bankruptcy today. The Chicago-based Tribune Co. owns eight metro dailies, including the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and The Baltimore Sun. Debt-Laden Tribune Co. Files For Bankruptcy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97973464/97973428" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Planet Money The Man Who Predicted The Economic Meltdown December 4, 2008 • As one in a small group of analysts who publicly predicted the collapse of the American financial system, Peter Schiff was a lonely — and much maligned — voice on cable's financial news shows. The Man Who Predicted The Economic Meltdown Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97801606/97826083" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Vigil For American Rabbi Killed In Mumbai November 28, 2008 • Among the Americans killed in the Mumbai terrorist attacks was an ultra-orthodox rabbi and his Israeli wife. Rabbi Gavriel Noach Holtzberg was found dead after Indian commandos stormed a Jewish community center in the city. The center was one of 10 targets attacked on Wednesday. David Folkenflik: Vigil For Rabbi, Wife Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97591664/97591651" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Controversy Follows Science Host's industry Ties November 25, 2008 • The host of the radio show The Infinite Mind has been criticized recently for failing to disclose payments from drug companies.
Politics Will Obama's White House Be Open To The Media? November 17, 2008 • President-elect Barack Obama talks as though he'll throw the White House doors open and let in the sunshine. But some reporters who have been covering the Obama campaign are a little doubtful about what that means for journalists. Will Obama's White House Be Open To The Media? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97036391/97078473" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media 'Times' Exec Vivian Schiller Named NPR CEO November 12, 2008 • National Public Radio is turning to a new leader to maneuver it through a shifting media landscape. Vivian Schiller of The New York Times Web site will take over as president and CEO on Jan. 5. 'Times' Exec Vivian Schiller Named NPR CEO Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96890393/96890372" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media NYTimes.Com Exec Named New NPR CEO November 11, 2008 • The NPR Board of Directors has announced that Vivian Schiller will be the new president and CEO. Schiller is vice president and general manager of NYT.com. NYTimes.Com Exec Named New NPR CEO Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/96875233/96867431" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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