Media Hastert, ABC Still at Odds over Abramoff Report May 28, 2006 • ABC is sticking by a Brian Ross report that cited unnamed sources saying House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) is under investigation by the Justice Department in relation to the Jack Abramoff corruption probe. Lawyers for Hastert say they may sue. The Justice Department denies Hastert is under investigation. Hastert, ABC Still at Odds over Abramoff Report Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5436317/5436318" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Charlie Gibson to Anchor ABC's 'World News' May 24, 2006 • ABC has chosen a new anchor for its evening news show. Charlie Gibson is moving from Good Morning America to World News Tonight. Gibson replaces Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff. The show had already lost Woodruff to a serious injury suffered while reporting in Iraq. Vargas recently announced she was pregnant. Charlie Gibson to Anchor ABC's 'World News' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5427275/5427276" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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NSA Questioned on Scope of Domestic Spying Paper Defends Story on NSA Phone Program May 18, 2006 • A week ago, USA Today reported that the National Security Agency had been secretly collecting the phone-call records of tens of millions of Americans using data provided by three major phone companies. Other newspapers soon confirmed the NSA had built up the database. But a few days later, the phone companies started issuing denials -- denials that have gaps of their own. Now some readers want to know whether USA Today still stands by its story. Paper Defends Story on NSA Phone Program Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5415822/5415823" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Revered 'New York Times' Editor Rosenthal Dies at 84 May 11, 2006 • The former executive editor of The New York Times, A.M. Rosenthal, dies of a stroke at the age of 84. The Pulitzer-winning reporter left his mark on the paper as its top editor. He also influenced the way journalism is practiced. Revered 'New York Times' Editor Rosenthal Dies at 84 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5398093/5398094" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Abe Rosenthal, Former 'N.Y. Times' Editor, Dies May 10, 2006 • Abe Rosenthal -- known by his New York Times byline A.M. Rosenthal -- has died. He was 84. Rosenthal spent about 17 years as the demanding top editor for the Times starting in the 1970s and 1980s. But he spent more than 50 years at the paper, guiding it into one of the most respected newspapers in the world. Rosenthal had a stroke two weeks ago and never recovered. Abe Rosenthal, Former 'N.Y. Times' Editor, Dies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5397636/5397637" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Reporters' Notes Subpoenaed in Steroids Case May 6, 2006 • Two reporters who wrote about steroid use in baseball -- including allegations made against slugger Barry Bonds -- have now had their notes subpoenaed. Prosecutors have asked them to testify about their use of court documents. Reporters' Notes Subpoenaed in Steroids Case Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5388983/5388984" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Reporters on BALCO Case Subpoenaed for Sources May 5, 2006 • The U.S. Justice Department has subpoenaed two reporters to find out how they got grand jury testimony surrounding the BALCO laboratories performance enhancing drug investigation. Michele Norris talks with NPR's David Folkenflik. Reporters on BALCO Case Subpoenaed for Sources Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5388398/5388399" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Small Paper Uses Profits to Train New Reporters May 2, 2006 • At many newspapers, the top priority these days is how best to prop up revenues. But the family that owns The Anniston Star in Alabama is quietly planning to devote the paper's profits to training new generations of reporters. Small Paper Uses Profits to Train New Reporters Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5373738/5377456" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media FBI Defends Request for Columnist's Papers April 20, 2006 • The FBI wants to comb through thousands of documents from the professional papers of the late investigative reporter Jack Anderson to see whether they include classified documents. A senior FBI official talks about what's behind his agency's interest in the papers. FBI Defends Request for Columnist's Papers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5353604/5353665" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media FBI Seeks to Edit Journalist Anderson's Documents April 19, 2006 • The late investigative reporter Jack Anderson used many government sources to cover stories. His family wants to donate his papers to George Washington University. But the FBI wants to review the archive and remove items it deems confidential. Anderson's family plans to fight the request. FBI Seeks to Edit Journalist Anderson's Documents Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5350365/5350366" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Study: 'Video News Releases' Common in Local TV April 6, 2006 • A new study by a watchdog group finds the use of corporate "video news releases" in stories by local TV stations is widespread. And it routinely occurs without any disclosure to viewers. Study: 'Video News Releases' Common in Local TV Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5327152/5327153" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Couric Bolts from 'Today' for CBS Anchor Job April 5, 2006 • Katie Couric announces she will be the first woman to be the solo anchor of a TV network evening news program at CBS. Like other new TV news anchors, Couric has come out of a very different background from journalists such as Walter Cronkite. Couric Bolts from 'Today' for CBS Anchor Job Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5325741/5325742" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Freedom of Information Act Losing Its Power March 31, 2006 • The Freedom of Information Act made it possible for the Associated Press to acquire the video of President Bush's pre-Katrina teleconference. Similar releases have resulted in big stories, but journalists say it has become harder to get government documents through the use of this act. Freedom of Information Act Losing Its Power Only Available in Archive Formats. Real Media Windows
Media McClatchy Will Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5 Billion March 13, 2006 • Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper company in the United States, announces it is accepting a $4.5 billion dollar offer from the McClatchy Company. McClatchy plans to sell some of Knight Ridder's newspapers such as the Philadelphia Inquirer. McClatchy Will Buy Knight Ridder for $4.5 Billion Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5260417/5260418" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Knight Ridder Newspaper Chain Finds a Buyer March 13, 2006 • The McClatchey company announces that it will buy Knight Ridder, the nation's second-largest newspaper company, for about $4.5 billion in cash and stock. McClatchey will also assume about $2 billion in Knight-Ridder debt. Knight Ridder Newspaper Chain Finds a Buyer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5259298/5259299" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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