Media One Question To Obama, One Heck Of A Backlash June 24, 2009 When President Obama called on Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney during Tuesday's news conference, he set off criticism from mainstream news organizations. There have been charges that the question was a plant or, at the least, a departure from protocol. One Question To Obama, One Heck Of A Backlash Listen · 3:26 3:26 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105871247/105871226" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Mainstream Media: Mutual Fascination With Obama June 23, 2009 When President Obama holds his first Rose Garden news conference on Tuesday, he'll be honoring a White House tradition. The Obama administration was expected to be all about Twittering and Facebook posts and text messages. The mainstream media feared they'd be irrelevant, but that hasn't happened so far. Mainstream Media: Mutual Fascination With Obama Listen · 4:41 4:41 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105797032/105797004" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Iran's Pivotal Presidential Election Social Media Allows Reports Despite Tehran's Curbs June 16, 2009 Iranian authorities are seeking to exercise a stranglehold on press coverage of mass unrest after the disputed election results there, but they're having trouble stopping a combination of old-fashioned, shoe-leather journalism and new social media platforms. Social Media Allows Reports Despite Tehran's Curbs Listen · 3:49 3:49 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105490051/105490887" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Financial Turmoil Grips World Markets 'Boston Globe' Union Rejects Cuts June 9, 2009 The largest employees union at The Boston Globe has narrowly rejected a new contract marked by $10 million in concessions. The owner of the paper says it has no choice but to impose a 23 percent wage cut. 'Boston Globe' Union Rejects Cuts Listen · 2:09 2:09 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/105143868/105143878" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sonia Sotomayor's Supreme Court Nomination 'Blog Entry' Sparks Furor Over Sotomayor May 30, 2009 Legal scholar Jeffrey Rosen's article raising questions about the judge's temperament ricocheted around the blogosphere. Conservatives used it to attack her; liberals used it to attack him. 'Blog Entry' Sparks Furor Over Sotomayor Listen · 4:48 4:48 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104754798/104763453" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media News For Sale? Online Journalism Fees May Return May 28, 2009 Executives at major news companies are arriving at the consensus that they will simply have to find a way to charge people who read their articles online. But, as several newspapers have learned, it's not such a simple sell. News For Sale? Online Journalism Fees May Return Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/104667625/104685583" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Kindle DX: Size Might Matter After All May 7, 2009 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos hopes the Kindle DX, a bigger version of Amazon's electronic reading device, will attract more digital newspaper subscribers thanks to its larger screen. Newspapers hope so, too. Kindle DX: Size Might Matter After All Listen · 1:40 1:40 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103881245/103887227" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Swine Flu Hits Pandemic Level How Well Have Media Covered The Flu Outbreak? May 5, 2009 News headlines lately have featured words like pandemic, outbreak and contagion. Some analysts say the media have handled the topic of swine flu more responsibly than expected. How Well Have Media Covered The Flu Outbreak? Listen · 3:57 3:57 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103805869/103805888" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Times Co. Backs Off Threat To Close 'Boston Globe' May 4, 2009 The owner of The Boston Globe backed away Monday from its threat to close the newspaper unless it won at least $20 million in concessions from its unions. The company and the Globe's largest union haven't reached a deal, but officials said they will find other legal ways to save money and restructure the staff. Times Co. Backs Off Threat To Close 'Boston Globe' Listen · 2:16 2:16 Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/103794255/103792723" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Planet Money NPR Takes A Cut April 23, 2009 Layoffs are avoided in exchange for cuts in compensation.
Planet Money Update: Spiked 'Recession Diary' April 23, 2009 The post the Chicago Tribune wouldn't run.
Planet Money 'Recession Diarist' Laid Off April 23, 2009 The author of the Chicago Tribune's Recession Diaries becomes a statistic.
Planet Money Converting "Should" to "Will" April 22, 2009 Will readers pay for read articles they can already get for free?
Planet Money Home Delivery On The Range April 22, 2009 An Idaho editor says you've got to charge money for reading the news -- in print or online.