On The Media from NPR/WNYC
In an era of information overload, On the Media helps you make sense of it all. A weekly program from National Public Radio and WNYC, New York Public Radio. Includes MP3 Podcast enclosure.
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Calling All Leakers (On The Media: Friday, 18 September 2009)
This week, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen raised the possibility that even more U.S. troops would be needed for the war in Afghanistan. That news, as well as recent disheartening reports from Afghanistan, has many pundits making comparisons to the Vietnam quagmire. Dan Ellsberg, le …
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The Seeds of a Story (On The Media: Friday, 18 September 2009)
In the last two weeks, conservative blogs helped drive real world change. First, Van Jones, a presidential adviser, resigned. Then, non-profit ACORN lost funding amid embarrassing revelations. In both cases, most traditional media outlets lagged in telling the story. The Atlantic's Mark Bowden s …
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Deja Vu All Over Again? (On The Media: Friday, 18 September 2009)
This week, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Adm. Mike Mullen raised the possibility that even more U.S. troops would be needed for the war in Afghanistan. That news, as well as recent disheartening reports from Afghanistan, has many pundits making comparisons to the Vietnam quagmire. Dan Ellsberg, le …
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Without a Net (On The Media: Friday, 18 September 2009)
Addicted to the web, texting or video games? Now there’s help. reSTART, the first internet addiction treatment center in the U.S., opened its doors this summer. We speak to executive director Hilarie Cash and recent patient Ben Alexander, whose drug of choice was World of Warcraft.
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He Lived in Public (On The Media: Friday, 18 September 2009)
The new film We Live in Public focuses on Josh Harris, whom the film calls “the greatest internet pioneer you’ve never heard of.” The film offers a window into Harris’s psyche, and the impacts of living in a digital, recorded age. Director Ondi Timoner talks about this web entrepreneur’s fascinat …
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And God Said (On The Media: Friday, 18 September 2009)
When the Committee on Bible Translation released an updated version of the world’s most popular Bible in 2005, controversy ensued. Changing a beloved text can be dangerous. So the committee announced plans recently to scrap the 2005 version and start anew. Committee Chairman Doug Moo talks about a …
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Defining Moments (On The Media: Friday, 18 September 2009)
September 18th is the tercentenary of Samuel Johnson, whose Dictionary of the English Language set a standard and format for centuries. His format – with head words, etymologies and sample sentences – remains unchallenged, but his standard – what dictionaries stand for – has been undergoing a slow b …
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September 11, 2009 (On The Media: Friday, 11 September 2009)
Reading (or not reading) the health care bill; controversy over a picture of a soldier in his dying moments; Hollywood and 9/11
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President, Interrupted (On The Media: Friday, 11 September 2009)
Much of the media coverage of the President's address before a joint session of Congress focused on an outburst from Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC). Fred Beuttler, deputy historian for the United States House of Representatives, talks about other famous interruptions from the floor. Plus, Washington Post …
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Just Read It (On The Media: Friday, 11 September 2009)
Some opponents of the President's health care plan have been berating lawmakers with entreaties to "read the bill," implying that members of Congress often don't read the laws they vote on. Harper's Ken Silverstein says the protesters are probably right, but they're missing the point.
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Different Perspectives (On The Media: Friday, 11 September 2009)
Last week the Associated Press released a photo of a fatally wounded Marine in Afghanistan. The photo caused a big stir, especially since the soldier's family and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made multiple pleas for the A.P. not to run it. Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell explains Gates' …
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Captured: Evan Ratliff (On The Media: Friday, 11 September 2009)
Evan Ratliff was captured this week. He's the Wired Magazine contributor who decided to see for himself whether it's possible to disappear and reemerge with a brand new identity in the digital age. Wired Magazine launched a contest. Whoever located him within one month would get $5,000 ($3,000 pai …
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Don't Quote Me (On The Media: Friday, 11 September 2009)
For 9/11 conspiracy theorists, the anniversary of the attacks functions as a PR peg for spreading their version of what happened that day. WNYC's Beth Fertig is taking special note this year, after discovering that her reporting from September 11, 2001 is being used as evidence on conspiracy theori …
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9/11 And Films (On The Media: Friday, 11 September 2009)
As Brooke reported eight years ago, witnesses of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and those watching on TV used a common vocabulary to describe the scene: it was like a movie. Not only did that day change the way people process images of mass violence, it also affected Hollywood itself. In his new book, …
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September 4, 2009 (On The Media: Friday, 04 September 2009)
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Movie Critic (On The Media: Friday, 04 September 2009)
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week about a controversial 2008 film, "Hillary: The Movie," whose broadcast was stopped when federal election officials determined it was paid political speech. But New York Times legal correspondent Adam Liptak says the case is about more then a movie, the …
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The Thousand-Yard Snare (On The Media: Friday, 04 September 2009)
Overstretched and short on recruits, the U.S. military has been going to great lengths to find out everything they can about potential enlistees. The only problem is most of these prospective soldiers are under 18 and, in many cases, are disclosing personal information without their (or their par …
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Brooke, Clive and Ethan at Aspen (On The Media: Friday, 04 September 2009)
Over the summer Brooke hosted a conversation with Ethan Zuckerman, founder of Global Voices, and Clive Thompson, technology writer for the New York Times Magazine and Wired. The topic was homophily: the tendency for individuals to seek out others who share their preferences and ideas. While some wou …
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Fight or Flight (On The Media: Friday, 04 September 2009)
Massive fires raging through Southern California dominated the news this week, with much of the coverage focused on airplanes soaring above the flames, dropping bright red fire retardant. Great TV to be sure but Los Angeles Times media columnist James Rainey says the media focus too much on airplan …
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Campaign Finance, the Movie (On The Media: Friday, 04 September 2009)
An obscure anti-Hillary Clinton film released during the 2008 election is causing a fuss. The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week on whether it was constitutional for the F.E.C. to ban the pay-per-view broadcast of "Hillary: The Movie." But New York Times legal correspondent Adam Liptak says …
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