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The House Select Committee has used TV news techniques and documentary evidence to argue that then President Donald Trump knowingly pressured public officials to commit illegal acts. In this case, the panel displayed a transcript of his call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as it played excerpts of the audio.

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  • Politics

Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz

It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.

June 23, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
Mark Shields speaks during a taping of NBC's <em>Meet the Press</em> on Feb. 17, 2008, in Washington, D.C. The longtime PBS NewsHour commentator has died at age 85.

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  • Obituaries

PBS NewsHour commentator Mark Shields dies at age 85

Mark Shields, the longtime commentator known for his weekly political analysis and sense of humor, has died at the age of 85, PBS NewsHour confirmed.

June 18, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim

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  • Book Reviews

In new edition of classic Watergate expose, Woodward and Bernstein link Nixon, Trump

50 years on, the authors profess amazement that another president came along willing to jettison whatever conscience he had, and whatever respect for the rule of law, in an effort to stay in office.

June 16, 2022
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  • Ron Elving
Mary Rich, shown with her husband, Joel, at their home in Omaha, Neb., says self-promoters they trusted to help solve the killing of their son took advantage of them. "You're a total sucker," Mary Rich says. "I think every day: Who's going to bug us? What's coming at us? I will always think that."

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  • Media

Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online. His parents are fed up

Seth Rich's killing brought incalculable loss to Joel and Mary Rich. Baseless conspiracy theories on Fox News made it even worse. They're speaking out for the first time since settling with Fox.

June 15, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
Former Fox News political editor Chris Stirewalt spoke to NPR minutes after testifying Monday to the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. "Television ... really damaged the capacity of Americans to be good citizens in a republic because they confused the TV show with the real thing," Stirewalt told NPR.

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  • Politics

Fired Fox News politics editor: Trump's ire at election night call led to 'panic'

In an interview with NPR, former Fox News politics editor Chris Stirewalt says that network should have been proud of being first to project that Joe Biden would win Arizona.

June 14, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
Fox News personalities adorn the front of the News Corporation building in 2019 in New York City.

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  • Politics

Only one major cable news channel did not carry the Jan. 6 hearing live: Fox News

Airing the hearing would have required Fox to broadcast flat contradictions of what its personalities have told their audience in the past year and a half: that the riot was a mere legal protest.

June 11, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
Joe Kahn will become <em>The New York Times</em>' executive editor on June 14. Now the paper's managing editor, he first joined <em>The Times</em> in 1998.

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  • Media

The New York Times' new editor will run its biggest newsroom ever — and most outspoken

Joe Kahn becomes The New York Times' executive editor next week. All he has to do is replace a legend and corral an often-contentious newsroom of more than 1,700 journalists.

June 08, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
NPR has named Juana Summers as a new co-host of <em>All Things Considered</em>. Summers has worked as a political correspondent for the network.

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  • Media

NPR names Juana Summers co-host of 'All Things Considered'

As a co-host of All Things Considered, Juana Summers says she'll focus on bringing new voices to NPR's airwaves and attracting new and more diverse audiences.

June 08, 2022
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  • Jacqueline GaNun
A mural on a wall in Kyiv on Monday depicts an image of "Saint Javelina" — the Virgin Mary cradling a U.S.-made Javelin. These missiles are among the weapons sent by Western allies to Ukrainian forces to aid in their fight against Russia. The Javelin is widely considered a symbol of Ukraine's defense.

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  • Europe

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 6)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

June 06, 2022
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  • NPR Staff

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  • Media

Hear Throughline's Peabody Award-Winning Series On Afghanistan

The series was recognized for unapologetically challenging narratives we accept in the U.S.

June 06, 2022
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  • Throughline Team

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  • Business

Micro-Face Auction: The Most Collectible Comic Book Of All Time?

Will our Micro-Face comic book become the most collectible item ever created? Find the full Planet Money Superhero series here.

May 27, 2022
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  • GPB Newsroom
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, attends a prayer vigil in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The vigil was held to honor the victims killed in Tuesday's shooting at Robb Elementary School.

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  • National

Ted Cruz walks away from a reporter who asked why the U.S. has so many mass shootings

"Is this the moment to reform gun laws?" British reporter Mark Stone from Sky News asked the U.S. senator.

May 27, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
On Wednesday, The Onion's website was plastered with variations of the satirical piece it's republished after more than 20 mass shootings.

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  • Media

'The Onion' has republished a grim headline about mass shootings 21 times since 2014

The satirical news site publishes modified versions of the article after major mass shootings, always with the same headline: "No Way To Prevent This,' Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens."

May 26, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
A composite photo shows TV anchors Hamed Bahram (left) and Nesar Nabil wearing face masks while reading the news on TOLOnews, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday.

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  • World

Male Afghan TV anchors cover faces in solidarity with women after a Taliban order

Male anchors in Afghanistan are wearing masks on air in solidarity with their female colleagues. This is the latest Taliban order to threaten the freedoms and careers of Afghan women.

May 24, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
After a report alleged SpaceX paid a flight attendant to settle a sexual misconduct case against Elon Musk, the tech billionaire called it a politically motivated attack. Musk is seen here in March, at a new Tesla factory in Germany.

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  • Technology

Elon Musk denies a report accusing him of sexual misconduct on a SpaceX jet

The SpaceX CEO disputes a report alleging that his company settled a sexual misconduct claim for $250,000, after he exposed himself and propositioned a flight attendant.

May 20, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
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