NPR Media Watch


NPR's new chief content officer: 'I've been training for this job my whole life'
Mon Jun 08 11:04 am
Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
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Kimberly Adams, new host of 'Marketplace Morning Report,' talks about the role
Mon Jun 08 4:44 am
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kimberly Adams, the new host of the economic news radio show and podcast "Marketplace Morning Report."
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Former '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley speaks out after firing
Mon Jun 08 4:43 am
Former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley said CBS news leader Bari Weiss shouldn't be leading the network. Pelley spoke to The New York Times just days after being fired by CBS.
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'Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!' welcomes new judge and scorekeeper
Fri Jun 05 4:42 am
"Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!" welcomes its newest scorekeeper this weekend. Alzo Slade succeeds Bill Kurtis.
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Former 60 Minutes correspondent doesn't have much confidence in show's future
Wed Jun 03 3:51 pm
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Steve Kroft about the firing of "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley. Kroft was a correspondent on the CBS show for 30 seasons.
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Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump
Wed Jun 03 1:58 pm
The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two reporters were fired.
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'60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley fired amid rising tensions at CBS News
Wed Jun 03 4:40 am
Scott Pelley, the longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent, was fired from CBS a day after a heated staff meeting exchange with the show's new executive producer.
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ABC is acting as an unlikely First Amendment champion
Mon Jun 01 6:01 pm
ABC and its parent company Disney are fighting President Trump's top broadcast regulator, saying his demand to accelerate the review of their eight local stations' license renewal is unconstitutional.
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CBS' Bari Weiss overhauls '60 Minutes,' fires top producer and reporters
Fri May 29 4:46 am
The new head of CBS News is flexing her muscles at the network's most storied news program: "60 Minutes." We look at the upheaval.
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'60 Minutes' journalist's contract not renewed after public dispute with Bari Weiss
Thu May 28 4:48 am
Reporter Sharyn Alfonsi is a "60 Minutes" correspondent whose contract was not renewed by CBS News. Anderson Cooper has already left. What does it mean for the storied news magazine?
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