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AP Case Adds To Obama Team's Tough Record On Leaks
May 17, 2013 | NPR · His administration has prosecuted six people for giving reporters information about secret national security operations — twice as many cases as all previous presidents combined. Amid criticism from First Amendment advocates, the White House insists it values both press freedoms and national security.
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Weighing Freedom Of The Press Against Public Safety
May 17, 2013 | NPR · The Justice Department has been scrutinized this week for secretly obtaining phone records of Associated Press reporters and editors while investigating the disclosure of a CIA operation to thwart a terrorist attack. Steve Inskeep talks to Floyd Abrams, a leading First Amendment lawyer, about how the Constitution and the law treat press freedom.
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Select Young Afghans Chosen As Commandoes In Training
May 17, 2013 | NPR · From the Afghan capital Kabul, Morning Edition's Renee Montagne talks to Gen, Joseph Dunford, the commander of all U.S. and international forces there. They discuss the challenges of the current situation on the ground, and look ahead to the withdrawal of NATO combat troops in 2014.
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Outgoing Acting IRS Director Grilled By House Lawmakers
May 17, 2013 | NPR · The House Ways and Means Committee became the first oversight panel in Congress to weigh in on the IRS tax-exempt group controversy on Friday morning.
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Week In Politics: IRS, Benghazi Emails, AP Phone Logs
May 17, 2013 | NPR · Audie Cornish speaks with political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times. They discuss controversial IRS audits, the release of White House emails on Benghazi talking points and the Justice Department's seizure of AP phone logs.
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Scientists Agree On Climate Change, Why Doesn't The Public?
May 17, 2013 | NPR · A new study confirms that the vast majority of scientists who research the climate accept that the planet is warming and human beings are largely responsible. Yet a large slice of the American public believes that scientists are deeply split about global warming.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women
May 12, 2013 | NPR · Brazil's economic boom has driven the demand for births by caesarean section. Some 80 to 90 percent of women in private hospitals deliver this way. Proponents say it allows mothers and doctors to better organize their time. Critics say the procedure drives up costs and may cause complications.
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Election 2: To Kill The 'Man On The Street'
Nov 1, 2012 — Audience surveys find that many of you dislike interviews with ordinary voters (especially if it's with someone you disagree with). I agree that the practice, born out of American populism, is overdone on NPR and in the mainstream media. This is sure to get me in trouble with the American journalism fraternity, but no one else in the world does what we do.
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Election 1: Fact Checking The NPR Fact Checkers
Oct 28, 2012 — NPR found Romney and Ryan made more incorrect claims overall during the debates than Obama and Biden. But in the last debate, Obama made the most incorrect claims. Can bias be found in the numbers? No. What counts is whether the fact checkers were right. We check.
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Round Two: News and NPR's Sponsors
Mar 28, 2012 — Of the hundreds of responses, some made me squirm. Dismissive, selling out, conflict of interest, insipid—I address these and other responses in a revisit of my post on whether to acknowledge corporate sponsors in news reports on them.
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Open Forum
Oct 25, 2011 — Want post a comment about something we're not covering? Here's a space for readers to share their thoughts about media, policy and NPR's journalism.
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Checklist: One Journalist's Notes on Reporting Responsibly
Sep 28, 2011 — Andrew Donohue, editor of the Voice of San Diego, says journalists should be "honest with what we know - and what we don't know."
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'Occupy Wall Street' Coverage Update
Sep 27, 2011 — All Things Considered will air a segment on the "Occupy Wall Street" protests.
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Newsworthy? Determining the Importance of Protests on Wall Street
Sep 26, 2011 — The executive editor of news explains why NPR hasn't aired a segment yet on "Occupy Wall Street." Ralph Nader, meanwhile, calls.
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July 25th: What's On Today's Show
Jul 25, 2011 — On today's Talk of the Nation: Trying to understand what drove the confessed killer in Norway, and the methods of SlutWalks on the Opinion Page. In hour two: confronting difficult decisions at the end of the life, and the music of William Elliott Whitmore.
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Conan On The Phone-In
Nov 16, 2010 — Sometimes NPR receives love beyond the pledge drive — sometimes it's a rap tribute.  The young artists say: "This song is for hard-core NPR fans who listen to hip-hop. So you 7 people: enjoy!"
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On Election Night: We'll Have Live Updates And A Special Look
Oct 29, 2010 — Along with NPR's on-air coverage: We'll have constantly updated looks at the "balance of power" in the House and Senate; new tools for those following the news on mobile devices; and all the latest results.
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