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U.S. War Planes Participate In Exercises In Jordan
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Jordan is hosting major military exercises known as Eager Lion 2013. More than 15,000 soldiers from 18 countries, including the U.S., will be participating. The war games kicked off as Syria's civil war rages next door.
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Iran Elects Moderate Cleric Hasan Rouhani President
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Moderate cleric Hasan Rouhani replaces Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has been in power since 2005. David Greene talks to Thomas Erdbrink, a reporter for The New York Times in Tehran, about Iran's newly elected president.
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In Neville's Thrillers, Belfast's Violent Past Still Burns
June 17, 2013 | NPR · The capital of Northern Ireland is no longer the city of snipers that it was before the Good Friday Agreement, but novelist Stuart Neville still draws inspiration from the decades of violence. In The Ghosts of Belfast, he examines the shattered life of an IRA killer in the aftermath of The Troubles.
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G-8 Summit To Tackle Trade, Syria, Slow Economic Growth
June 17, 2013 | NPR · President Obama celebrated the unlikely peace process in Northern Ireland on Monday, before attending a G-8 summit where much of the talk is about war in Syria.
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Northern Ireland A Poignant Location For G-8 Summit
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Northern Ireland is host to this year's G-8 summit and is using the international attention to showcase local vistas, golf courses and how far the area has come since the days of brutal political violence. Melissa Block speaks with Peter Shirlow of Queen's University in Belfast about the changes he's seen and where Northern Ireland is today.
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Calif. Wonders About Energy Future After Nuclear Plant Closes
June 17, 2013 | NPR · Summer is almost here — and in California that means it's the season to worry about rolling blackouts. There's even more cause for concern this year. The San Onofre nuclear power plant is shutting down for good. It's been off-line for more than a year after a pipe was found leaking radioactive steam. When fully operational, San Onofre produced power for more than a million homes.
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How U.S. Arms Will Reach Syrian Rebels
June 15, 2013 | NPR · This week the Obama administration announced it would send weapons to the Syrian rebels, because of credible evidence Syrian government forces had indeed used chemical weapons. Weekend Edition Saturday Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Deborah Amos about how Syrians are reacting to the news.
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Economy Was Key In Iranian Election
June 16, 2013 | NPR · Weekend Edition Sunday Host Rachel Martin speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, to learn more about new Iran's president-elect, cleric Hassan Rouhani.
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If This Cute Cheerios Ad Causes Drama, What Won't?
Jun 1, 2013 — When an advertiser seems to do everything right and still draws complaints, it makes you wonder: Is there any way to market to diverse communities without stepping on toes?
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Speak Up! Advertisers Want You To Talk With New Apps
Apr 15, 2013 — Advertisers want to hear what you have to say, and many are about to roll out new kinds of ads you can actually have a conversation with. Marketers are hoping to leverage the power of voice and the kinds of technologies that power Apple's Siri to start selling us all sorts of things.
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Broadcasters Struggle To Tap Into The 'Zero TV' Crowd
Apr 7, 2013 — Broadcasters will convene in Las Vegas this week to discuss the rapidly-growing demographic of people who don't subscribe to cable or satellite TV services. Instead, more people are watching shows and movies online.
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Wacky Super Bowl Ads Are Already Getting Serious Play
Feb 1, 2013 — Spoiler alert: A few Super Bowl commercials have launched on social media well before Sunday's big game. Ad industry watchers say the multi-million-dollar spots are meant to be entertaining, but a few of the ads are already controversial.
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Episode 416: Why The Price Of Coke Didn't Change For 70 Years
Nov 13, 2012 — The answer includes a half a million vending machines, a 7.5 cent coin, and a company president who just wanted to get a couple lawyers out of his office.
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Eaters Worldwide Are Skeptical of Manufacturers' Health Claims
Jan 24, 2012 — People around the globe know they should be exercising more and eating better. But food manufacturers aren't helping, with dubious health claims and confusing nutrition labels. That's the word from a global survey on nutrition information.
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Google Forking Over $500 Million In Online Pharmacy Ad Settlement
Aug 24, 2011 — Search giant Google has agreed to settle a federal probe into ads it ran for online Canadian pharmacies by forfeiting $500 million. The settlement assures the company will not face criminal charges.
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Be Warned: FDA Unveils Graphic Cigarette Labels
Jun 21, 2011 — Starting next year, cigarette makers will have to give up the top half on their packages to display nine anti-smoking images in rotation. In ads, 20 percent of the real estate at the top of the ads will have to be devoted to a graphic warning.
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Distilling Jack Daniel's ... Label
Jun 5, 2011 — Jack Daniel's is tightening up the text-heavy label for its Old No. 7 whiskey. The company is nixing some half-truths and exaggerations that have been on display for decades. The changes have prompted some controversy among the faithful.
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Curbs On Ads For New Drugs Could Be A Mixed Bag
May 27, 2011 — The value of a moratorium on consumer ads for new drugs would hinge on whether a reduction in unexpected side effects outweighed lost health benefits from reduced use of effective medicines, a Congressional Budget Office report says.
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