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I’m quite a bit late to the party on this one. But given that PepsiCo and a German company cut the ribbon on their $206 million yogurt plant in Batavia this week, it seems like a good time to spotlight this handy map of yogurt production in...
Earlier this week Jonathan Brown sent me a link to a recent blog post by HBO talk show host Bill Maher. Maher is an unapologetic liberal commentator. But that’s neither here nor there for the moment.
In the blog post I’ve linked you to,...
I am not a nostalgic person. Maybe it has to do with memory. Some people remember every detail of their 2nd grade classroom. My capacity for remembering is a lot sketchier. Pretty much the here and now–and imagining the future–are what...
UPDATE: Just wanted to add this new story from the Associated Press, with this lead: An undercover video that showed California cows struggling to stand as they were prodded to slaughter by forklifts led to the largest meat recall in U.S. history....
The North Country is famous for circular firing squads, bitter feuds, and epic turf wars.
But these days, no place quite rivals the community of Tupper Lake for self-immolation.
The latest explosion, detailed in my report this morning, was sparked...
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Jun 18, 2013 — The journalist whose candid interviews of Gen. Stanley McChrystal led to the officer's eventual removal from his post has died in a car crash, according to reports.
Jun 18, 2013 — Parents have always had to break hard news to kids, from family hardships to national tragedies. Now there are more ways for children to learn about news faster — through 24 hour news and social media. So, what's changed in how parents broach these subjects? How can media help, or hurt?
Jun 15, 2013 — The tech giants say they have been allowed to reveal data requests from the government in broad terms, but expressed frustration that they aren't permitted to say more.
Jun 15, 2013 — The United Negro College Fund's new campaign shows just how much the way we talk about and around race has changed.
Jun 14, 2013 — Welcome to NPR's new journalism project, a blog devoted to finding new, inventive and engaging ways to tell stories.
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Mohawk Nation Radio Keeps the Language Alive
Jan 21, 2002 — David Sommerstein profiles CKON-FM, Mohawk Nation Radio at Akwesasne. Last year, CKON began broadcasting Mohawk language classes over the air. Go to full article
Commentary: Democracy and TV News
Jan 08, 2002 — These days the news media is itself the subject of news and analysis. Commentator Paul Willcott argues that one particular convention of televison news coverage is undermining democracy. Go to full article
People: Kathy Lansing, Boonville Herald Editor
Dec 03, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Kathy Lansing, editor of the Boonville Herald in Boonville, the latest addition to NCPR's listening area. Go to full article
Independent Media Center in Burlington
Apr 06, 2001 — Martha Foley talks with Ryan White, an organizer of an independent media center in Burlington--an outgrowth of the upcoming free trade protests. Go to full article
Public Radio Talkshow host Christopher Lydon Visits NCPR
Mar 20, 2001 — NCPR General Manager Ellen Rocco talks with Christopher Lydon, former host of The Connection, about his love of radio and future plans for a new talk show. Go to full article
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