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Jan 04 2021
Opinion
Making Sense of the Facebook Menace
Every day, a Twitter account run by Kevin Roose, a technology reporter for The New York Times, posts a list of the top 10 sources of the highest-performing links on Facebook in the United States.
On one Friday in November, the list began with CNN. The eighth and ninth entries were NPR. But the seven others were from Donald J. Trump, evangelical Trump supporter Franklin Graham, and
New RepublicOct 27 2020
Opinion
Media Watchdogs Aren’t Supposed to Guard Biden
All Things, it seems, will not be Considered. In the long and dishonorable annals of journalistic cant, there have been few statements to compete with the one issued by National Public Radio last week explaining why it wouldn’t burden its listeners with any news about Hunter Biden.
“We don’t want to waste our time on stories that are not really stories, and we don’t want to waste our
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Aug 14 2019
News
Senator Pushes Bill To Curb 'Exploitative And Addictive' Social Media Practices
A new legislative proposal by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., would ban elements of social media he views as addictive.
As Americans are spending more and more time glued to social media apps like Instagram, Facebook and YouTube, concerns with technological addiction are merging with rising political anger against Big Tech.
And it's leading to some out-of-the-box thinking.
"Their
NPR (Online News)Dec 15 2014
News
Elizabeth Warren: ‘I am not running for president’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who helped rally Democratic opposition to a trillion-dollar spending bill that passed over the weekend, provided an opportunity for fresh 2016 political tea-leaf reading in an interview for NPR’s “Morning Edition.”
Washington TimesAug 18 2022
Perspectives Blog
Both Sides Urge Transparency on Mar-a-Lago Raid
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A judge heard arguments Thursday on whether sensitive documents pertaining to the FBI's raid of Mar-a-Lago should be unsealed and released to the public - something that voices on both sides are calling for. Magistrate Judge
AllSides StaffMay 19 2014
News
McConnell Faces Challenge From The Right In Tuesday Midterms
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Lynn Neary. Primary races are picking up ahead of the midterm elections this fall. On Tuesday, voters in six states will go to the polls, making it one of the most important primary election days of the year.
Among the races to watch is a Tea Party challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. To give us a lay of the land is NPR
NPR (Online News)Dec 21 2017
Perspectives Blog
CNN Media Bias Update
CNN is, without a doubt, our most highly contested source. Based on past data, the current CNN media bias rating is Center, but many users argue that it should be labeled Lean Left, if not altogether Left. (Reminder: We only rate the media bias of sources as they appear on the Web and use those ratings to provide online articles that present diverse perspectives. We don't currently
Lucy PintoSep 12 2014
News
Susan Rice: Islamic State Fight Will Not Be 'Iraq War Redux'
In an interview with NPR, President Obama's national security adviser Susan Rice says the United States will not be drawn into a ground war in Iraq and Syria, even if local forces are ineffective at holding gains made against the Islamic State.
NPR (Online News)Oct 06 2021
News
Democrats and Republicans point fingers as the debt ceiling deadline looms
Congress is running out of time to raise the debt ceiling — the limit on how much money the federal government is able to borrow — before Oct. 18, which is when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the country could run out of cash to pay its bills.
Here's everything you need to know about how the debt ceiling works (and what happens if efforts to raise it fail), courtesy of the NPR
NPR (Online News)Jul 06 2022
News
In a turbulent economy, here's how to weather the inflation storm
Groceries, gasoline, rent and outstanding debts, inflation and painful price hikes have many Americans concerned about their financial present and future. And with fears that a recession could be lurking in the not-too-distant future, it's important that people get their affairs in order.
NPR reached out to financial experts on how to better navigate these turbulent times. Here's the
NPR (Online News)