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Saturday

The state of sports journalism

The disappearance of the New York Times sports section is only the latest change in how news outlets are covering sports. NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Richard Deitsch, a media reporter at The Athletic.

The state of sports journalism

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Thursday

Rupert Murdoch announces he will step down as Fox and News Corp chairman

The 92-year-old media magnate built an unmatched global media empire over seven decades from a single newspaper he inherited in his native Australia. Murdoch says he plans to retire in November.

Rupert Murdoch announces he will step down as Fox and News Corp chairman

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Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from his media empire, handing it to his son

Rupert Murdoch, 92, is stepping down as chair of his global media empire, which includes Fox News and The Wall Street Journal. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption

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Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from his media empire, handing it to his son

Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of his media empire, which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. He is handing the reins to his son Lachlan.

Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from his media empire, handing it to his son

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Wednesday

"Based on a true story"
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Planet Money

"Based on a true story"

When a group of amateur investors rallied around the stock for GameStop back in 2021, the story blew up the internet. News outlets around the world, including us here at Planet Money, rushed in to explain why the stock for this retail video game company was suddenly skyrocketing, at times by as much as 1700% in value, and what that meant for the rest of us.

"Based on a true story"

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Monday

FCC judge rules that Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station can keep its license

Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE, is shown outside the station. A Federal Communications Commission judge rejected an effort by the agency to strip the license of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE's owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station. Institute for Justice hide caption

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FCC judge rules that Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station can keep its license

Since 2022, WJBE has battled with the FCC over its owner, Joe Armstrong, being able to own a radio station following his conviction in 2016 for making a false statement on his tax return.

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Author Interviews

Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

Fresh Air

Red Carpet author Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. Originally broadcast Feb. 21, 2022.

Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

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Jews around the world send Rosh Hashana wishes to detained reporter Evan Gershkovich

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Religion

Jews around the world send Rosh Hashana wishes to detained reporter Evan Gershkovich

The Wall Street Journal reporter has been held in Russia since March. Thousands have written him letters for the Jewish new year, as the campaign for his release hones in on next week's U.N. meeting.

Thursday

Alex Jones' expenses topped $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families have yet to be paid

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Law

Alex Jones' expenses topped $93,000 in July. Sandy Hook families have yet to be paid

Alex Jones' personal spending is frustrating families who are trying to collect on the $1.5 billion in judgments against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school shooting a hoax.

The country's largest newspaper chain is also hiring a Beyoncé reporter

As Gannett searches for a Taylor Swift reporter, it did not want to stir up a bee's nest — or in this case the Beyhive. Gannett is also hiring a Beyoncé a reporter.

The country's largest newspaper chain is also hiring a Beyoncé reporter

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I returned to Nicaragua, where I was born, and found a country steeped in fear

A motorcyclist rides past a mural of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, left, and revolutionary hero César Augusto Sandino during general elections in Managua, Nov. 7, 2021. Ortega won a fourth consecutive term against a field of little-known candidates while those who could have given him a real challenge sat in jail. Andres Nunes/AP hide caption

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Perspective

I returned to Nicaragua, where I was born, and found a country steeped in fear

NPR's Eyder Peralta recently visited Nicaragua for the first time in a decade, gaining rare access to a nation that is hostile to journalists and known as the Western Hemisphere's newest dictatorship.

I returned to Nicaragua, where I was born, and found a country steeped in fear

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Wednesday

America's largest newspaper chain is hiring a full-time Taylor Swift reporter

That's how influential Taylor Swift is in the music industry, she gets her own beat reporter. Gannett is looking for the right person to cover the pop star's music, impact and business empire.

America's largest newspaper chain is hiring a full-time Taylor Swift reporter

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Tuesday

Nobel-winning Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is acquitted in tax evasion case

Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner and Rappler CEO, gestures as she talks to reporters after being acquitted by the Pasig Regional Trial Court over a tax evasion case in Pasig city, Philippines on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Aaron Favila/AP hide caption

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Asia

Nobel-winning Philippine journalist Maria Ressa is acquitted in tax evasion case

Maria Ressa said the charges against her were politically motivated as Rappler was critical of Duterte's brutal crackdown on illegal drugs that left thousands of mostly petty drug suspects dead.