David Folkenflik
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All Things Considered
The 'Roe v. Wade' leak has drawn attention to how journalists cover the Supreme Court
The leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade throws into sharp relief the cloistered existence of the U.S. Supreme Court — and tensions with journalists who seek to pierce that veil.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
More details emerge in federal investigation into Hunter Biden
In 2020, much of the mainstream media dismissed a story about Hunter Biden's business dealings. Now emails supporting the story have been authenticated. Was the media too deferential to the Bidens?
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All Things Considered
Reporters at CBS and NBC are divided over new political pundits
At CBS and NBC, journalists are vexed over moves to hire senior aides to President Biden and former President Trump, even though such hires are part of a tradition stretching back at least 50 years.
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Jen Psaki leaving the White House for MSNBC this spring
The White House press secretary is expected to serve as a pundit and host a show on the network's streaming platform. She's the second Biden administration official jumping to MSNBC recently.
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2 members of the Fox News team in Ukraine were killed in an attack
A veteran video journalist for Fox News, Pierre Zakrzewski, was killed outside Kyiv, Fox News said. Another member of the team, Oleksandra Kuvshinova, also died in the attack, a Fox producer said.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
How the brain is greatly changed by COVID-19
David Folkenflik speaks to University of Oxford's Professor Tom Nichols about a new study that shows how brain structure changes when a person has COVID-19.
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Morning Edition
Palin's defamation case is part of a conservative strategy to take on the media
As Sarah Palin weighs an appeal of the jury verdict in her defamation case against The New York Times, lawyers say her lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation against media outlets.
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All Things Considered
'The Washington Post' takes new approach to national coverage with a 'Democracy Desk'
The Washington Post is about to unveil a Democracy Desk to report on the front lines of battles over voting, access to the polls, and the people caught up in these fights.
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Weekend Edition Saturday
New York Times admitted it made mistakes and moved too fast in Palin editorial
Former Republican governor Sarah Palin is suing the New York Times for defamation over an editorial that alleged wrongdoing by her political action committee. Closing arguments wrapped up Friday.
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All Things Considered
Sarah Palin testifies she felt powerless to fight 'New York Times' over editorial
Sarah Palin said she lost sleep after a 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linked an ad from her political action committee to a mass shooting years earlier. She has sued the paper for defamation.