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Kamala Harris has come under fire for ignoring interview requests from the press. On this week’s On the Media, the debate over whether giving media access actually helps inform voters...

Some very retrograde opinions being spouted by a “futuristic” industry’s leaders.

Regulating AI; Old Hollywood Myths; Fixing the Internet

After a year-and-a-half-long beta, The New York Times launched a standalone app on Wednesday that it hopes will serve as its "audio front page." The app — for now, iOS only — is "currently an exclusive benefit for New York Times news subscribers." Here's some of what it…

Substack Notes just dropped. Can the startup survive this foray into social media?

Spotify is launching a feed that will help you discover new artists, podcasts, and audiobooks.

A weekly look at the future that’s already here. Listen to the trailer of our new tech podcast.

How long are top-performing podcasts? And how often do they release episodes? We reveal the data that will help you find the right balance for your new show.

The video platform is finally dedicating real resources to growing its podcast offerings.

From the Beatles to One Direction — her new book on the history of fans

Apple has fixed a headache for analytics; and TikTok is now connected to Headliner

Some news: Emmanuel and Alex will be stepping away from making the show. And this iteration of Reply All will be ending in late June.

Dave Wiskus is on a mission to empower creators.

Running headfirst into fights for users’ rights on the internet.

Is it time for journalists to get off Twitter? One of the nation’s leading newspapers has made a presence on the social platform optional. We’ll talk about why, and what effects this could have on the quality of reporting and the safety of reporters. Also, Warner Bros. Discovery’s takeover of CNN and HBO, the collapse of Black News Channel and the USA Today’s innovative use of comic journalism. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Capital B was born from a racial justice reckoning.

Hands-off around COVID misinformation, but hands-on around racial slurs

It’s completely unclear why.

Podcast ads start to act more like the web

Trying to move podcasts to web-like “industry standard advertising” is worse than violating the spirit of *If it ain’t broke don’t fix it* — this is breaking something that definitely works for something we know doesn’t.

One year after January 6th, we look back at our reporting on the militia movement.

Vox’s flagship daily news podcast will also air on local public radio stations nationwide, in partnership with WNYC Studios.

On the new Culture podcast "The Review," our Atlantic staff writers break down the Emmy-winning soccer sitcom and its much-discussed second season.

A few days after Gov. Mike Parson accused a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter of hacking a state website, hundreds of Sinclair Broadcast Group television stations fell victim to a ransomware attack. One of these was a cyberattack, one was reporting. We’ll distinguish between the two. And, is the other shoe about to drop on Facebook? We’ll talk about how the company’s communications team is responding to another set of leaked documents. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

The RZA is one of the godfathers of hip-hop and leader of the Wu-Tang Clan. Naturally, we invited him on to ask him three questions about Tang, one of the godfathers of powdered orange drinks.

In the age of streaming, public libraries offer small-scale alternatives for local archiving.

Listen to your favorite podcast — forever

This article explores the new voice-based app, Clubhouse, and whether the app is truly creating an experience that promotes equity.

YouTube is trying to create "the world’s best stage."