Adweek: Television

• After a Successful Year, DoorDash Is Splurging on an Ad in the Super Bowl

  

  What do the Cookie Monster and actor Daveed Diggs have in common? Honestly, nothing at all--but they both just scored lead roles in DoorDash's first-ever Super Bowl commercial. The campaign, which will kick off with a 30-second teaser in Sunday's AFC…
  - 2 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 6:20pm -
• Tag Team Says Geico Was Their First Invite in 30 Years to Be More Than Just a Soundtrack

  

  Few lyrics have proven more prophetic than "Tag Team, back again," the line that launches listeners into 1993's timeless track "Whoomp! (There It Is)." Long after the song's initial dominance of radio stations and clubs, it reemerged time and again i…
  - 2 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 5:35pm -
• NBCUniversal Will Shut Down NBCSN, Its Cable Sports Network, This Year

  

  Key Insights NBCUniversal is trimming its cable network portfolio: Sports network NBCSN will be no more by the end of the year. The company will be moving NBCSN's top sports programming to USA Network and streaming service Peacock. NBCSN, which first…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 4:51pm -
• Why Scotts Miracle-Gro Put Creative and Media Under One Roof With VaynerMedia

  

  Two years ago, Scotts Miracle-Gro dipped its toes in the VaynerMedia waters when it asked the agency to handle creative work for Ortho, its line of pest and weed control products. The company, which sells fertilizers, soil and other lawn and gardenin…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 4:28pm -
• Networking Is the Biggest Challenge Virtual Event Marketers Face in 2021

  

  As in-person gatherings remain unsafe to attend during the pandemic, virtual and "phygital" hybrid events are here to stay in 2021. Event marketers now have 10 months of experience creating virtual gatherings, but they'll need to focus on improving v…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 3:00pm -
• LinkedIn Lets Members Choose Who Can Comment on Their Posts

  

  LinkedIn added two new ways for users to control their conversation experiences on the professional network. Members can now determine who can comment on their posts: anyone on or off LinkedIn, connections only or no one. Those settings can also be c…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 2:50pm -
• TikTok Debuts TikTok Creator Portal

  

  TikTok Friday introduced online hub TikTok Creator Portal, a one-stop shop for educational resources for creators on its platform. Content on TikTok Creator Portal will be organized into the following six learning categories: Getting Started on TikTo…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 12:30pm -
• Virtually Sample 4,000 Shades of Eyeshadow With Pinterest’s New AR Try-On Feature

  

  While most people would rather try on makeup before buying, inviting customers to touch the same product samples and rub them all over their faces is a pretty clear violation of current health and safety guidelines. In the meantime, Pinterest is help…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 12:00pm -
• ‘Nudes for Valentine’s Day?’ Yes, But Not That Kind, and for a Good Cause

  

  Another request to "Send Nudes" via social platforms? Relax: This one is for a good cause, and there's a reason why Nudes is uppercase. Canadian brand Nude Beverages is seeking "Nudes for Valentine's Day." The company will donate $10 for every image…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 11:45am -
• Google and Australia Are Fighting Over News. Here’s What You Need to Know

  

  Google has threatened to pull its search business from Australia if regulators don't modify a proposed law that would force tech giants to pay royalties to publishers. The claim to pull the service, made by Google Australia and New Zealand managing d…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 11:44am -

AllThingsD: Media

• The Longish Goodbye: Highlights From AllThingsD Staffers Johnson, Del Rey and Cha

  

  I don't know why you say hello, we say goodbye.
  - 28 Dec 13, 5:40pm -
• Malware Attacks by Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Are on the Rise

  

  The Syrian Electronic Army isn't the only pro-Assad group using hacking attacks.
  - 27 Dec 13, 4:27pm -
• Rdio Killed the Vdio Star
  Not even a year old, and already Vdio is taking a dirt nap. Rdio said on Friday that it is scrapping the nascent video-streaming platform with which it had hoped to take on Netflix and Hulu. "Despite our efforts, we were not able to deliver the diffe…
  - 27 Dec 13, 3:56pm -
• QOTD: Sneaky Snaps
  Back when we had cameras that weren’t in our phones, it would be really strange to just walk up to someone and take a picture of them, or kind of place the camera on the table and try to sneak a picture of someone as they’re ordering food or some…
  - 27 Dec 13, 11:00am -
• Buh-Bye From AllThingsD! More Staff Highlights: Fried, Goode and "Everyone Likes Mike" Isaac.

  

  Parting is such sweet sorrow.
  - 27 Dec 13, 10:00am -
• Kids Get New Tablets Over the Holidays? Here’s How to Lock 'Em Down.

  

  After $50 in Angry Birds purchases, I'm now the wiser.
  - 27 Dec 13, 8:00am -
• As AllThingsD Draws to a Close, Here Are Some Staff Highlights -- Part One: Kafka, Hesseldahl, Gannes

  

  How can you miss us if we won't go away?
  - 26 Dec 13, 3:47pm -
• Tech Stocks Hover Near 2013 Highs, Paving Way for 2014 IPOs Like Alibaba, Box and Dropbox

  

  Up is the new up.
  - 26 Dec 13, 1:07pm -
• RapGenius and Google: Tales in Growth Hacking Gone Wrong

  

  A startup gets in hot water with Google's search team. Was it a misstep, or did it just get caught doing what other companies are doing?
  - 26 Dec 13, 12:52pm -
• QuizUp Creator Plain Vanilla Games Raises Another $22 Million
  On top of a $1.2 million seed round, a $2.5 million Series A and then a $2 million extension to that Series A, Plain Vanilla Games has just raised another bundle of money for its mobile trivia game QuizUp: A $22 million Series B, led by Sequoia Capit…
  - 26 Dec 13, 12:40pm -

Fast Company Magazine

• newThese new McDonald’s trays are made from food waste

  

  At franchises throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, you’ll now get your food served on an innovative new material. If you eat at a McDonald’s restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil, your food will come on what looks like a typical plastic tray.…
  - 10 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 7:01pm -
• How to watch the NFL Conference Championships live on CBS or Fox without cable

  

  The final games of a most unusual NFL season are happening this weekend. The winners will advance to the Super Bowl in February.After a most unusual year for professional football (and all sports), NFL fans are gearing up for the final games of the…
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• Do these 5 things and you’ll never run out of new ideas

  

  The best ideas happen in the places people least expect to find them.Innovation means different things to different people.Read Full Story
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• The story behind the Moon rock in the Biden Oval Office

  

  The distinctive addition to the 46th president’s office decor symbolizes the power of dreaming big. Joe Biden wanted a Moon rock for his Oval Office.Read Full Story
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• Soledad O’Brien on journalism’s failures in the Trump era

  

  The reporter and Twitter gadfly says her new podcast is “about what’s happening in society and social change, in a way that looks at that as political.”A 30-year veteran of the news business, Soledad O’Brien has earned the right to speak fre…
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 2:00am -
• How to stay safe from the new, fast-spreading COVID-19 mutations

  

  B.1.1.7 has spread across England and is starting to be found in the United States. Protecting yourself from it means using more aggressive protection—and being more risk-averse.A fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has…
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 1:00am -
• 6 habits of the most innovative people

  

  The reality is, most people struggle to be innovative more than once, but these practices lead to sustained inspiration.Forward-thinking individuals have a number of things in common.Read Full Story
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 12:00am -
• These Dr. Martens x Keith Haring boots will add a pop of playful punk to your life

  

  The mini collection features both the classic Doc Martens boot and the 1461 Oxford, in adult and youth sizes.Dr. Martens is known for its plentiful, versatile collaborations with the noteworthy and a little bit punk (see Raf Simons, Yohji Yamamoto)…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 11:00am -
• ‘Time is running out’: Prince Harry calls for social media reform after U.S. Capitol riot

  

  In a Q&A with Fast Company, The Duke of Sussex responds to social media’s role in the Capitol attack and explains why the next step must be to hold social platforms accountable.Over the past year, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, The Duke and Duche…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 7:00am -
• 230 audio clips in 24 countries: What life sounds like under lockdown

  

  Empty city centers. Bird songs. The 8 p.m. clap. Everything has changed during COVID-19, including the soundtrack of our lives. As a creative artist, my work explores how people interact with sound and how it impacts upon our daily lives through lis…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 5:00am -

Financial Times: Media

• Japan’s anime goes global: Sony’s new weapon to take on Netflix
  Expansion of franchises such as Demon Slayer reflects shifts in the ownership and ambitions of a $24bn-a-year industry
  - 1 day ago, 24 Jan 21, 12:00am -
• Celebrity brands/Beckhams: keeping up with the Kardashians
  Griping at the rich dividends they pay themselves looks like sour grapes
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 11:30am -
• Probe into UK’s online advertising industry resumes
  ICO investigation was put on hold in May last year because of coronavirus pandemic
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 10:41am -
• Australia/Google: fighting an older oligopoly
  Agreeing a deal would be a much better outcome than provoking angry lawmakers
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 9:14am -
• Meet the hedge fund gobbling up local newspapers
  Alden Global Capital is on a shopping spree. Its intentions are a subject of debate
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 12:00am -
• Facebook ‘Supreme Court’ to review Trump ban
  Case will present social media company’s appellate council with first big test
  - 4 days ago, 21 Jan 21, 4:30pm -
• Hipgnosis issues new shares to fuel music rights buying spree
  London-listed group also scoops up Metallica producer’s catalogue as frenetic pace of acquisitions continues
  - 4 days ago, 21 Jan 21, 7:10am -
• Daily Mail owner suffers fresh fall in advertising
  Pandemic hits DMGT’s events business and newspaper titles
  - 4 days ago, 21 Jan 21, 2:53am -
• The fight for the future of America’s local newspapers
  As hedge funds and private equity snap up titles, what does it mean for journalism?
  - 4 days ago, 21 Jan 21, 12:00am -
• Hollywood reclaims starring role at Joe Biden’s inaugural
  Show business royalty return to the Washington political stage after Donald Trump bows out
  - 4 days ago, 21 Jan 21, 12:00am -

Huffington Post: US Media News

• Judge Rules Amazon Doesn't Have To Restore Parler Web Service
  U.S. District Judge Barbara Rothstein said the social network had fallen short in demonstrating the need for an injunction forcing it back online.
  - 3 days ago, 21 Jan 21, 6:10pm -
• Trump Impeached, Capitol Riot & No-Fly List: Views from HuffPost Readers
  Our editors have picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
  - 7 days ago, 18 Jan 21, 8:09am -
• Politico Newsroom In Uproar Over Ben Shapiro's Guest Playbook Column
  After staff expressed outrage that the platform was given to a pundit known for his "bigoted and incendiary commentary," Politico's editor in chief declined to apologize.
  - 11 days ago, 14 Jan 21, 3:18pm -
• The 'All But' Coup
  Trump’s words were slippery and his methods improvisational, but his intent was clear on Jan. 6: to stop the transfer of power.
  - 13 days ago, 11 Jan 21, 5:43pm -
• Deadly U.S. Capitol Attack, Stimulus Slowdown And Trump Military Strikes: Views From HuffPost Readers
  Our editors have picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
  - 14 days ago, 11 Jan 21, 8:32am -
• Sean Hannity Assures Viewers He'll Still Be Eating At Olive Garden
  The Fox News host responded to a joke claiming Olive Garden yanked his pasta pass for supporting the mob that stormed the Capitol.
  - 16 days ago, 8 Jan 21, 11:57pm -
• Trump Gets Banned And 'Thank You Twitter' Starts Trending
  Even though some said the move was a long time coming, many Twitter users seemed downright grateful for the platform's decision.
  - 16 days ago, 8 Jan 21, 7:58pm -
• Washington Post Editorial Board Calls For Trump's Cabinet To Remove Him
  The newspaper, along with the Miami Herald, joined Democrats in arguing the president's Cabinet should remove him under the 25th Amendment.
  - 18 days ago, 6 Jan 21, 11:10pm -
• COVID-19 Relief Bill, Election Certification And Georgia Runoffs: Views From HuffPost Readers
  Our editors have picked some of your most thought-provoking comments from last week’s top stories.
  - 21 days ago, 4 Jan 21, 8:27am -
• Animal Rights Activist Punks Maria Bartiromo By Posing As Meat Company CEO
  The fake Smithfield boss told the Fox News host that factory farms are “petri dishes for new diseases.”
  - 33 days ago, 23 Dec 20, 1:49pm -

L.A. Times: Entertainment Industry

• These sets are more than a place to tell a story. They are the hero of the story.

  

  The seemingly confined spaces of 'The Father,' 'One Night in Miami' and 'Sound of Metal' are actually silent insights into character.
  - 5 days ago, 20 Jan 21, 8:00am -
• The timely story of an FBI snitch and a slain 1960s Black Panther leader

  

  Daniel Kaluuya, producer Charles D. King and writer-director Shaka King take us behind the scenes of 'Judas and the Black Messiah'
  - 6 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 11:00am -
• SAG Awards could make history again this year with the film ensemble prize

  

  The prestigious film ensemble prize could feature the casts of three movies with predominantly Black casts.
  - 6 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 10:00am -
• Chameleonic Jessie Buckley brings the bad to 'Fargo,' the cryptic to 'Ending Things'

  

  The Irish actor steals the show as a murderous nurse in Season 4 of "Fargo"
  - 6 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 9:30am -
• Slavery stories take a back seat as diversity breaks into awards season in new ways

  

  "Minari," "Forty-Year-Old Version," "Sound of Metal" among several films that not only offer diverse casts, but more nuanced stories
  - 6 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 9:00am -
• A rare portrait of Black men: Aldis Hodge knows the impact of 'One Night in Miami'

  

  On the fictionalized retelling of the meeting of giants, Hodge says, 'That's one of the most powerful elements of this film, that it shows how you understand somebody's pain.'
  - 6 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 8:45am -
• Ethan Hawke goes bold in 'Good Lord Bird,' adding humor to an anti-slavery story

  

  'Talking about race in America has been incredibly relevant every day for the last couple hundred years,' says Hawke on the value of Showtime's 'Good Lord Bird.'
  - 6 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 8:30am -
• Actors Roundtable: Sobs of doubt, weeping on screen and thoughts of Chadwick Boseman

  

  Riz Ahmed, George Clooney, Delroy Lindo, Gary Oldman and Steven Yeun take us inside their new films and open up about their insecurities.
  - 6 days ago, 19 Jan 21, 8:00am -
• Will Oscars' new inclusion standards have an impact? The consensus is ... maybe?

  

  A handful of directors consider the upcoming academy diversity rules and land on a cautiously optimistic outlook
  - 7 days ago, 18 Jan 21, 10:30am -
• After penning the script, Tom Hanks goes to war on the set of 'Greyhound'

  

  Set on a destroyer, "Greyhound" had its cast "tilting, pitching, leaning, bucking, rolling and rising and falling in amusement park-worthy action," Hanks writes.
  - 7 days ago, 18 Jan 21, 10:00am -

London Evening Standard: Media

Media Week News

npr: Media

• Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dies At 87

  

  With his trademark suspenders and Brooklyn-accented baritone, King spoke with world leaders, celebrities, authors, scientists, athletes — everyone.
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 8:13am -
• How Conservative Media Has Covered Biden's First Days As President

  

  We take a look at how the first few days of the Biden administration are playing out in right wing media.
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 7:53am -
• Alyda Gilkey On The Life And Legacy Of Her Son David, Who Put 'Pictures On The Radio'

  

  Gilkey died in 2016 while on assignment in Afghanistan. His mother, Alyda Gilkey, remembers the man behind the lens: an adventurous soul who had a way of putting his subjects at ease.
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 7:53am -
• How Fox News Is Adapting To The Biden Era

  

  Fox News is doubling down on its opinion shows and firing or sidelining some journalists as it adjusts to the Biden era. NPR discusses what these moves might tell about what Fox is trying to achieve.
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 3:45pm -
• Trump Ally At Voice of America Replaced By News Executive He Recently Demoted

  

  The Biden White House has named Yolanda Lopez acting director of the Voice of America. She was demoted last week after a VOA reporter asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unwelcome questions.
  - 3 days ago, 21 Jan 21, 5:25pm -
• NPR Critic Reviews TV Coverage Of Inauguration Day

  

  Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris was a major TV moment, featuring stars, such as Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez. NPR reviews the television coverage of Inauguration Day events.
  - 4 days ago, 20 Jan 21, 8:01pm -
• Defined By Scandal At Voice of America, CEO Resigns At Biden's Request

  

  Michael Pack's record at the parent agency for the Voice of America includes charges of bias, firings, investigations and more. He called President Biden's request for him to resign a "partisan act."
  - 5 days ago, 20 Jan 21, 5:02pm -
• 'Defend The Truth And Defeat The Lies': Biden Moves Past Trump's War On Media

  

  President Biden called for Americans to listen to one another and to disagree on the basis of facts, obliquely invoking the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol as the cost of trafficking in lies.
  - 5 days ago, 20 Jan 21, 3:40pm -
• Twitter Suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Account

  

  A Twitter spokesperson said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene violated the company policy it recently used to remove thousands of QAnon-related accounts. Her account was suspended for 12 hours.
  - 7 days ago, 17 Jan 21, 5:22pm -
• New Chief's Ties Shock Radio Free Asia, While Pompeo Visit To VOA Stirs Outcry

  

  The demotion of a Voice of America White House reporter led to an outcry. And the new head of sister network Radio Free Asia had registered as a lobbyist for Taiwan just days before taking over.
  - 9 days ago, 15 Jan 21, 6:03pm -

NYMag: Media

• A Year of Revolutions

  

  What the Times noticed, and missed.
  - 21 Oct 14, 9:00am -
• Here, Let Ezra Explain

  

  What is D.C.’s most famous young policy wonk doing leaving the Washington Post? Trying to start a news organization he thinks could one day eclipse it.
  - 2 Feb 14, 9:21pm -
• “Most Well-Known and Beloved Chinese Role Model”

  

  Philanthropist, demolition kingpin, and wannabe media mogul Chen Guangbiao’s quixotic quest for the New York Times.
  - 28 Jan 14, 12:27pm -
• Stop Beating a Dead Fox

  

  The conservative news channel’s only real power is in riling up liberals, who by this point should know better.
  - 27 Jan 14, 12:21pm -
• The Devil Models Prada

  

  There’s nothing a glossy magazine likes better than an equally glossy celebrity lending her hand to the editorial process.
  - 26 Jan 14, 8:04pm -
• Old Tricks

  

  Files from the beginning of the Ailes era.
  - 26 Jan 14, 7:58pm -
• Citizen Ailes

  

  When the head of Fox News moved to Garrison, New York, he bought a little newspaper and tried to instill his own brand of American values.
  - 9 Jan 14, 9:25am -
• 16. Because Peter Kaplan Was the Narrator of the City

  

  Peter Kaplan, who was editor of the New York Observer from 1994 until 2009, died last month.
  - 15 Dec 13, 8:10pm -
• Post Mortem

  

  A (somewhat premature) newspaper autopsy.
  - 16 Oct 13, 3:03pm -
• 154 Minutes With Graydon Carter

  

  Morning coffee at home on Vanity Fair’s centennial.
  - 15 Oct 13, 12:43pm -

PBS: Media

• PBS NewsHour Podcasts and RSS Feeds
  This PBS NewsHour feed has been retired. You may be interested in other podcasts and feeds on our subscriptions page.PBS NewsHour
  - 12 Mar 14, 4:19pm -

The Economist: Media

• Bello: Why Latin America has no serious separatist movements
  Print section Print Rubric:  Explaining the absence of separatism in Latin America Print Headline:  Why no Catalonias?…
  - 23 Nov 17, 10:52am -
• Rupert stops the presses: The last media mogul stuns his industry with talk of selling
  Print section Print Rubric:  In signalling that he may sell a lot of 21st Century Fox, is Rupert Murdoch rolling over or regrouping? Print Headline: …
  - 23 Nov 17, 10:52am -
• Held to ransom: Why has Iran imprisoned Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe?
  Print section Print Rubric:  What lies behind Iran’s imprisonment of a British citizen? Print Headline:  Held to ransom…
  - 16 Nov 17, 10:58am -
• It’s complicated: Publishers are wary of Facebook and Google but must work with them
  Print section Print Rubric:  Publishers are wary of Facebook and Google’s heft, but have no choice but to work with them. The second in our series on the future of journalism…
  - 9 Nov 17, 10:48am -
• Dropped connection: Trouble for the AT&T-Time Warner deal
  Print section Print Rubric:  As media giants look to consolidate, the climate for mergers gets chillier Print Headline:  Dropped con…
  - 9 Nov 17, 10:48am -
• The Fourth Estate: A randomised trial shows that the power of the press is real
  Print section Print Rubric:  A randomised trial shows that the power of the press is real Print Headline:  Hold the front page!…
  - 8 Nov 17, 4:48pm -
• Restless soul: Joseph Conrad, the first novelist of globalisation
  Print section Print Rubric:  The first novelist of globalisation Print Headline:  Restless soul Print Fly…
  - 2 Nov 17, 11:51am -
• Insta iambs: Rupi Kaur reinvents poetry for the social-media generation
  Main image:  RUPI KAUR made her name on Instagram by attacking Instagram, a fitting ascent for the provocative 24-year-old poet who releases her short verses onto the slippery, react…
  - 1 Nov 17, 11:26am -
• Funnel vision: How leading American newspapers got people to pay for news
  Print section Print Rubric:  The first in a three-part series on journalism’s future examines how leading American newspapers got readers to pay for news in the internet era…
  - 26 Oct 17, 10:47am -
• Page-turners: As big magazines lose readers, home-made “zines” are springing up
  Print section Print Rubric:  As famous titles lose readers, home-made efforts are springing up Print Headline:  Page-turners…
  - 12 Oct 17, 10:51am -

WSJ: Media & Marketing

• newState Lessons in Vaccine Rollouts
  Federalism is again proving its value in getting shots in arms.
  - 9 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 8:06pm -
• newWho Gets to Make the Rules? Washington May Finally Get It Right
  Biden should keep Trump’s last-minute executive order making regulation more accountable.
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 5:17pm -
• newOnline Speech Wars Are Here to Stay
  Both left and right want to regulate social media, but their ‘fixes’ would break the web.
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 5:14pm -
• newUnmasking Samantha Power
  She’s never explained her needless snooping on Michael Flynn.
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 5:08pm -
• newArizona Republican Meltdown
  The state party reveals the divisions that could doom the GOP for years.
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 5:07pm -
• newTaking Stock of a Most Violent Year
  Some blamed the mayhem on the pandemic, but persistent cop-bashing emboldened criminals.
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 5:05pm -
• newSend Out the Search Party for New Covid Strains
  Variants of the virus can be stopped if uncovered early—but that will require more genetic sequencing.
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 5:04pm -
• newNotable & Quotable: Larry King
  ‘The famous and notorious alike are given the chance, with America tuned in, to defend a life’s reputation.’
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 5:00pm -
• newBiden's Chance to End Border Chaos
  Step one is to increase the number of H-2 guest-worker visas for Central Americans.
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 4:58pm -
• newHenry Aaron Was Admirable in Anonymity
  ‘It’s been many years,’ the baseball great told me over coffee, ‘since I wore a uniform.’
  - 12 hours ago, 24 Jan 21, 4:57pm -

Newser: Media

• TV Anchor Quit for Harvard Job. Then She Noticed 'Anomalies'

  

  Nidhi Razdan spent 21 years as the lead anchor of India's NDTV, which one might think would give her the chops to take on a position as an associate professor of journalism at Harvard. In fact, in June she said she was giving up her job to do that ve…
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 4:35pm -
• Court: Newtown Parents Can Sue Alex Jones

  

  Alex Jones has lost his attempt to have lawsuits by the parents of children shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary thrown out. The Texas Supreme Court made no comment in rejecting Jones' argument Friday, the Austin American-Statesman reports. The par…
  - 2 days ago, 23 Jan 21, 2:45pm -
• Newspaper Offers to Erase Embarrassing Pasts

  

  The Boston Globe has decided to let people it has covered in the past request a review of stories about them—with an eye toward possibly updating the stories, taking the names out, or ensuring they no longer show up in Google search results. Other…
  - 2 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 6:35pm -
• Tom Brokaw Retires From NBC

  

  NBC News veteran Tom Brokaw announced Friday that he is retiring from the network after 55 years. The author of The Greatest Generation was NBC's lead anchor at Nightly News and for big events for more than 20 years before giving way to Brian William…
  - 2 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 5:40pm -
• Biden Inauguration Beats Trump's in the Ratings

  

  President Biden's inauguration Wednesday may have had a limited in-person audience thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but when it came to those watching at home, its audience was larger than that for former President Trump's inauguration in 2017. Va…
  - 3 days ago, 22 Jan 21, 1:07am -