America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink). Onion editors Joe Randazzo and Joe Garden talk with Renee Montagne about the serious business of being funny. Also: See the fun The Onion has had at NPR's expense.
They're hurt by the recession and greater inclusion of black figures in other U.S. media outlets.
Phil Nohl says each record is a one-of-a-kind treasure, an essential piece of American history.
BOSTON — A Web site devoted to following the Senate race is creating buzz and some concern among political watchers and the campaigns. The site is part blog, part news, part press releases from the candidates. And it’s all run by a person who refuses to reveal his identity.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined WBUR’s Tom Ashbrook at MIT on Thursday in a discussion about the next Internet. Watch the video of their conversation.
The sprint to the special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is only a little over a month away, which means candidates are trying to get their messages out to voters on the airwaves before the Dec. 8 primaries.
BOSTON — Just a few months after securing major concessions from union workers, the publisher of the Boston Globe says he’s retiring.
BOSTON — The Wall Street Journal is shutting its Boston bureau and eliminating nine jobs, marking the second round of cuts at the newspaper this year.
NEW YORK — Artist Shepard Fairey, who designed the famous Barack Obama “HOPE” poster, admitted Friday that he didn’t use the Associated Press photo he originally claimed his work was based on but instead used a picture the news organization had claimed was his source.
BOSTON — The New York Times Co. has decided not to sell the Boston Globe, saying the Globe’s finances had turned around. While some employees are relieved that ownership will not change, the future of the Boston Globe is still fragile.
BOSTON — In a memo, The New York Times Co. said the paper had “significantly improved its financial footing” and was no longer up for sale. Many employees said they felt a sense of relief, but not much surprise.
BOSTON — With less than three months until the special primary election for U.S. Senate, the candidates are increasingly turning to new approaches to get out their messages. More often, they are utilizing all forms of media.
NEW YORK — A CBS News employee is accused of trying to extort $2 million from David Letterman, forcing the late-night host to admit in an extraordinary monologue before millions of viewers that he had sexual relationships with female employees.
BOSTON — Even as the New York Times says the Boston Globe’s improved finances are making a sale less urgent, there are still two interested bidders with very different approaches to journalism.
BOSTON — WGBH, which bills itself as NPR’s “Arts and Culture” station, is acquiring WCRB, one of the country’s few commercial classical radio stations. Media commentator Dan Kennedy analyzes what the move could mean for the station and the public radio market.
BOSTON — The parent company of The Boston Globe confirmed for the first time Thursday that it is looking into a sale of the financially struggling newspaper.
BOSTON — Citing unnamed people with knowledge of the offers, the Boston Globe reported Friday that the bids were submitted Thursday, meeting a deadline set by its owner, The New York Times Co.
BOSTON — It’s been almost two weeks since Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested outside his Cambridge home for disorderly conduct — a charge that was dropped by Cambridge police after the arrest became public knowledge. But the news coverage has continued full blast. WBUR Senior Media Analyst John Carroll says the racially-tinged incident has brought out the “most” in the news media.
