The Media's Hits And Misses In 2014

On Monday, fans of the podcast "Serial" rejoiced when "The Intercept" published an exclusive interview with Jay Wilds, a key source in the podcast's true-crime story.

Serial became an unexpected sensation this fall -- it's the fastest-downloaded podcast in iTunes history — but many listeners were disappointed that reporter Sarah Koenig failed to record an interview with Wilds within the twelve weekly episodes.

Here & Now's Robin Young looks back at these big stories with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik.