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An investigation into the media's coverage of white supremacist groups. (episode)
Reporters who have covered far-right groups break down frequent media pitfalls.
In the 1920s a familiar debate raged over how to cover the Ku Klux Klan.
How does the identity of the person covering the far right affect their reporting?
The prevailing narrative, that racist ideas stem from the poor and ignorant, is not just wrong but often backwards.
This summer we are revisiting some of our favorite Breaking News Consumer Handbooks. Episode 4 in this mini-series is Tectonic Edition. (episode)
Apocalypse now, then, and later. (episode)
An arms control expert uses fiction to help us grapple with the nuclear threat.
In 1983, a made-for-tv movie called The Day After set the stage for a national conversation about the threat of nuclear war. Is it time for a remake?
In "Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play," playwright Anne Washburn imagines how our society might cope with a sudden nuclear catastrophe... with the help of The Simpsons.
"In a time of apocalypse, the facts are actually even more important."
This summer we revisit some of our most important Breaking News Consumer Handbooks. Episode 3 in this mini-series is Airline Crash Edition. (episode)
Twitch is a video streaming platform where tens of thousands people broadcast their lives in real-time. Like unedited, raw, reality TV. (episode)
Now streaming: tragedy, humanity, esports.
Venture capitalists and professional esports players converge at New York City's hottest club.
The story of one streamer, who turned to Twitch during his darkest hour.
This summer, we're revisiting some of our favorite Breaking News Consumer Handbooks. Episode 2 in this mini-series is Military Coup Edition. (episode)
Alex Jones's lawyer, a secretive ex-governor, wildfires in the media, and the death penalty. (episode)
People like neo-Nazi Andrew Anglin and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones have long tested the limits of permissible speech. We hear from their lawyer.
How can public records be preserved when state officials use an app that destroys messages?
Wildfires are getting worse, and the way the media are covering them isn't helping.
Michael Graczyk, AP reporter, on the mindset required to cover hundreds of executions in Huntsville, Texas.
This summer we revisit some of our Breaking News Consumer's Handbooks. To mark the ramping up of hurricane season, the first episode in this mini-series is the US Storm Edition. (episode)
A Trump rally in Florida turns ugly, homemade firearms, and the legacy of Trayvon Martin, six years later. (episode)
The White House and the press spar once more. What's the end game?
Cody Wilson envisions a world in which everyone is free to manufacture their own guns. Can he be stopped?
A new documentary series examines what Trayvon Martin's life and death revealed.
How 10 news organizations are working together to uncover the stories of children separated from their parents at the border. (episode)