When the line between advertisements and journalism becomes blurred.

Howcast - Several respected journalists started out writing for tabloids, which can be an exciting career in itself.

Shaban Darwan was a television presenter in Afghanistan when the Taliban seized power following the exit of coalition forces. Standing up for her right to continue to work in TV, Shabnam made a video that went viral and forced her to...

Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge has announced the government's plan to overhaul CBC/Radio-Canada, which would ban advertising on its news programming and nearly double its per capita funding.

Al Jazeera’s Zein Basravi recorded this message in case Israel shut down Al Jazeera’s bureau in Ramallah.

Less than two weeks before the U.S. election, the Washington Post's owner Jeff Bezos said the paper would no longer endorse a presidential candidate, resulting in a loss of hundreds of thousands of subscribers. Andrew Chang breaks down...

One of the most formative professional experiences for David Greenberg was working with legendary journalist Bob Woodward just a year out of college. Although Greenberg didn’t see himself as a natural newspaper reporter like Woodward, he...

Learn about the adventurous journalist Nellie Bly and her amazing trip around the world in 72 days.

Explore the concept of third person point of view in literature, which differs from first and second person perspectives. Learn about the tools used in third person narration, including omniscient, limited, and objective viewpoints....

In 1967, during the Vietnam War, the U.S. launched a covert mission aimed to extend the monsoon season in Vietnam. Operation Popeye was the first military attempt to manipulate the weather.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects the right to free speech. But when student journalists in Missouri wrote a series of articles on teen sex and divorce in 1983, their school appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for the...

The Pentagon Papers revealed how the U.S. government had lied to the public about its involvement in the Vietnam War. Leaked by the New York Times, this opened the door for future whistleblowers to expose the truth.

When Time magazine published details of a river fire in downtown Cleveland in 1969, the outcry was so loud and widespread, the U.S. government was forced into action.

We all have news cycle fatigue. If it’s not struggling to find reliable sources online, then it’s figuring out how to sift through the myriad of competing (and sometimes conflicting) headlines that roll across our TV screens, cell phones...

UC Berkeley historian Martin Jay describes how the idea that ‘lying in politics is getting worse’ is a constant refrain without any real evidence to support it, and muses on the role of the media in contemporary society.

The Gilded Age was a period of unprecedented industrial and economic growth in the United States – but were the men at the helm captains of industry or robber barons out for their own?

The Greenbrier Bunker was constructed to protect Congress from nuclear annihilation. It’s one of America’s longest-kept secrets.

I recently attended Harvard Divinity School's "Symposium on Religious Literacy and Journalism." Scholars and journalists gathered together to brainstorm how to better prepare journalists when it comes to covering topics about religion....

A computer algorithm predicts ad popularity, China embraces blockchain technology and AI chat-bots offer top-notch customer care. Plus, Anthony and Michael speak with a media startup turning to technology to solve the journalism crisis....

Ed Madison, Ph.D. is a seasoned media professional with a 30 year track record as an executive producer/director, entrepreneur, and innovative educator. His multifaceted career in media and journalism began as a high school intern at the...

Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has become the metropolitan elite it was always accused of being. In this week’s Off Script podcast Suzanne Moore joins Steven Edginton to discuss “trans ideology”, Labour’s prospects and freedom of speech.

We use the direct speech when are speaking. But if we want to report what someone else said we have to use indirect speech. To do that, we go a tense back to report it. There is an exception to this rule: when we are reporting something...

This week we return to bring you en episode on the importance of journalism in Global Health, featuring discussion with Emily Baumgaertner of the Pulitzer Center, and a talk with esteemed reporter and health-related journalist, Joanne...

Susan Campbell is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a widely-read newspaper columnist, and the author of three books. She has worked across the media landscape as an award-winning print journalist, a regular commentator on WNPR, and a...