James Dobson, Influential Leader of the Religious Right, Dies at 89

The founder of the evangelical group Focus on the Family, he spent decades denouncing what he saw as the unraveling of the social order.

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I Never Understood Our Data-Saturated Life Until a Hurricane Shut It Down

When Helene disconnected my part of North Carolina for weeks, my neighbors and I had to relearn old ways of knowing what was happening — and what wasn’t.

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Leonard Lopate, Longtime New York Radio Host, Dies at 84

He mastered the art of the interview over 32 years on public radio, at WNYC. He was fired in 2017 amid allegations of sexual harassment, which he vehemently denied.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Will Shut Down

The company is among the first casualties of a vote to strip roughly $500 million in federal funding from NPR, PBS and local stations across the country.

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Edith Chapin, NPR’s Top Editor, Is Stepping Down

Edith Chapin, who is also acting chief content officer, has been editor in chief of the public radio network since 2023.

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He Helped Create NPR. Now He May See it Be Defunded.

Bill Siemering, 91, says potential funding cuts put a “unique, invaluable cultural resource” at risk.

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Tribal Media Leader Implores Senator to Reject Public Broadcasting Clawback

In a letter to Senator Mike Rounds, Republican of South Dakota, the head of a network of Native radio and television stations said a deal to ostensibly protect tribal stations was unworkable.

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PBS and NPR’s Last-Ditch Fight to Save Funding

As a vote to cut more than $500 million per year in federal funding nears, stations are making their pitches to lawmakers, listeners and “Viewers Like You.”

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NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know

A proposal before the Senate to strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.

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Dr. Demento Announces His Retirement After 55 Years on the Air

Barry Hansen, mostly known by his D.J. name, said he’d end his show’s run after 55 years of playing parody songs. His syndicated show was once heard on more than 150 radio stations.

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