On the Media

A Taxonomy of TikTok Panics

At the end of 2022, Congress passed legislation to ban TikTok from all government devices, citing...

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Bookish

In October, a court ruled in favor of the Department of Justice and blocked the merging of two...

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The Origins of America's White Jesus

During this holiday season, you likely encountered public nativity scenes depicting the birth of...

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In Retrospect

And just like that, 2022 is coming to a close. On this week's On the Media, a look back at our...

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The Divided Dial - BONUS EPISODE!

We covered a lot of ground in the series, so in this bonus episode we wanted to give space to...

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The Good Ol' Days

This year, right-wing groups at home and abroad were animated by wistful recollections of the...

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The Divided Dial: Episode 5 - There's Something About Radio

Highly politicized, partisan companies like Salem have a hold on the airwaves — and they don’t...

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Still Watching?

A 2020 story about Hunter Biden's hacked laptop keeps finding its way back into the news cycle....

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The Divided Dial: Episode 4 - From The Extreme to The Mainstream

In the 1970s, talk radio was hitting its stride, with hosts and listeners from all political...

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The Oldest Trick

An ancient scapegoat for society’s woes is back in the news. On this week’s On the Media, a...

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Brooke and Brian Lehrer Interview Each Other

This week, we’re sharing a chat Brooke had with her longtime colleague Brian Lehrer for Interview...

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The Divided Dial: Episode 3 - The Liberal Bias Boogeyman

How did the right get their vice grip of the airwaves, all the while arguing that they were being...

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Bark and Bite

Conspiracy theories and disinformation have found a home on right-wing talk radio, where...

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11/22/63

In television's younger days, going live was extremely difficult, costly and rare. But in...

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The Divided Dial: Episode 2 - From Pulpit to Politics

Episode 2: From Pulpit to Politics How did the little-known Salem Media Group come to have an...

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Flipping The Bird

Since Elon Musk took over Twitter, there has been nothing short of crisis — leading to massive...

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Mastodon: The Platform Taking Twitter's Worn and Weary

In the wake of the five alarm fire at Twitter, a small, quiet social media alternative has been...

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The Divided Dial: Episode 1 - The True Believers

Episode 1: The True Believers In 2016, Christian talk radio host Eric Metaxas begrudgingly...

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Infinite Scroll

Across the county, librarians are fighting to keep libraries open and books on the shelves. On...

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Re-Sorting the Shelves: A Look at Bias In the Dewey Decimal System

Jess deCourcy Hinds is the solo librarian at the Bard High School, Early College library in...

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