David Folkenflik
@davidfolkenflik.bsky.social
NPR media guy Author, Murdoch’s World
The White House Correspondents Association dinner utterly fails to grasp the reality of our time. My analysis on today's Up First, from NPR pca.st/episode/575e...
White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Ukraine hits Russian Retailer, India Protests
A recap of President Trump’s hour-long speech at the rescheduled White House Correpondents’ Dinner. Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia’s airfields and oil refineries and are now going after…
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The White House Correspondents Association dinner utterly fails to grasp the reality of our time. My analysis on today's Up First, from NPR pca.st/episode/575e...
White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Ukraine hits Russian Retailer, India Protests
A recap of President Trump’s hour-long speech at the rescheduled White House Correpondents’ Dinner. Ukrainian drones have targeted Russia’s airfields and oil refineries and are now going after…
pca.st
Justice Dept drops subpoenas of NYT repoorters after judge's withering questioning My story for NPR www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...
Justice Dept. drops 'New York Times' subpoenas under pressure from judge
The Justice Department is dropping the subpoenas it filed demanding grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists after sharp questioning Thursday from a federal judge.
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The NYT says DOJ is not just demanding testimony and phone records from its journalists. It has subpoenaed phone records for relatives, too. "To me, this felt really un-American," says the novelist Katherine Marsh, who is married to NYT's Julian Barnes My story for NPR www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...
'New York Times' alleges White House abuses legal system to intimidate reporters
The New York Times will argue in court Thursday that the White House is abusing the justice system to intimidate reporters over a story that angered President Trump.
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OK I'm looking through the categories of Canadian products being tariffed. I noticed all the numbers in a lot of lists are kind of lumped together in categories, and then this 9906 number is off on its own. I looked and it's hockey sticks. OK so ... 1/
Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now. Reporting by @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/07/20/n...
Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now
Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold.
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Wow. John Ratcliffe says Ukraine’s AI drones are so effective that the average Russian soldier is now dying within 30 minutes of reaching the battlefield. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@davidfolkenflik.bsky.social I remember emailing you at least a decade ago in the midst of the phone hacking scandal. About Hillsborough and Murdoch's role in the cover up. I just want to mark this today, David. I can't believe they still haven't had justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hillsborough Law shows 'true power belongs to ordinary people'
The Hillsborough families celebrate the landmark Hillsborough Law finally clearing the Commons.
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Listen to Taj's full interview with @npr.org about his new album 'Time' at the link below. 🕰️ www.npr.org/2026/06/14/n...
Blues musician Taj Mahal discusses his new album 'Time'
NPR's David Folkenflik talks to blues musician Taj Mahal about his new album, "Time."
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Netherlands confirms it will host Nuremberg-style tribunal for Russia kyivindependent.com/netherlands-...
Netherlands confirms it will host Nuremberg-style tribunal for Russia
"The decision will make it possible to hold Russia's senior political and military leadership to account specifically for the crime of aggression, not merely for its consequences," Zelensky said.
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MAGA? The number of students admitted to Ph.D. programs this fall dropped 15% from the previous year, according to data from over 50 top research universities, raising fears that the nation’s capacity to produce new science could be diminished. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...
Research Universities Are Admitting Fewer Ph.D.s, a Bad Sign for Science
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Full statement by NPR Editor in Chief Tommy Evans on retracted Alito story
“NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune, about the future of newspapers and if going non-profit will strengthen them.”
Is going non-profit the future of local newspapers?
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune, about the future of newspapers and if going non-profit will strengthen them.
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Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) released Tina Peters, saying she was remorseful despite obvious evidence to the contrary. “I do show remorse,” Peters said today. “The remorse is that people that should be in prison are not. That's my remorse.”
NEW: @opb.org and ProPublica found that water from one of Oregon’s most iconic rivers, the Deschutes, is largely given away to wealthy landowners who are turning the high desert green with lush pastures and landscaping.
An Oregon Law Lets One Wealthy Region Turn the Desert Green. When Drought Hits, Farmers Pay the Price.
In the high desert of Central Oregon, the Deschutes River is a lifeline for farmers and landowners — but a century-old water law entitles just a few thousand people to more than half of its volume.
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MS Now will fill its weekend evening schedule largely with taped video podcasts, expanding its use of Crooked Media content, starting June 28 (Brian Steinberg/Variety) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink
Alden Global Capital’s Denver Post agrees to $13.5 million settlement with city over unpaid rent, will remove sign | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/06/16/d...
Owner of Denver Post agrees to $13.5 million settlement with city over unpaid rent, will remove sign
The newspaper's lease was supposed to go through 2029, but it will now end June 30
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RFK Jr. says that HPV vaccine is “dangerous and defective”. A new study from England shows that HPV vaccines have reduced deaths from cervical cancer to ZERO for women aged 20-24. Significant reductions in older age groups were observed as well, though the latter have lower vaccination coverage.
Cervical cancer mortality trends following HPV vaccination in England, 2001–24: an analysis of population-based mortality data
Our findings provide the first robust national-level evidence, albeit observational, that high HPV vaccination coverage is associated with a substantial reduction in cervical cancer deaths. This is sh...
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How rural weeklies in Missouri are covering arts and culture. rjionline.org/news/how-rur...
How rural weeklies in Missouri are covering arts and culture
Newspapers see arts as community builders.
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A Russian dissident artist and blogger known for his political caricatures of President Putin has been shot and killed in Poland. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/0...
Russian Dissident Artist Shot Dead in Eastern Poland - The Moscow Times
A Russian dissident artist and blogger known for his political caricatures of President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed in eastern Poland, local law enforcement authorities said Tuesday.
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“those who received Covid vaccines (either mRNA or another type) had a roughly 38% lower risk of Covid-associated major cardiovascular events.” www.statnews.com/2026/06/15/c...
Covid vaccination cut risk of adverse heart events, large study finds
Covid vaccination was also tied to a nearly 24% reduction in all-cause cardiac events in a large study, surprising researchers.
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NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national security lots of wild stuff in the filing:
DOJ Lawyers Argue xAI Is ‘Vital’ for National Security in NAACP Lawsuit
In a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over xAI's polluting gas turbines, the Justice Department claimed the company is integral to military operations—including the Iran War.
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Alumnus Peter-Christian Aigner, director of the @gothamcenter.bsky.social, explains the origin of the Knicks’ name to NPR’s @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/06/14/n...
What's in a name? The origin of the 'Knick'
What is a Knickerbocker? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Peter-Christian Aigner, Director of the Gotham Center, to find out.
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"Remember this - jazz gives you back your mind, reggae gives you back your body, but the blues, the blues, the blues will give you back your soul." From my interview with the musician Taj Mahal on NPR's Weekend Edition: www.npr.org/2026/06/14/n...
Blues musician Taj Mahal discusses his new album 'Time'
NPR's David Folkenflik talks to blues musician Taj Mahal about his new album, "Time."
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NEWS: US Justice Dept OKs $111B Paramount/Warner Bros Discovery deal: "the transaction is not likely to to result in harm to competition or American consumer" would unite Paramount+, HBO, Paramount Pix, Warner Bros, CBS & CNN State AGs may sue My chat w Ailsa Chang Coming up on NPR 7.20p/4.20p
BREAKING: Federal court rules Alabama's nitrogen gas execution protocol unconstitutional. Judge Emily Marks on Tuesday barred Alabama from using nitrogen gas to suffocate Jeffery Lee to death Thursday. Tonight, at Law Dork:
Federal court rules Alabama's nitrogen gas execution protocol unconstitutional
Judge Emily Marks on Tuesday barred Alabama from using nitrogen gas to suffocate Jeffery Lee to death Thursday.
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