KERA's Think - How Cable News Came To Be

KERA's Think

Dec 2, 2020

How Cable News Came To Be

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After Sept. 11th, CNN used the “breaking news” ticker across the bottom of the screen and it never went away — an example of the “real-time” news style the network championed that is now commonplace. Lisa Napoli joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how the cable news network transformed how our modern world consumes current events. Her book is “Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News.”

Innovation Hub

The Man Who Invented 24-Hour News

It might be difficult to remember now, but there was a time when the news wasn’t 24/7. There were morning and evening editions of the paper; the nightly news was, well, nightly; radio offered updates from time to time. But there’s a whole lot of difference between that world and today’s never-stop cavalcade of heartbreak, tragedy, excitement, and despair. And one of the biggest dividing lines between those two realities was the creation of CNN. Journalist Lisa Napoli is the author of “Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News,” and she argues that CNN didn’t just change television, or cable, or even news… it changed our entire world.

Social Distance

Social Distance

Last month, we learned about the “UK variant.” Now, more mutations from South Africa and Brazil have made headlines. How bad are they? And should you change anything you’re doing already? Dr. Vineet Menachery, a virologist at the Galveston National Laboratory who studies coronaviruses, joins to explain. Support this show and all of The Atlantic’s journalism by becoming a subscriber at theatlantic.com/supportus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Texas Tribune Brief

Texas Tribune Brief

The State of Texas has administered most of its 1.7 million vaccine doses as it prepares to receive 333,000 more

Some 78% of the 1.7 million coronavirus doses already shipped to providers have been used, including second doses, Gov. Greg Abbott said. Texas is set to receive another 333,650 first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Democracy Works

Democracy Works

Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy/The Democracy Group

Extreme maps, extreme politics

Despite ongoing threats of violence, the wheels of democracy continue to turn, and in 2021, that means redistricting. States will draw new electoral maps this year using data from the 2020 Census. Our guest this week has spent the past decade covering attempts by politicians to draw those maps to their advantage in a practice known as gerrymandering. He's also covered the groups of citizens across the country who pushed back against them to win some major reforms that will make the process look different now than it did in 2010. David Daley is a journalist and author of _Unrigged: How Citizens are Battling Back to Save Democracy_. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, Slate, the Washington Post, and New York magazine. He is a senior fellow at FairVote, the former editor of Salon, and lives in Massachusetts.Additional Information Unrigged: How Americans are Battling Back to Save Democracy David Daley on Twitter Fair Districts PA on judicial gerrymanderingRelated Episodes One state's fight for fair maps Next-generation democracy: An interview with high school student Kyle Hynes, who won Pennsylvania's citizen mapmaking contest.

KQED's The California Report

KQED's The California Report

Political and Legal Warfare Between California and the Trump Administration Comes to an End

Biden Inauguration Marks End of Political and Legal Warfare Between California and the Trump Administration The presidency of Donald Trump ends Wednesday morning, and when it does, it will mark the end of four years of feuding with the Trump Administration over issues like health care, the environment, and immigration. Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED The New Year’s surge is not as bad as health officials feared. The number of people requiring medical care has stabilized and declined slightly. Reporter: Lesley McClurg, KQED Under the new Trump administration rule, immigration court fees would jump by hundreds of dollars. U.S. District Judge Amit P. Mehta says the fee hikes would have caused plaintiffs irreparable harm, and were likely unlawful. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED

WBUR

'There's No Comparison': Mass. Congressional Delegation Describes An Inauguration Like No Other

There was a heavy military presence, after the insurrection at the Capitol two weeks ago. And because of the pandemic's physical distancing requirements, many members of Congress had distant vantage points that would normally go to their constituent guests.

Capital Weather Gang

Capital Weather Gang

The Washington Post

Jan. 20 morning weather update

The inside scoop on D.C. weather.

What the Health?

What the Health?

Kaiser Health News

On Capitol Hill, Actions Have Consequences

Several large business groups, including health industry organizations, are cutting off contributions to Republicans who voted against the certification of Joe Biden’s election even after riots shut down the Capitol on Jan. 6. Meanwhile, the outgoing Trump administration not only approved a Medicaid block grant for Tennessee, but also made it difficult for the incoming Biden administration to undo. Joanne Kenen of Politico, Margot Sanger-Katz of The New York Times and Kimberly Leonard of Business Insider join KHN’s Julie Rovner to discuss these issues and more. Plus, Rovner interviews KHN’s Victoria Knight about the latest KHN-NPR “Bill of the Month” episode.

Diane Rehm: On My Mind

Diane Rehm: On My Mind

What’s Ahead For The Republican Party

Diane talks with David Winston, president of The Winston Group and a strategic advisor to Senate and House Republican leadership for the past 10 years.

City Arts & Lectures

City Arts & Lectures

City Arts & Lectures

The Future of Polling

This week, a conversation with two veteran political opinion researchers about the future of polling. They’ll explore to what extent election outcomes can accurately be anticipated. Many believe the predictions before our last two presidential elections were misleading. How much validity is there to that belief? And can polling evolve to better serve us? We’ll hear from Peter Hart and Neil Newhouse, two veteran pollsters from different ends of the political spectrum.

After the Fact

The Pew Charitable Trusts

States of Innovation: Expanding Treatment for Opioid Use Disorders

Stat: 18%: The percentage of Americans with opioid use disorder who receive medication as part of their treatment. Story: As the coronavirus pandemic grips the world, the opioid epidemic continues to affect millions of Americans. Several states are developing innovative ways to tackle this public health issue. In this episode, we speak with Beth Connolly, who leads Pew’s research on substance use disorders, and Louisiana Representative Paula Davis, who helped ensure effective treatment in her state.

Radio Times

Inauguration Day in America

As Joe Biden and Kamala Harris officially take the reins of the executive branch, we'll examine each of their careers and personalities to get a sense of how they'll govern.

Civics 101

New Hampshire Public Radio

Inauguration Day

The Constitution makes it clear that the four-year presidential term begins and ends at noon on January 20th. The time, date and the words of the presidential oath are committed to ink in the law of the land, but the rest of it? The pomp, the circumstance, the parade, the balls, the crowds? Yeah, we invented the rest of it. Journalist and media consultant Brenna Williams takes us through the day that the incumbent or the President-elect becomes the leader of the free world.

Bay Curious

Calling For Time: Whatever Happened to POP-CORN?

Want to know what time it is? These days, it's as easy as looking at your phone. But before the digital age, Bay Area residents could dial POP-CORN or 767-2676 to hear a woman's recorded voice giving the time. Bay Curious unpacks the human history of this now obsolete telephone service. Additional Reading: You Used To Be Able to Call POP-CORN And Get the Time. What Happened To That? Reported by Christopher Beale. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Katrina Schwartz, Suzie Racho and Katie McMurran. Additional support from Erika Aguilar, Jessica Placzek, Kyana Moghadam, Paul Lancour, Carly Severn, Ethan Lindsey, Vinnee Tong and Don Clyde.

NOVA Now

The science of positive motivation for the New Year

2020 is finally over. After the coronavirus pandemic and everything else the year's thrown our way, it's time to dust ourselves off and get ready for 2021. To do that, we need positive motivation (neurologically, that’s how our brains prepare to get things done). First, we hear from a neuroscientist on the science of becoming and staying motivated. Then, we have a special auditory treat. All season, host Alok Patel has asked NOVA Now guests which songs motivate them to do their work, whether that’s running COVID-19 tests in a hospital or conducting experiments in a lab. We took those songs and wrapped them up as a gift for you: a Nova Now Spotify playlist. Tune in for a taste of guests’ music picks and to revisit some of our most memorable moments from the year.

Vox Conversations

Vox Conversations

Peter Kafka and Kevin Roose on big tech's power and responsibility

Recode’s Peter Kafka speaks with New York Times’s Tech columnist Kevin Roose about big tech’s power and responsibility - and whether it is going to have accountability. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Revisionist History Podcast

The Revisionist History Podcast

A Word About My Books (Not a History Episode)

As the title states, in today's episode I am taking a very brief break from debunking historical myths to ramble a bit about something I've not mentioned before on this podcast: the books that I've written. We'll be back to history this week, and you can skip this one if you want to, but I hope you'll give it a listen. And here are the links to the books I mention in the episode: The Last Word: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692235388/ Writer in Residence: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692496572/ Book Town: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0692142991/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/revisionisthistory/support

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregonians respond to inauguration day

Today, Joe Biden takes the oath of office in Washington D.C. and becomes the 46th president. OPB reporter Sergio Olmos is in the capital to follow potential protests there. OSU historian Christopher McKnight Nichols will help to put this day in historical context. Eric Ward, Executive Director of the Western States Center, will tell us about how the country should deal with extremism and conspiracy theories going forward. And we’ll talk to two young Oregonians from different political backgrounds about what this moment means to them.

The Takeaway

GBH, PRX, WNYC Studios

Key Moments from the Inauguration of President Biden and Vice President Harris

President Joe Biden was sworn in today as the 46th President of the United States. Alongside him, Vice President Kamala Harris has made history as the first Black woman and first woman of Asian descent to hold the second-highest office in our country. President Biden and his administration will have a lot on their plate once today’s ceremonies are over. The COVID-19 pandemic, rising unemployment rates, and the growing threat of climate change are just a few of the crises that the new president will have to confront. Joining The Takeaway to discuss are Robin Givhan, Washington Post’s senior critic-at-large, Laura Barron-Lopez, national political reporter at POLITICO, and Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, historian and professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wellesley College. Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this segment. Don't have time to listen right now? Subscribe for free to our podcast via iTunes, TuneIn, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts to take this segment with you on the go. Want to comment on this story? Share your thoughts on our Facebook page, Twitter, or Instagram.

POLITICO's Pulse Check

POLITICO's Pulse Check

Goodbye, Dan Diamond

After five years on the health beat — and at the helm of Pulse Check — Dan Diamond is leaving POLITICO. (But don't worry, you can still follow his reporting at The Washington Post!) Dan and Dispatch's Jeremy Siegel look back at some of Dan's biggest stories and trace the past few years of health policy to today's coronavirus response. But first, Dan gets a going away present. Stay up-to-date on the latest Covid-19 news by subscribing to the POLITICO Nightly and POLITICO Pulse newsletters. And subscribe to our other newsletter POLITICO Future Pulse, looking at where health care and technology intersect. Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter. Jeremy Siegel is a host for POLITICO Dispatch. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio. Check out some of Dan Diamond's top POLITICO reporting: - Trump team failed to follow NSC's pandemic playbook: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/25/trump-coronavirus-national-security-council-149285 - `We want them infected`: Trump appointee demanded `herd immunity` strategy, emails reveal: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/16/trump-appointee-demanded-herd-immunity-strategy-446408 - 'It's like every red flag': Trump-ordered HHS ad blitz raises alarms: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/25/trump-hhs-ads-coronavirus-421957 - How Trump warped HHS long before Covid-19: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/31/how-trump-warped-hhs-452964 - How we found Tom Price's private jets: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/04/how-we-found-tom-prices-private-jets-215680 - Trump challenges Native Americans' historical standing: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/22/trump-native-americans-historical-standing-492794 - How 100,000 Pacific Islanders got their health care back: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/01/marshall-islands-health-care-453215

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