Media

Radio veteran to lead MPR into a digital future
Minnesota Public Radio's second chief executive, Jon McTaggart, takes command of the company July 1, at a time when it appears to be flourishing, with strong finances and a big audience. But the radio business is facing new challenges due to the unrelenting change in the media landscape. If that's not challenge enough, McTaggart has to follow the act of the company's iconic founder, Bill Kling.
Kling's successor comes from within MPR's ranks
Jon McTaggart, the chief operating officer of Minnesota Public Radio and American Public Media, was appointed CEO of their parent company Wednesday, becoming the second leader in the company's 44-year history. McTaggart said he's "honored to lead this exceptional organization." He will succeed founder Bill Kling, who steps down June 30.
The Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize for its series revealing that politicians in the working-class city of Bell, Calif., were paying themselves enormous, six-figure salaries. The nonprofit ProPublica won its first outright Pulitzer for national reporting.
U.S. Senate bill would set consumer privacy rights
A new Senate bill introduced Tuesday would establish a "privacy bill of rights" to set ground rules for companies that collect consumer data, including personal data amassed on the Internet and then mined to target online advertising.
Soon after the dawn of radio, Will Rogers became a multimedia personality in newspaper columns, magazines and movies. Now, hear how Rogers also shaped public opinion and public policy.
Remembering reporter and columnist David Broder
A memorial service is being held for the iconic reporter David Broder today. He died last month after reporting on politics for more than four decades for the Washington Post. Midday presents a speech from David Broder from our archives as well as an earlier interview with him.
The morality of muckraking journalism
Award-winning investigative reporter and author Mark Feldstein discusses journalistic ethics, from newspaper columnist Jack Anderson, who was a fierce critic of President Richard Nixon, to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Feldstein is out with a new book, "Poisoning the Press: Richard Nixon, Jack Anderson, and the Rise of Washington's Scandal Culture."
Social media and Middle East unrest
Social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook have played critical roles in the Middle East uprisings. How are journalists using social media sites as reporting tools, and how have they shaped the revolutions in the Middle East?