Brooke Gladstone

Host, On The Media

Brooke Gladstone appears in the following:

The Desert Reasserts Itself

Friday, July 07, 2017

In a novel by Claire Vaye Watkins, a growing sand dune is threatening the Southwest. What can we learn from it?

Grieving in Life, and in the Media

Friday, June 30, 2017

We explore why after acts of racially charged violence, society demands that black families "mourn in public." 

TRussia Daily: Is the Media Missing the Forest for the Trees?

Thursday, June 29, 2017

On the Media's Brooke Gladstone talks about how the Trump-Russia investigation is impacting the job of the press in terms of how it reports stories and plans coverage.

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Save Our Census!

Friday, June 23, 2017

What a crippled Census Bureau—leaderless and underfunded—could mean for the health of our democracy.

It's All About The Gerrymandering

Friday, June 23, 2017

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on how district lines are drawn. Democrats are finding it hard to win special elections. Why it all comes back to gerrymandering.

How Government Spyware Tracked Activists and Journalists in Mexico

Friday, June 23, 2017

Journalists and human rights activists have been surveilled using government-exclusive spyware on their cell phones. It starts with a text message.

The GOP's Approach To The Investigations

Friday, June 16, 2017

The RNC's talking points reveal its approach to Trump's investigation.

Don't Blame Shakespeare

Friday, June 16, 2017

Critics on the right have accused a production of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" of inciting violence, but that fundamentally misunderstands the play.

Sen. Ron Wyden on the Secret Republican Health Care Bill

Friday, June 16, 2017

Restricting press access, refusing to hold public hearings, and rushing the vote.

How Not to Leak

Friday, June 09, 2017

How careless leaking, and reporting, led to the arrest of NSA contractor Reality Winner.

Axis Journalism

Friday, June 09, 2017

During WWII, the AP exchanged photos with the Nazis in order to get to the truth. Was it the right thing to do?

The Russia Disconnect

Friday, June 02, 2017

There’s a widening gap between what political types and regular people care about most.

Why Liberals Are Falling for Fake News About Russia

Friday, June 02, 2017

Louise Mensch has been propagating fake facts about the "Trump-Russia affair." Why are some Democrats so quick to believe them?

Bryan Stevenson on Memorializing Our Country's Shameful History

Friday, May 26, 2017

As some cities in the South begin to take down Confederate statues, the Equal Justice Initiative envisions new monuments to the history of slavery, lynching, and racism in America.

Too Much Information

Friday, May 26, 2017

From Manchester to the Trump administration, newspapers are rushing to cover leaks. But when is publishing the wrong move?

A Syrian Journalist on Chronicling Life, Not Just War

Friday, May 19, 2017

Zaina Erhaim has trained scores of citizen journalists to tell the stories western media tend to miss. 

Losing the Conservative Moment

Friday, May 19, 2017

To many conservatives, Trump's election looked like an opportunity to make big legislative strides. That may not happen.

Brooke Gladstone: "Trump Shattered Reality"

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

"There are as many political bubbles as there are individuals. They are bespoke, hand crafted.”

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Why Normal News Language Is Unfit for Trump

Friday, May 12, 2017

Journalists frequently attribute statements to "The White House" but Jay Rosen says that phrase has become meaningless because Trump's administration can't speak on his behalf.

Bad News Isn't the Whole Story

Friday, May 12, 2017

Journalists are trained to report on problems. The case for reporting on solutions, too.