Katya Rogers
@katyaotm.bsky.social
EP of On the Media: a radio show and podcast about all things media.
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1. Happy Prime Day!
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Prime Day is a scam
Amazon Prime Day is a four-day sale promoted by the mega-retailer as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
1. Happy Prime Day!
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NEW from me: The sad, sad state of the New York Times: presswatchers.org/2025/07/the-...
The sad, sad state of the New York Times | Press Watch
Trolling the libs is par for the course
presswatchers.org
July 7, 2025 at 8:51 PM
NEW from me: The sad, sad state of the New York Times: presswatchers.org/2025/07/the-...
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I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events.
apnews.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I happen to know that some powerful media orgs were unhappy that AP filed suit; they thought the conflict with the White House would blow over on its own and that AP risked making bad law. The AP's leadership deserves a lot of credit for having proceeded as it did. apnews.com/article/trum...
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"It doesn’t really matter where people sit. But it does matter when the White House tries to impact what questions are asked, and how stories are covered, by taking control away from an elected group." www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/m...
Trump White House plans to shake up briefing room seating, flexing power over press corps | CNN Business
In the Trump administration’s latest assertion of power over the press corps, the White House intends to take over the seating assignments in the press briefing room, according to a senior official.
www.cnn.com
March 31, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"It doesn’t really matter where people sit. But it does matter when the White House tries to impact what questions are asked, and how stories are covered, by taking control away from an elected group." www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/m...
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JUST IN: Kari Lake has withdrawn the cancelation of Radio Free Europe’s grant, seeking to end a legal standoff.
March 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
JUST IN: Kari Lake has withdrawn the cancelation of Radio Free Europe’s grant, seeking to end a legal standoff.
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Signal is a great privacy tool, but it isn’t magic. And even if you’re not discussing war plans in your group chat, it’s a good idea to know the limits of encryption.
Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...
Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...
Encrypted Messaging Is Essential—But It Isn’t Magic
As recent events have shown, using an encrypted messaging app like WhatsApp or Signal is no privacy panacea.
www.wired.com
March 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Signal is a great privacy tool, but it isn’t magic. And even if you’re not discussing war plans in your group chat, it’s a good idea to know the limits of encryption.
Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...
Read our piece on what Signal can—and can’t—do for you here: www.wired.com/story/encryp...
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Watch the hearings here:
LIVE: DOGE hearing on funding for NPR and PBS
YouTube video by Associated Press
www.youtube.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Watch the hearings here:
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Radio Free Europe provides independent reporting to many countries where media freedom is threatened.
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The world needs media freedom.
We‘ll work with partners including 🇨🇿 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇱🇹 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇸🇪 🇸🇮 to support RFE's award winning journalism.
The world needs media freedom.
March 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Radio Free Europe provides independent reporting to many countries where media freedom is threatened.
We‘ll work with partners including 🇨🇿 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇱🇹 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇸🇪 🇸🇮 to support RFE's award winning journalism.
The world needs media freedom.
We‘ll work with partners including 🇨🇿 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇱🇹 🇱🇻 🇪🇪 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇸🇪 🇸🇮 to support RFE's award winning journalism.
The world needs media freedom.
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Ugh. Goldberg is too "principled" to release the chat transcript. “Maybe in the coming days, I’ll be able to let you know that ‘OK, I have a plan to have this material vetted publicly.’ But I’m not going to say that now…. I’m sticking to my principles here.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzV...
March 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ugh. Goldberg is too "principled" to release the chat transcript. “Maybe in the coming days, I’ll be able to let you know that ‘OK, I have a plan to have this material vetted publicly.’ But I’m not going to say that now…. I’m sticking to my principles here.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzV...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxzV...
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On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with Mark Blyth, the absolutely brilliant Scottish economist, about how Republicans decry the national debt while adding trillions to it with tax cuts: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Trump’s On-and-Off-Again Tariffs, and Decoding ‘Make America Healthy Again’ | On the Media | WNYC Studios
President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff announcements sent stock markets plunging. On this week’s On the Media, how to make sense of the ever-changing news about the economy. Plu...
www.wnycstudios.org
March 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
On this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social I spoke with Mark Blyth, the absolutely brilliant Scottish economist, about how Republicans decry the national debt while adding trillions to it with tax cuts: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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how did we get to this place, with the gov't cancelling grants to make an example of a prestigious american university?
listen to "The Harvard Plan", the audio series I did with @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social, abt how higher ed became a battlefield
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
listen to "The Harvard Plan", the audio series I did with @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social, abt how higher ed became a battlefield
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
On the Media | The Harvard Plan | WNYC Studios
WNYC’s weekly investigation into how the media shapes our worldview.
www.wnycstudios.org
March 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
how did we get to this place, with the gov't cancelling grants to make an example of a prestigious american university?
listen to "The Harvard Plan", the audio series I did with @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social, abt how higher ed became a battlefield
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
listen to "The Harvard Plan", the audio series I did with @bostonglobe.com & @onthemedia.bsky.social, abt how higher ed became a battlefield
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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Show's up!
Gordon Hanson on MAGA's "Fortress America" approach to tariffs.
Mark Blyth discusses right-wing rhetoric on the trade deficit and the national debt.
@hbottemiller.bsky.social on Make America Health Again.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Gordon Hanson on MAGA's "Fortress America" approach to tariffs.
Mark Blyth discusses right-wing rhetoric on the trade deficit and the national debt.
@hbottemiller.bsky.social on Make America Health Again.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Trump’s On-and-Off-Again Tariffs, and Decoding ‘Make America Healthy Again’ | On the Media | WNYC Studios
President Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff announcements sent stock markets plunging. On this week’s On the Media, how to make sense of the ever-changing news about the economy. Plu...
www.wnycstudios.org
March 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Show's up!
Gordon Hanson on MAGA's "Fortress America" approach to tariffs.
Mark Blyth discusses right-wing rhetoric on the trade deficit and the national debt.
@hbottemiller.bsky.social on Make America Health Again.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
Gordon Hanson on MAGA's "Fortress America" approach to tariffs.
Mark Blyth discusses right-wing rhetoric on the trade deficit and the national debt.
@hbottemiller.bsky.social on Make America Health Again.
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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We need these stories.
March 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
We need these stories.
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BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court LIFTS its hold on a lower court order compelling the Trump administration to resume nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding. The funds MUST be disbursed. Roberts and Barrett join the liberals.
Obviously, this is huge. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Obviously, this is huge. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
March 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
BREAKING: By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court LIFTS its hold on a lower court order compelling the Trump administration to resume nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding. The funds MUST be disbursed. Roberts and Barrett join the liberals.
Obviously, this is huge. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
Obviously, this is huge. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
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WH press pool check - how you feelin’?
The guy who asked Zelensky if he owned a suit, Brian Glenn, is a reporter for the pro-Trump media network Real America’s Voice and also Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend. He got one of the rare Oval Office interviewer spots only after the White House blocked the Associated Press.
February 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
WH press pool check - how you feelin’?
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"The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech. Allowing such government control and retaliation to stand is a threat to every American’s freedom."
The AP vs The White House
The AP vs The White House
February 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"The Constitution does not allow the government to control speech. Allowing such government control and retaliation to stand is a threat to every American’s freedom."
The AP vs The White House
The AP vs The White House
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This is a REALLY interesting piece about what journalists can learn from creators/social influencers from December by @cwarzel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... and I'm going to dig up @juliaangwin.com's full report
The End of News
Legacy media has a trust problem, but it’s not too late to solve it.
www.theatlantic.com
February 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is a REALLY interesting piece about what journalists can learn from creators/social influencers from December by @cwarzel.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... and I'm going to dig up @juliaangwin.com's full report
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I have a piece on this week's show about the current campaign to rewrite the past, make the old new again, and bully those who document history online. Featuring @darakerr.bsky.social & @molly.wiki
Show's up! Featuring Jason Stanley, @molly.wiki, @matthewdtaylor.bsky.social, & @darakerr.bsky.social. Listen!
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
February 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I have a piece on this week's show about the current campaign to rewrite the past, make the old new again, and bully those who document history online. Featuring @darakerr.bsky.social & @molly.wiki
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Though it's never a sign of good news, I'm always gratified to be invited on @onthemedia.bsky.social w/ @brookegladstone.bsky.social.
We talk Vance vs. the USCCB & why Trump's relig advisers don't push him toward compassion (even compassion for other Christians).
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
We talk Vance vs. the USCCB & why Trump's relig advisers don't push him toward compassion (even compassion for other Christians).
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
Donald Trump is Rewriting the Past. Plus, the Christian Groups Vying for Political Power
Podcast Episode · On the Media · 02/15/2025 · 50m
podcasts.apple.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Though it's never a sign of good news, I'm always gratified to be invited on @onthemedia.bsky.social w/ @brookegladstone.bsky.social.
We talk Vance vs. the USCCB & why Trump's relig advisers don't push him toward compassion (even compassion for other Christians).
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
We talk Vance vs. the USCCB & why Trump's relig advisers don't push him toward compassion (even compassion for other Christians).
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
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not the first to say it, but thanks to @micahloewinger.bsky.social and the @onthemedia.bsky.social team for this smart look at what perils might await public media
Public Broadcasting Is In Danger (Again) | On the Media | WNYC Studios
The history of public broadcasting and its adversaries; and the modern place of public radio in covering community and crises.
www.wnycstudios.org
February 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
not the first to say it, but thanks to @micahloewinger.bsky.social and the @onthemedia.bsky.social team for this smart look at what perils might await public media
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Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
wrd.cm
February 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
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BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 7:22 AM
BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
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funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
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