Michel Martin, NPR
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This is my official account where I'll post about my work and the work of my NPR colleagues and maybe some other news
NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism
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Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass
Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...
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October 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism
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@baparker.bsky.social just pointed this out: why is the cough button next to the mono button?
October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@baparker.bsky.social just pointed this out: why is the cough button next to the mono button?
I never do stuff like this but what the heck ... it's the start of a new era in public media ..
October 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I never do stuff like this but what the heck ... it's the start of a new era in public media ..
Happy Birthday Gwen --reposting this remembrance so we can remember how she lived A Friend's Tribute To Gwen Ifill, A 'Speaker Of Truth' With A 'Megawatt Smile'
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A Friend's Tribute To Gwen Ifill, A 'Speaker Of Truth' With A 'Megawatt Smile'
NPR's Michel Martin has this remembrance for her friend, journalist Gwen Ifill, who died last week at the age of 61.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Happy Birthday Gwen --reposting this remembrance so we can remember how she lived A Friend's Tribute To Gwen Ifill, A 'Speaker Of Truth' With A 'Megawatt Smile'
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Like I said ...excellent
September 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Like I said ...excellent
My Saturday was excellent . How was yours ?
September 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
My Saturday was excellent . How was yours ?
Springfield Illinois DID NOT PLAY when it came to celebrating the 50th anniversary of WUIS/NPR Illinois! Honored to be a part of it !
September 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Springfield Illinois DID NOT PLAY when it came to celebrating the 50th anniversary of WUIS/NPR Illinois! Honored to be a part of it !
Always stop for the historical site markers
September 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Always stop for the historical site markers
One thing Trombone Shorty said to me on this reporting trip that will stay with me is that people in NOLA will find a way to find joy even in sadness. This hip hop theatre event by local playwright Anthony Bean, being performed Saturday, is a testament to that
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New Orleans remembers Katrina through theater and Hip hop
As the city remembers the events of 20 years ago, memories are being preserved and history is being honored through art, storytelling and Hip hop.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One thing Trombone Shorty said to me on this reporting trip that will stay with me is that people in NOLA will find a way to find joy even in sadness. This hip hop theatre event by local playwright Anthony Bean, being performed Saturday, is a testament to that
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What does it mean to be home, even after a catastrophe? For these sons and daughters of New Orleans it meant..everything www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...
The long road home 20 years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana
20 years ago today, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana. NPR's Michel Martin went to New Orleans to talk with residents who stayed and rebuilt their homes after the storm.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
What does it mean to be home, even after a catastrophe? For these sons and daughters of New Orleans it meant..everything www.npr.org/2025/08/29/n...
We're wrapping up our week of reporting in New Orleans with more Katrina stories to tell. This morning we'll tell you about a man who left NOLA because of the disaster and never went back as well as stories of some who went back right away and say they'll never leave again . Hope you'll tune in
August 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We're wrapping up our week of reporting in New Orleans with more Katrina stories to tell. This morning we'll tell you about a man who left NOLA because of the disaster and never went back as well as stories of some who went back right away and say they'll never leave again . Hope you'll tune in
New Orleans was hardest hit by Katrina but not the only place . Here's a story from Mississippi about a businessman who lost his home but found a new calling
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After Katrina, a Mississippi businessman invests in a restaurant and in a community
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with business owner Ron Ladner about the community he invested in after Hurricane Katrina devasted the town of Pass Christian, on the Mississippi waterfront.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
New Orleans was hardest hit by Katrina but not the only place . Here's a story from Mississippi about a businessman who lost his home but found a new calling
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It may sound strange but it's true : sometimes when you're immersed in one story--as we are here in NOLA reporting on the 20th anniversary of Katrina--you honestly don't hear about another for a time, so the horrible news of the school shooting in MN was slow to reach us. We're getting up to speed
Redirecting...
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August 27, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It may sound strange but it's true : sometimes when you're immersed in one story--as we are here in NOLA reporting on the 20th anniversary of Katrina--you honestly don't hear about another for a time, so the horrible news of the school shooting in MN was slow to reach us. We're getting up to speed
Work hard , play hard ...I mean...New Orleans...it's research ....
August 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Work hard , play hard ...I mean...New Orleans...it's research ....
Yup we were there in the studio ...Trombone Shorty drops a new album this week and we dropped by his studio to hear all about it. Photo by my colleague Lilly Quiroz
August 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Yup we were there in the studio ...Trombone Shorty drops a new album this week and we dropped by his studio to hear all about it. Photo by my colleague Lilly Quiroz
Guess who has a new album ? and we just talked with him about it..in his very own studio ...hear about it tomorrow morning on @npr.org 's Morning Edition ...
August 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Guess who has a new album ? and we just talked with him about it..in his very own studio ...hear about it tomorrow morning on @npr.org 's Morning Edition ...
Wherever I go I try to find the historical markers . They tell you a lot, not just about events of the past but who is empowered to claim the story and the space in the present.
August 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Wherever I go I try to find the historical markers . They tell you a lot, not just about events of the past but who is empowered to claim the story and the space in the present.
Ten years ago I came to NOLA as part of our series of local conversations about national issues; we focused on the huge changes to schools after Hurricane Katrina . It's great to be back; this time with @npr.org's Morning Edition and we're talking memories, rebuilding & resilience (& schools...)
August 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ten years ago I came to NOLA as part of our series of local conversations about national issues; we focused on the huge changes to schools after Hurricane Katrina . It's great to be back; this time with @npr.org's Morning Edition and we're talking memories, rebuilding & resilience (& schools...)
Yup , we're in New Orleans ...
August 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Yup , we're in New Orleans ...
On Morning Edition we come to work so early in the morning that most of us bring our own food because nothing is open.
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
On Morning Edition we come to work so early in the morning that most of us bring our own food because nothing is open.