Brooke Gladstone

As the rumor of Sarah's arrest was gaining steam, we were driving back from the pyramids.As Sarah's friends and colleagues exchanged anxious tweets, we were coping with... camel stenc...

Sarah has been struck by the contrasts of Egypt more than I have. Maybe its because I'm older, or because of those years in Moscow, but I'm grateful for the chance to see the city for...

We've all seen Tahrir Square -- the crowds, the banners, the children, the passion. In the weeks since the revolution, all that has ebbed and flowed on that historic patch of ground. ...

The Egyptian revolution has transformed more than just the government. For decades, freedom of the press was out of reach for most of the Egyptian media, but the revolution has changed all that — to an extent. Some topics such as the military are still left unreported by most traditional outlets. Blogs like "Tahrir Diaries," a website run by 25-year-old writer and activist Mona Seif, are one of the few sources reporting on military trials and violations. 

Brooke Gladstone, host and managing editor of WNYC’s On the Media, is in Cairo and gives us her impressions, as well as an update on the Egyptian media. 

Ok. This weirdly off topic, but I gotta mention it. I leave my room at the Rameses Hilton every morning, and when I return in the evening, the nice young men who tidy the room leave a surprise on my bed: Towel Sculptures! The first night it was a swan giving a ride to a small stuffed camel. The second night, I was initially stunned by what appeared to be a small child wrapped in gauze,  before I switched on the light and beheld a an impressive towel-crocodile holding the aforementioned camel in its gaping mouth. Today it's a small man in a robe (thank god it's small - I don't think my heart could take any more life-size renderings) wearing MY hat. Also he 's sleeping on MY side of the bed. What nerve!

Another thing that happened on the Cairo University campus - as we were walking to the sit-in (though actually no one was sitting) a student ran up to me, a young woman in jeans, and ...

A city of perpetual demonstrations (even though they are supposedly illegal.) Yesterday we passed a protest in a cab and asked the driver what it was all about and he said, "oh, eve...

As a reporter you arrive just before IT happens, sometimes after, sometimes in-between. These are all artificial designations to be sure, but there is an unmistakable aura of "in-betweenness" about Cairo right now.

What we found out, was the hold was placed because of a secret request from the Republican House leadership. — Brooke Gladstone, host and managing editor of WNYC’s On the Media on th...

When Radiohead released the digital version of their eighth album, "The King of Limbs," last month, they dubbed it "the world's first newspaper album." What exactly that meant was the subject of much debate. But the band may have cleared up some of the mystery this week, with the release of "The Universal Sigh," a 12-page print publication distributed by real-life paperboys (and girls) at various points around the globe. We discuss the newspaper - with a look at the state of the print industry - with On the Media host Brooke Gladstone.

Brooke Gladstone, host and managing editor of WNYC’s On the Media, discusses the circumstances and implications of the ouster of NPR senior executive Ron Schiller and NPR CEO Vivian Schiller.

NPR's president and CEO, Vivian Schiller has resigned following the release of a video in which NPR fundraiser Ron Schiller questioned whether NPR needs federal funding and spoke out against conservatives and Tea Party members. Vivian Schiller came under fire last year following the dismissal of political analyst Juan Williams. This shakeup comes at a time when federal funding for NPR is threatened. Brooke Gladstone, host of "On The Media" explains the latest news.

Brooke Gladstone, host and managing editor of NPR's On the Media, discusses the show's crowdsourcing project Blow the Whistle!, which aims to out the senator who put an anonymous hold on the Whistleblower Protection Act.

Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield, co-hosts of NPR's "On the Media," analyze this year's bumper crop of bizarre campaign ads.

American Prospect correspondent Paul Waldman has developed a few rules for candidates to consider when dealing with the press.

Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole was meant to be a seamy saga of journalism at its worst.  But of course, journalism is more complicated than that. It wouldn’t exist without its audience.

We’ll celebrate Leonard Lopate’s 25 years on WNYC by revisiting some of the show’s most memorable moments. On the Media’s Brooke Gladstone takes us through interviews with Henry Kissinger, Barack Obama, Carol Channing, and many more (including one with the inventor of the female condom). Plus, a James ...