David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik appears in the following:

It's the 2-year anniversary of the pandemic. How are we doing?

Saturday, March 12, 2022

For the pandemic's second anniversary, David Folkenflik talks with Dr. Aaron Carroll, of the Indiana University School of Medicine, about what the U.S. has — and has not — done well.

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How the brain is greatly changed by COVID-19

Saturday, March 12, 2022

David Folkenflik speaks to University of Oxford's Professor Tom Nichols about a new study that shows how brain structure changes when a person has COVID-19.

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Saturday sports: MLB lockout ends; NFL makes big trades; Spurs' Popovich sets record

Saturday, March 12, 2022

David Folkenflik speaks to Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant about Major League Baseball coming out of a 99-day lockout, a massive trade deal in the NFL, and the latest NBA news.

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Ukrainian artists stretch their creativity to continue making art during war

Saturday, March 12, 2022

Ukrainian artists have had to become creative in the ways they express themselves through their art during the war.

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Naveen Andrews plays Elizabeth Holmes' boyfriend in 'The Dropout'

Saturday, March 12, 2022

David Folkenflik speaks with Naveen Andrews, who plays Sunny Balwani in "The Dropout," Hulu's portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes and the story of blood testing startup, Theranos.

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CBS producer Chris Licht is set to be the next head of CNN

Saturday, February 26, 2022

Licht would replace Jeff Zucker, who resigned earlier this month after saying he had failed to acknowledge a romantic relationship with a senior executive at the network.

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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe named new host of 'Weekend Edition Sunday'

Friday, February 25, 2022

NPR has tapped White House Correspondent Ayesha Rascoe to host the Sunday news magazine show. Rascoe, a Black woman from Durham, N.C., says NPR has encouraged her to "sound like myself."

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Palin's defamation case is part of a conservative strategy to take on the media

Friday, February 25, 2022

As Sarah Palin weighs an appeal of the jury verdict in her defamation case against The New York Times, lawyers say her lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation against media outlets.

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'The Washington Post' takes new approach to national coverage with a 'Democracy Desk'

Saturday, February 19, 2022

The Washington Post is about to unveil a Democracy Desk to report on the front lines of battles over voting, access to the polls, and the people caught up in these fights.

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Another top CNN executive resigns as WarnerMedia CEO cites ethical lapses

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Chief marketing officer Allison Gollust quit after the end of a probe of former prime-time star Chris Cuomo. Gollust, Cuomo and former CNN chief Jeff Zucker were all cited for violating standards.

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Sarah Palin loses defamation case against 'The New York Times'

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

It was a one-two punch for Sarah Palin: The verdict came a day after the presiding judge said he would dismiss the case because Palin's lawyers failed to meet the legal standard of actual malice.

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Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin lawsuit against 'New York Times'

Monday, February 14, 2022

A federal judge will dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times even as the jury continues to deliberate.

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Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation suit against 'New York Times'

Monday, February 14, 2022

Palin sued the newspaper over a 2017 editorial that wrongly linked an ad by her political action committee to the shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2011.

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New York Times admitted it made mistakes and moved too fast in Palin editorial

Saturday, February 12, 2022

Former Republican governor Sarah Palin is suing the New York Times for defamation over an editorial that alleged wrongdoing by her political action committee. Closing arguments wrapped up Friday.

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Sarah Palin testifies she felt powerless to fight 'New York Times' over editorial

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Sarah Palin said she lost sleep after a 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linked an ad from her political action committee to a mass shooting years earlier. She has sued the paper for defamation.

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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin got her day in court in 'New York Times' lawsuit

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin testified about the editorial that wrongly linked her political action committee's ad to a mass shooting. The paper's attorneys pressed her on her political rhetoric.

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Former 'New York Times' editor testifies on Sarah Palin editorial: 'This is my fault'

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet testified Tuesday he was to blame for an incorrect passage about former Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial on heated political rhetoric.

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CNN anchors grill CEO over ouster of ex-news chief Jeff Zucker as sale looms

Monday, February 07, 2022

CNN's best-known journalists are demanding transparency over the reasons compelling former CNN head Jeff Zucker to resign. He acknowledged a consensual relationship with another top network executive.

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NBC is in an awkward position with the politics around the Beijing Olympics

Thursday, February 03, 2022

While the Olympics often feel like a victory lap for NBC, the games' exclusive broadcaster in the U.S., the politics surrounding Beijing 2022 have put the network in an uncomfortable spot.

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CNN president Jeff Zucker resigns over relationship with network executive

Wednesday, February 02, 2022

Zucker, CNN's top executive, says he failed to disclose the relationship when it began, as the company requires. Instead, it emerged during an inquiry into former CNN host Chris Cuomo.

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