For NPR reporter Mandalit del Barco, covering the news means telling the stories of how art and activism intersect.
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Ponder’s ‘Poor Man’s Pain’ catches the ears of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
Rochester’s powerhouse soul singer, Danielle Ponder, has caught the attention of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest with her song “Poor Man’s Pain.”
Posted inNews & Opinion
NEWS BLOG: Democracy for sale, part 1
You know this is happening, but still, the numbers shock. On NPR’s Morning Edition today, Steve Inskeep discusses this year’s presidential campaign spending with two political strategists, Mark McKinnon (Republican) and Mark Mellman (Democrat). Among the statistics McKinnon offered: Spending by the Obama and Romney campaigns will reach “a minimum of $4 billion – much […]
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Reader feedback 8.11.04
MEDIA WATCH By the time WRUR completes all the program changes and personnel, they will have lost their listenership (“Anything but Static,” July 14). For the past six years, I’ve enjoyed listening to the Friday nights Blues programs by Scott Wallace and Doug Curry. My husband and I would arrange our evening around their programs […]
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Reader feedback 8.6.03
Metro works Once again county Republicans are showing their disingenuousness and ignorance. Eight town supervisors demonstrated on the steps of City Hall on July 24 in an effort to discredit Rochester Mayor and County Executive candidate Bill Johnson, and confuse the voters about his position on metro government. Greece Supervisor John Auberger’s remark that […]
