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Media Archive

Archives for August 2015

Israel
Is this disturbing video Israel’s Eric Garner moment?Is this disturbing video Israel’s Eric Garner moment?
Israel

What happened in Nabi Saleh and what it could mean for the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By Max Fisher
Technology
Facebook Advertises Facebook, on TV (Again)Facebook Advertises Facebook, on TV (Again)
Technology

Facebook wants advertisers to move their money from TV to Facebook. But it still likes to buy airtime now and then.

By Peter Kafka
Culture
MTV VMA 2015 recap: The biggest moments, best performances, and weirdest off-script asidesMTV VMA 2015 recap: The biggest moments, best performances, and weirdest off-script asides
Culture

Miley, Kanye, and all the “beef” from this year’s show.

By Caroline Framke
Technology
Benedict Evans on How Both Apple and Google Are Winning the Smartphone Wars (Video)Benedict Evans on How Both Apple and Google Are Winning the Smartphone Wars (Video)
Technology

The prolific blogger and Andreessen Horowitz partner says that there will ultimately be 750 million iPhones and 3.5 billion Android phones on earth.

By Ina Fried
Technology
Netflix Is Losing More Hollywood Movies, and Says You’ll Be Okay With ThatNetflix Is Losing More Hollywood Movies, and Says You’ll Be Okay With That
Technology

A five-year deal with Epix is expiring, which means no more “Hunger Games” or “Transformers.”

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Re/code on the Air: Facebook’s Billion-User Day, Looking Ahead to Apple’s EventRe/code on the Air: Facebook’s Billion-User Day, Looking Ahead to Apple’s Event
Technology

Re/code writers stop typing for a few minutes to talk on TV and radio.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Technology
Music Celebs + Puppies = VR Gold? Find Out Tonight Before the VMAs.Music Celebs + Puppies = VR Gold? Find Out Tonight Before the VMAs.
Technology

An “ocean of puppies”!

By Eric Johnson
Science
Why Oliver Sacks was so ambivalent about becoming a best-selling authorWhy Oliver Sacks was so ambivalent about becoming a best-selling author
Science

Oliver Sacks’s new memoir contemplates the pitfalls of mass media engagement.

By Julia Belluz
Technology
Minecraft Billionaire Markus Persson Hates Being a BillionaireMinecraft Billionaire Markus Persson Hates Being a Billionaire
Technology

A warning to would-be billionaires: It’s lonely at the top.

By Arik Hesseldahl
Politics
7 facts about Hurricane Katrina that show just how incompetent the government response was7 facts about Hurricane Katrina that show just how incompetent the government response was
Politics

The disaster was as much human-caused as natural.

By German Lopez
Technology
Three Important Questions About Vine’s New Music OfferingThree Important Questions About Vine’s New Music Offering
Technology

Vine is letting users add music to their videos for the first time.

By Kurt Wagner
Politics
Mass shooters want fame. Here’s why we should stop giving it to them.Mass shooters want fame. Here’s why we should stop giving it to them.
Politics

The media — and the public — might be able to help in some situations.

By German Lopez
Technology
Apple Music Exec Ian Rogers Is OutApple Music Exec Ian Rogers Is Out
Technology

The former Beats Music CEO and the guy behind Beats1 radio leaves after a short stint. “This was his dream job.”

By Peter Kafka
Technology
Google Tells Developers How to Get Around Apple’s New Security Rules So They Can Keep Selling AdsGoogle Tells Developers How to Get Around Apple’s New Security Rules So They Can Keep Selling Ads
Technology

A tiny but telling distinction between the two mobile giants.

By Mark Bergen
Explainers
Donald Trump’s confrontation with famous Latino journalist Jorge Ramos, explainedDonald Trump’s confrontation with famous Latino journalist Jorge Ramos, explained
Explainers

Many journalists are saying Ramos deserves at least some of the blame. Here’s why.

By Dara Lind