Officials Call for Policy Change on Iran, America's Complicated Relationship...
Questions of Motive and Due Process Surround Boston Bombing Suspect | Senior American Officials Call For Policy Change on Iran | Depicting Iran Through Street Art | America's Relationship with...
View ArticleApril 22, 2013
Legal Questions Surround Boston Bombing Suspect | Senior American Officials Call For Policy Change on Iran | Depicting Irans Turmoil in Stencil | America's Relationship with Marijuana | Building a...
View ArticleThe Question of Divided Identity
As an American citizen, Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev will be tried in a civilian court. But the Obama administration has made the decision to delay reading him his Miranda Rights, citing a...
View ArticleKnowing Your Neighbors: Boston Bombers Lived 200 Yards Away
After the bombings at the Boston Marathon last week, residents in the city have come together in a sign of resilience. On The Takeaway this week, we're talking about the importance of residents getting...
View ArticleThe Intelligence System and Boston Bombers, Chemical Weapons in Syria, Movie...
Congress Questions Actions of FBI and CIA on Handling of Tsarnaev Case | Boston Bombing: Was There an Intelligence System Failure? | White House Believes Chemical Weapon Use Likely in Syria | Where...
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Congress Questions Actions of FBI and CIA on Handling of Tsarnaev Case | Boston Bombing: Was There an Intelligence System Failure? | White House Believes Chemical Weapon Use Likely in Syria | Where...
View ArticleFriends of Boston Bombing Suspect Charged
Three friends of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have been arrested. Two of those friends are Russian-speaking immigrants from Kazakhstan who are accused of trying to...
View ArticleBoston Mayor Marty Walsh on Marathon Bomber & City's Future
When Boston Mayor Martin Walsh took office in January, he became the city’s first new mayor in two decades.A progressive Democrat, Mayor Walsh was born to Irish Catholic parents. He grew up in Boston's...
View ArticleMassachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Reflects on the Boston Bombing
On the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick reflects back on what the state and city have learned in the past twelve months. He sat down with...
View ArticleA Bombing, a Neighborhood, and a Community Forever Changed
On every television channel in Boston this week, frantic pictures flash across the screen showing a site where police chased two young men, where one died, and the other was apprehended.For three...
View ArticleJudgement Day Looms Near for Boston Marathon Bomber
The prosecution in the trial of the admitted Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, is winding down.Tsarnaev is accused of causing the deaths of three people and the injuries of more than 260...
View ArticleFinal Arguments Delivered in Tsarnaev Trial
Two years after the Boston Marathon bombings of April 15, 2013, and one month after his trial began, accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev faced his final day on trial yesterday.Assistant U.S. Attorney...
View ArticleThe Fate of The Boston Bomber: Bostonians Will Have Their Say
After being found guilty on 30 counts, Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may now face the death penalty.That process begins next week, and it will be up to the jury to decide.For a better understanding...
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When an Internet Lynch Mob Decides You're Guilty
Editor's Note: The below article is a condensed version of this interview. Click on the audio player above for the full conversation.Social media has the power to do great good, and to cause...
View ArticleListener Reaction To the Boston Bombing Coverage
Earlier in the week, we asked our listeners to let us know what they thought of the coverage they were seeing. We got many thoughtful responses on our blog. In an interview recorded Thursday, listeners...
View ArticleCoverage Of The Boston Bombing, Undercover Reporting, and MORE
Brooke examines the twists and turns of the marathon bombing coverage, listeners tell OTM what they want to hear from the media when there's no new information during a crisis, and what it's like to...
View ArticleTwitter Coverage Through The Night
As a manhunt for the Boston bombing suspects unfolded in the wee hours of Friday morning, Twitter was the place to be for coverage. Brooke speaks with OTM producer Alex Goldman, who captained the late...
View ArticleBrooke on the Bombing Coverage
Though the Boston Marathon bombing happened less than a week ago, the coverage has already had a month's worth of twists and turns. Brooke reviews the sometimes-unsteady media coverage of recent...
View ArticleWhat Do You Broadcast When There's Nothing to Say?
After the initial surge of news on Monday, we hit a news lull, so many outlets filled their air with recycled video, speculation, sorrow on the scene, pundits, consultants and blather. We asked the...
View ArticleFormer Friend Says Boston Suspect Had 'Air of Power,' Was 'Intense'
A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing who was shot dead after a police standoff on Friday had an “air of power” and an intensity that could frighten, his former friend told WNYC.Ashley Stackowitz...
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