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Iranian-American scholar and journalist Fariba Pajooh.
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The Metro: WSU scholar formerly imprisoned by Iranian authorities reacts to Middle East conflict

Robyn Vincent, The Metro June 24, 2025

The night skies over Tehran have been flashing with fire since Israeli jets began piercing Iranian airspace. They have been...

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Trump asks Congress to wipe out funding for public broadcasting

NPR June 4, 2025

President Trump took yet another step Tuesday to place NPR and PBS at the center of his broader clash with...

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Axios reporter Annalise Frank joins The Metro at the Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Axios reporter Annalise Frank previews the Detroit mayoral debate

The Metro, Robyn Vincent May 28, 2025

Countless media organizations and journalists attend the Mackinac Policy Conference to gain a better understanding of what business, nonprofit and...

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Veteran Detroit news anchor Devin Scillian speaks with Metro co-host Robyn Vincent at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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The Metro at MPC: Devin Scillian on his career, attacks on the media

The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, Jenny Sherman May 28, 2025

News media has changed a lot. In just the last decade, people have more access to information than they have...

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(From left) WDET's Jenny Sherman, Pat Batcheller, Tia Graham, Alex McLenon, Jerome Vaughn and Mary Zatina at the SPJ Detroit Chapter's 2024 Award Ceremony and Banquet, May 14, 2025.
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WDET earns 25 awards from Society of Professional Journalists – Detroit

Jenny Sherman May 15, 2025

WDET took home 25 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists - Detroit Chapter awards banquet Wednesday night, including four...

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The Metro: How President Trump’s hostile relationship with the press is playing out for NPR, PBS

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Cary Junior II May 1, 2025

Editor's note: This episode of The Metro aired prior to the president signing an executive order directing federal funding cuts to...

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WDET music hosts, reporters nominated for Hour’s ‘Best of Detroit’

Natalie Albrecht February 13, 2025

Hour Detroit magazine has released its "Best of Detroit" nominees for 2025, and it features a few familiar WDET faces! Check...

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The airwaves are full of information, and misinformation.
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Detroit journalist creates tool to monitor misinformation in Spanish language media

Pat Batcheller January 29, 2025

English speaking media are not the only news sources fighting the rising tide of misinformation and disinformation infiltrating American politics....

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Tonya Mosley joins "The Metro" live on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
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The Metro: Tonya Mosley can’t stop talking about Detroit

The Metro, David Leins January 28, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Being from Detroit means a lot of things to a...

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The Metro: Fighting misinformation in the age of social media

The Metro, Lauren Myers, Cary Junior II January 23, 2025

We are all very aware of how misleading and false information can spread by just one click of the share...

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Black Owned Media Weekend 2023 attendees gather for a photo in Tulsa, Okla.
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Detroit Evening Report: Black Owned Media Weekend; Chef Elle Simone Scott’s new book and more

Sascha Raiyn June 5, 2024

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover this week's upcoming Black Owned Media Weekend; Chef and food...

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The Israel-Hamas war is taking a deadly toll on journalists

Russ McNamara May 21, 2024

It's been two years since Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed by an Israeli sniper. She was on the...

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