Sarah Abdurrahman

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OTM Staff Picks: September 12th, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011

Time once again for On the Media staff picks.  Feel free to offer us feedback or make some of your own recommendations in the comments section!

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OTM Staff Picks: September 6th, 2011

Tuesday, September 06, 2011

It's that time again, when the staff at On the Media recommends some of our favorite things. Feel free to offer us feedback in the comments section, and enjoy!

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Witnessing a Free Libya

Friday, August 26, 2011

Yesterday, as I was sitting at my desk in the WNYC offices, I experienced a moment I never thought I would in my lifetime. The events taking place in Libya right now are historic, but for my family they are life changing.

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AT&T's New Password Policy

Friday, August 05, 2011

A few weeks ago, WNYC’s own John Keefe appeared on our program and wrote a blog about how easily he hacked into the voicemails of AT&T and Sprint cell phones. Now it appears that AT&T is changing the default setting on new phones, so that users will automatically have password protection on their voicemails unless they turn the feature off.

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Photoshopping Reality

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Apparently the reason regular people don’t look like the models and celebrities in cosmetics ads is because cosmetics ads are photoshopped. Who knew? Well, actually, everyone knew. But still, there is something alluring about the possibility that the product advertised could work for you. Perhaps that’s why the Advertising Standards Authority, which regulates advertising in the UK, has banned two makeup ads from future publication in Britain.

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The Onion's Case for a Pulitzer

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The satirical newspaper The Onion has yet to win the coveted Pulitzer Prize, despite its self-proclaimed status as “America’s finest news source.”  A new campaign launched by the non-profit organization Americans for Fairness in Awarding Journalism Prizes is lobbying the Pulitzer committee to recognize The Onion’s excellence in journalism, with testimonial videos from fans and celebrities alike. Onion Features editor Joe Garden sat down with Brooke to discuss the new campaign.

After the jump, take a look at our favorite celebrity Onion testimonial videos, including our very own Brooke Gladstone.

The satirical newspaper The Onion has yet to win the coveted Pulitzer Prize, despite its self-proclaimed status as “America’s finest news source.”  A new campaign launched by the non-profit organization Americans for Fairness in Awarding Journalism Prizes is lobbying the Pulitzer committee to recognize The Onion’s excellence in journalism, with testimonial videos from fans and celebrities alike. Onion Features editor Joe Garden sat down with Brooke to discuss the new campaign.
After the jump, take a look at our favorite celebrity Onion testimonial vi
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