Policing Gossip
GossipCop.com is premised on the idea that gossip mongers need to be policed and that readers are interested in seeing rumors corrected. Brooke speaks with Gossip Cop's Michael Lewittes who explains...
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The Evolution of Teen Gossiping and Bullying: Told by Radio Rookie Reporters
By giving New York City teenagers the tools to tell stories specific to their realities for over a decade, it is no surprise that Radio Rookies’ stories reflect how some teen issues have evolved over...
View ArticlePhilip Galanes on Gossip
Many of us can't resist a juicy bit of gossip, but talking about people behind their backs has caused a lot of problems, hurt feelings, and heartache. New York Times Social Q’s columnist Philip Galanes...
View ArticleEverybody Gossips (and That’s a Good Thing)
Everybody Gossips (and That’s a Good Thing)
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Gossip By Algorithm
This is embarrassing to admit, but I got fooled by an algorithm this week. I was googling a celebrity (I am a cool and busy person) and landed on the website Mediamass.Mediamass is a gossip site,...
View ArticleRebecca Mead and Daniel Zalewski on children's books
Rebecca Mead and Daniel Zalewski discuss books for children and young adults.
View ArticleFacebook Drama
Like most teenagers, Brianna loves spending time on Facebook and, most of all, she loves the drama that is constantly unfolding on her friends' and enemies' Facebook pages. But, unlike like a lot of...
View ArticleWe Have Stories to Tell!
Amina isn't proud of it, but she readily admits that she gossips a lot. Like the girls in the movie Mean Girls, Amina and her friends do it all the time. She jokingly says it's like "Muslim Girls Gone...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: Edward Snowden on Coming Home, Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker,...
A few of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Edward Snowden on Coming Home (First) | A Lawyer Talks About Snowden's Case (Starts at 23:17) | Hulk Hogan vs. Gawker (Starts at...
View ArticlePssssst, I Hear This Podcast Is About the Science of Gossip
Did you hear that Karl’s going to get fired? Frank McAndrew explores the science of gossip, and explains why it isn’t always a bad thing.
View ArticlePssssst, I Hear This Podcast Is About the Science of Gossip
Did you hear that Karl’s going to get fired? Frank McAndrew explores the science of gossip, and explains why it isn’t always a bad thing.
View ArticlePssssst, I Hear This Podcast Is About the Science of Gossip
Did you hear that Karl’s going to get fired? Frank McAndrew explores the science of gossip, and explains why it isn’t always a bad thing.
View ArticleHow Big is My Penis? (And Other Things We Ask Google)
Season 6, Episode 41This week on Freakonomics Radio: Stephen J. Dubner talks about what gossip is and isn't; about the characteristics of the people who produce and consume gossip; and about the...
View ArticleUps and downs of taking the stairs
If people used the stairs, we would be deprived of the office equivalent of behind the bike shed, says Lucy Kellaway If people used the stairs, we would be deprived of the office equivalent of behind...
View ArticleHave you heard that gossip is good?
The true value of such morsels has nothing to do with the subject and is all to do with purveyor The true value of such morsels has nothing to do with the subject and is all to do with purveyor
View ArticleLosing Power
The President is once again threatening the press, but it's unclear whether he will be able to follow through. A look at which threats to the First Amendment we should be taking seriously. Also,...
View ArticleThe Godfather of Gossip
From his roots as a Vaudeville columnist in the 1920s to his peak as a political commentator reaching tens of millions of people a day, perhaps no one knew the complex role of the gossip journalist...
View ArticleHow Gossip Works
In the week since the New York Times released its report revealing decades of sexual harassment accusations towards Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein, the allegations towards the former studio boss have...
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