For today, links to two collections of book recommendations from National Public Radio and, via ScheerPost, to commentary from Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (MEDIA 6-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA, IRAN and SYRIA entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM JUNE 25  NPR staffers pick their favorite FICTION reads of 2025 so far. Organized by Meghan Collins Sullivan and Beth Novey | NPR  After long days focused on the facts, our newsroom reads a lot of fiction at home. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JUNE 25  Here are the NONFICTION books NPR staffers have loved so far this year. Organized by Meghan Collins Sullivan and Beth Novey | NPR  A deep dive on gossip. Revolutionary history. A meditation on muscle. A graphic ode to NYC. A closer look at the color blue. And memoirs galore. We asked our newsroom colleagues to share the nonfiction titles they’ve enjoyed reading so far this year — here’s what they shared. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JUNE 25  NYT gave green light to Trump’s Iran attack by treating it as a question of when, by Bryce Greene | Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting / ScheerPost  In the wake of the U.S. -supported Israeli attack on Iran, and days before the direct US bombing that followed, the New York Times editorial board (6/18/25) argued that . . . READ MORE . . .

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