First, links to four reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (MEDIA 11-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE, 9/11 TRUTH and SYRIA entries for today are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 22  How do producers shape the stories you hear? Reported by Sacha Pfeiffer, Matt Ozug and Jonaki Mehta | NPR  Mehta and Ozug talk about what producers actually do on the radio and how they shape the news listeners hear every day. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Kids are highly supervised in physical spaces, but not online. Here’s what that does. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Researcher Eli Stark-Elster talks about the imbalance of how adults supervise children in physical spaces versus digitally. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Bible sales are booming. Political uncertainty might have something to do with it. Reported by Bob Smietana and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Bob Smietana of Religion News Service talks about what’s behind the trend. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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These are some of NPR staffers’ favorite plot-driven books of 2025. Reported by Andrew Limbong and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Limbong talks about some of NPR staffers’ favorite plot-driven books of 2025. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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MAY BE CONTINUED