Feb 13th, 2010 · To some in Hollywood and the music industry, there's a fine line between using movie and audio clips to create new works and flat-out copyright infringement. Joel Rose reports on the some of the intricacies in fair-use law.
Jan 17th, 2010 · College students helped fuel the rise of candidate Barack Obama. One year after the president's inauguration, reporter Joel Rose goes back to school to take the political temperature. On the Penn State campus, at least, that temperature is chilly.
Jun 14th, 2009 · When the Beatles made their U.S. television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, 73 million people tuned in. According to the Nielsen Co., the number of U.S. households today that rely solely on over-the-air TV broadcasts is about 15 million. Some say broadcast TV - even digital broadcast TV - is a dying medium. Others say people still regularly use a combination of broadcast, cable and the Internet. Joel Rose reports.
Apr 10th, 2009 · Listeners respond to Eric Westervelt's series on the Israel-Palestinian conflict, the Bemidji State Beavers' Cinderella skate to the NCAA hockey semifinals and Joel Rose's story on the rights to Frank Zappa's music.
Aug 30th, 2008 · Joel Rose reports on a new book by writer and karaoke host Terry Obrien. It tells the story of a serial killer on the loose in Cape May, New Jersey whose victims all loved to sing karaoke.
Jun 11th, 2008 · Thousands of young men showed up for a rally to kick-off the "10,000 Men" movement, an effort to put 10,000 volunteers on the city's streets to curb crime, but so far the plan has fallen short of its promise. Joel Rose reports.
Jun 3rd, 2008 · This week, the city of Philadelphia begins formally evicting the local Boy Scouts of America chapter from the building it has occupied rent-free for 80 years. The city had given the local chapter until May 31 to defy the national Scouts policy against admitting gay members or start paying $200,000 a year in rent. Instead, the Scouts filed a federal lawsuit last week claiming the city is singling out the group for punishment, in violation of its First Amendment rights. Joel Rose
May 10th, 2008 · Police in Philadelphia are having an especially tough week. First, one of their officers was fatally shot while responding to an armed robbery. Then, in an unrelated incident, three other officers were caught on videotape beating three suspects. Joel Rose reports from Philadelphia.