Morning Edition, as well as NPR s morning news podcast
Up First.
Before taking on this role in December 2016, Martin was the host of
Weekend Edition Sundayfor four years. Martin also served as National Security Correspondent for NPR, where she covered both defense and intelligence issues. She traveled regularly to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Secretary of Defense, reporting on the U.S. wars and the effectiveness of the Pentagon s counterinsurgency strategy. Martin also reported extensively on the changing demographic of the U.S. military – from the debate over whether to allow women to fight in combat units – to the repeal of Don t Ask Don t Tell. Her reporting on how the military is changing also took her to a U.S. Air Force base in New Mexico for a rare look at how the military trains drone pilots.
Mike Pesca, host of the ‘The Gist,’ will be off the air indefinitely.
Published February 24th
Written by BET Staff
Mike Pesca, host of the Slate.com podcast The Gist, has reportedly been suspended after he debated with colleagues whether non-Black people should be allowed to quote certain racial slurs.
According to
The New York Times, Pesca, who is white, was suspended indefinitely after debating via Slack regarding Times reporter Donald McNeil, who was recently suspended for repeatedly using a racial slur during a 2019 student trip.
Pesca reportedly argued there were contexts in which the slur could be used. the
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Donald McNeil sorry for racist slur.
Author and columnist Thomas Chatterton Williams butted heads with CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers Tuesday over the use of the n-word following the suspension of Slate podcast host Mike Pesca.
The subject of how the word should be used has caused headaches in multiple newsrooms in recent weeks. Donald McNeil Jr., a veteran New York Times reporter, was forced to resign after it was reported that he had used the n-word during a discussion of the slur while he was leading a 2019 educational trip.
On Monday, Defector reported that Pesca was suspended amid a pending investigation that stemmed from a fiery Slack conversation with his Slate colleagues during which Pesca suggested McNeil s ousting from the Times was unjust.