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Fairfax Schools rethink cell phone use in the classroom

The Fairfax County Schools board is considering updating its cell phone use policy to ban social media for anything not related to academics and define when kids can use their phones. WTOP’s Scott Gelman tells us there’s pushback after two years of virtual learning that led students to rely on social media to connect and…

Jordan Klepper

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley chats with comedian Jordan Klepper, who hosted the Free Expression Awards last night at The Anthem in Washington D.C. The hilarious “Daily Show” correspondent called into the radio station in 2019 when his TV show “Klepper” premiered on Comedy Central.

Fairfax Schools rethink cell phone use in the classroom

The Fairfax County Schools board is considering updating its cell phone use policy to ban social media if it isn’t related to academics and define when kids can use their phones. WTOP’s Scott Gelman tells us there’s pushback after years of virtual learning when students relied on social media to connect. Then, WTOP’s Mike Murillo…

Joe & Anthony Russo

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates National Superhero Day by discussing the most shocking moment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — the iconic Thanos snap. He spoke with “Avengers: Infinity War” directors Joe and Anthony Russo a week after the film’s release in 2018 to discuss their gutsy decision to have the villain actually win,…

Resources for journalists covering trauma and health and science topics

Naseem Miller writes about health and medicine for The Journalist’s Resource at Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School. She’s also the cofounder of the Journalists Covering Trauma Facebook group. She talks to It’s All Journalism host Michael O’Connell about resources to help reporters to diversify sourcing in their coverage of health and medicine, as well has how to deal…

Who should the Commanders take in the NFL Draft?

The Washington Commanders have a tough decision to make with the 11th overall pick Thursday night but the WTOP Sports team has the answer, adding which offensive players fit best in Burgundy and Gold and whether they’re better options than the defensive players they discussed last week. Also inside the D.C. Sports Huddle presented by…

Pentagon fails to track cyberbullying of women in the military

Sexual harassment, crude jabs, and doxxing bombard female service members every day on the internet. That’s according to Federal News Network’s Scott Maucione. In his years of reporting on cyberbullying, he found the military isn’t tracking these cases, making it difficult to enforce an executive order that assigns punishment to service members who harass colleagues…