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Rachel Maddow Honored for Protests and Podcast on Injustice

12/16/2025

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Rachel Maddow (MS NOW) received a Walter Cronkite Award for her MS NOW episode documenting 1,400 protests during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term.
In an interview, she said narratives arise from public resistance, not Washington politics.
Maddow launched a podcast, Burn Order, exploring the unjust internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Texas collects gender marker data, raising privacy concerns among LGBTQ+ activists.

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Story summary

Rachel Maddow (MS NOW) received a Walter Cronkite Award for her MS NOW episode documenting 1,400 protests during U.S. President Donald Trump's second term.
In an interview, she said narratives arise from public resistance, not Washington politics.
Maddow launched a podcast, Burn Order, exploring the unjust internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Texas collects gender marker data, raising privacy concerns among LGBTQ+ activists.