© 2025 WSIU Public Broadcasting
WSIU Public Broadcasting
Member-Supported Public Media from Southern Illinois University
WSIU
Here & Now
WSIU
Here & Now
Next Up: 2:00 PM Fresh Air
0:00
0:00
Here & Now
WSIU
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
91.9 FM is operating on low power due to storm damage. Thank you for your patience as we work to restore service.

Billionaire Bill Ackman escalates attacks on media, higher ed after wife accused of plagiarism

Hedge fund investor Bill Ackman backed the plagiarism charge that led to Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation. But when Business Insider published a story on similar plagiarism from his wife Neri Oxman, Ackman pressured its owner to retract the story. He’s now widening his attacks on higher education and media.

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik joins us

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

As a WSIU donor, you don’t simply watch or listen to public media programs, you are a partner. By making a gift, you help WSIU produce, purchase, and broadcast programs you care about and enjoy – every day of the year.