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This week, a Baltimore City circuit court judge vacated the conviction of Adnan Syed—the subject of the 2014 hit podcast Serial—who had been convicted in the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend and high ...

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

When the 12-episode first season of “Serial” debuted in the fall of 2014, podcasts were a relatively new creative medium — and the true-crime audio narrative was not yet the stuff of parody. Subscribe ...

The wildly popular podcast "Serial" has found relevance in high school classrooms as a way to improve listening and critical thinking skills. It didn’t take long for Michael Godsey, an English teacher ...

We launched the “Serial” podcast in 2014 as a spinoff of the revered public radio show “This American Life.” The series was an instant, unprecedented hit and set a new standard for investigative audio ...

People are obsessed with true crime these days. From documentaries to books to podcasts, people just can’t seem to get enough. It’s no wonder that true crime has become one of the most popular genres ...