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Nina Totenberg interviews the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 2012. Kainaz Amaria/NPR hide caption

Former Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush speaks to supporters as wife and son look on during a reception thrown by the Right to Rise SuperPAC, prior to announcing his candidacy. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, smile during a break of the Democratic presidential debate on Jan. 17, 2016. Mic Smith/AP hide caption

A reporter holds images of possible Republican candidates back in February. Since then, the GOP field has narrowed slightly, but still boasts 14 contenders. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

A 2015 study of the racial/ethnic diversity of sources on NPR's weekday newsmagazines shows this breakdown. Annie Johnson/NPR hide caption

The rundown board, like this Morning Edition one shown during Hurricane Sandy, displays the schedule of segments which make up each NPR show. When big news breaks, the planned rundown may be changed completely. Mark Stencel/NPR hide caption

A man takes a picture of the Eiffel Tower illuminated in the French colors in honor of the victims of the attacks on Friday in Paris. Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP hide caption

NPR's digital news team celebrates great headlines and their authors with a "Wall O' Fame" in the newsroom. Annie Johnson/NPR hide caption

In this 2010 photo, steam rises from towers at an Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Recently leaked memos from Exxon Mobil have shown that the company knew about climate change as early as 1981 but still funded deniers. Pat Sullivan/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption