Alicia Montgomery

Washington, D.C., United States

Vice President, Audio at Slate

Ex @Slate. Ex @NPR. Journalist, writer, citizen, mom of a beautiful autistic kid. She/her. All opinions mine. All facts matter.

Articles

‎On the Media: How Not to Cover the Trump Trials. Plus, the Latest Push To Defund NPR en Apple Podcasts

Apr 25, 2024 | podcasts.apple.com | Brooke Gladstone |Micah Loewinger |Kelly McBride |Alicia Montgomery |Dahlia Lithwick

How Not to Cover the Trump Trials. Plus, the Latest Push To Defund NPR
The real story behind NPR’s current problems - Editor and Publisher

Apr 17, 2024 | editorandpublisher.com | Alicia Montgomery

Posted Thursday, April 18, 2024 10:25 am NPR, the great bastion of old-school audio journalism, is a mess. But as someone who loves NPR, built my career there, and once aspired to stay forever, I say with sadness that it has been for a long time.
The public broadcaster’s problems are deeper than “wokeness.”

Apr 16, 2024 | slate.com | Alicia Montgomery

Skip to the content The Media NPR, the great bastion of old-school audio journalism, is a mess. But as someone who loves NPR, built my career there, and once aspired to stay forever, I say with sadness that it has been for a long time. This might be news to those who tune out the circular firing squad of institutional media whiners.
NPR Is a Mess. But “Wokeness” Isn’t the Problem.

Apr 16, 2024 | yahoo.com | Alicia Montgomery

NPR, the great bastion of old-school audio journalism, is a mess. But as someone who loves NPR, built my career there, and once aspired to stay forever, I say with sadness that it has been for a long time. This might be news to those who tune out the circular firing squad of institutional media whiners.
Help! My In-Laws Always Use My Kids to Get Back at My Husband.

Dec 31, 2023 | slate.com | Alicia Montgomery

Skip to the content Dear Prudence Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Prudence, My in-laws are using my children as a platform to make passive-aggressive digs at my husband.
Help! My In-Laws Always Use My Kids to Get Back at My Husband.

Dec 31, 2023 | yahoo.com | Alicia Montgomery

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. (It’s anonymous!)Dear Prudence,My in-laws are using my children as a platform to make passive-aggressive digs at my husband.
Help! My Boyfriend’s Ex Is Comforting Him Through a Major Tragedy.

Dec 30, 2023 | slate.com | Alicia Montgomery

Skip to the content Dear Prudence Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Prudence, I’ve been dating “James” for just under a year. He’s a wonderful, thoughtful divorced father of three, two boys aged 19 and 13, and a daughter who is 16. Since his divorce 10 years ago, he’s only dated one other woman besides me, “Ally”, who he was with for seven years, the last year being long distance.
Help! My Boyfriend’s Ex Is Comforting Him Through a Major Tragedy.

Dec 30, 2023 | yahoo.com | Alicia Montgomery

I’ve been dating “James” for just under a year. He’s a wonderful, thoughtful divorced father of three, two boys aged 19 and 13, and a daughter who is 16. Since his divorce 10 years ago, he’s only dated one other woman besides me, “Ally”, who he was with for seven years, the last year being long distance. He doesn’t talk a lot about their relationship but it seems like they only broke up because she moved away for work and they couldn’t make long-distance work.
Help! My Friend Keeps Asking Me to “Approve” Her Dating Profiles … But She’s Taken.

Jun 2, 2023 | slate.com | Alicia Montgomery