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New book chronicles the origins and politics of rap duo Run The Jewels

Run The Jewels has built a cult following by capturing the discontent of the poor and the oppressed. A new book looks at the music the duo has created and the political landscape from which it emerged.

January 14, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
A jury found CNN defamed security contractor Zachary Young in a November 2021 report, shown above, about Afghans' fears of exorbitant charges from people offering to get them out of the country after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

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CNN goes on trial over its report alleging 'black market' for Afghan rescues

A CNN story about a "black market" for rescuing people from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover is at the heart of a defamation trial that opens Monday in Florida.

January 06, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Journalists for the British newspapers <em>The Guardian</em> and <em>The Observer</em> voted to strike for several days this week and next to protest the planned sale of the <em>Observer</em>, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.

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Nearly 500 journalists walk out at 'The Guardian' and its sister paper

Nearly 500 journalists have walked out of the Guardian and its sister paper, the Observer, to protest what they see as a betrayal of the paper's values: the planned sale of the Observer to a startup.

December 04, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Publisher and president Andrew Morse says the <em>Atlanta Journal Constitution </em>can surmount tough industry headwinds by capturing readers throughout Georgia and the South. "Instead of reading story after story about the futility of this," Morse asks, "why don't we grasp onto notions of, 'How do we build for the future?'"

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Local news is in crisis. This paper has a $150 million plan

Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision.

November 17, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Owner Jeff Bezos blocked <em>The Washington Post</em> from endorsing a presidential candidate less than two weeks before Election Day. The editorial board had drafted an endorsement for Kamala Harris.

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Over 200,000 subscribers flee 'Washington Post' after Bezos blocks Harris endorsement

Over 200,000 people canceled their subscriptions in the first few days following news that The Washington Post would not endorse any presidential candidate.

October 29, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Publisher and CEO Will Lewis says the <em>Washington Post</em>' is "returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates," although 1988 was the last time it abstained in a general election.

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'Washington Post' won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s

The Washington Post declined to make an endorsement in this year's presidential race. Its editorial board has written that GOP nominee Donald Trump is unfit for office.

October 26, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Former President Donald Trump, on a camera monitor, speaks to the press as he arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court on Feb. 15 for a hearing in his case of paying hush money to cover up extramarital affairs.

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  • Media

Jailed reporters, silenced networks: What Trump says he'd do to the media if elected

On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has threatened to jail reporters who won't give up the sources of leaks and to strip networks of their broadcast licenses for fact-checking him.

October 25, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
<em>Los Angeles Times</em> owner Patrick Soon-Shiong, shown in 2012, blocked his paper's endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris. The editorials editor resigned, saying the decision made the paper look "craven."

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Did the 'L.A. Times' and other news outlets pull punches to appease Trump?

Inside the Los Angeles Times, MSNBC, and the Washington Post, journalists question whether news executives are making editorial decisions with an eye to appeasing former President Donald Trump.

October 25, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Cambodian freelance journalist Mech Dara in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Feb. 21, 2021. Mech Dara was arrested on Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 while driving with his family to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.

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A Cambodian reporter who exposed scams is charged over online posts

The U.S. State Department said it was “deeply troubled” by the recent arrest of Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian investigative reporter who exposed online scams and corruption.

October 02, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Rupert Murdoch, center, at the Republican National Convention in July. Murdoch has led his media empire to become a major player in conservative politics.

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Rupert Murdoch is set to face his kids in court, with Fox News’ fate in the balance

The future of Fox News – and the rest of the Murdoch media empire – is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son’s power.

September 16, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, shown here with his wife Sarah in 2023, says Rupert Murdoch's U.K. tabloids hacked into his voicemails and documents to learn private information about him and his family. A 2011 police memo shows Washington Post CEO Will Lewis, then working for Murdoch, cited a security threat involving Brown as a reason to delete company emails.

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Former U.K. Prime Minister says Bezos should reconsider 'Washington Post' publisher

Former U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown says Washington Post CEO Will Lewis told police a "clearly fabricated" account in 2011 to justify destroying emails amid a scandal. Lewis denies wrongdoing.

August 02, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Scotland Yard is reviewing allegations against the Washington Post's publisher and CEO, Will Lewis, shown here at a conference in 2017. The preliminary inquiry centers on Lewis' actions while an executive for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper company.

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  • Media

U.K. police reviewing accusations against 'Washington Post' publisher

British police are reviewing allegations that Washington Post CEO Will Lewis obstructed justice when he worked for media mogul Rupert Murdoch in the U.K. 13 years ago.

August 01, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
Will Lewis, pictured here in the <em>Washington Post</em> newsroom, was a top executive for Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids 13 years ago.

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Washington Post CEO accused in court of deceiving police about U.K. hacking scandal

Washington Post CEO Will Lewis was accused in a London courtroom Monday of deceiving police who were investigating Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids when they were embroiled in a major scandal.

July 30, 2024
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  • David Folkenflik
The $5.5 million grant to NPR comes at a time when local newsrooms are struggling to stay afloat.

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NPR gets $5.5 million grant to strengthen local journalism as news deserts spread

The grant, from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will be used to launch regional newsrooms in Appalachia and the Mountain West. It will also be used to strengthen existing public media collaboratives in New England, the Midwest and California.

July 11, 2024
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  • Lola Murti
The <em>Wall Street Journal</em> is being sued by former reporter Stephanie Armour, who covered health policy and COVID-19. She alleges she was targeted because of a disability.

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  • Media

‘Wall Street Journal’ sued by star reporter for discrimination

The Wall Street Journal has conducted multiple rounds of layoffs this year. In a lawsuit, former reporter Stephanie Armour says the paper tried to shed employees with significant health-care costs by citing “trumped up performance issues.”


July 09, 2024
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