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A syndicated, AI-generated summer reading list featuring fake books by real authors was published in major newspapers this week. Above, a reader enjoys the sunshine in Hyde Park in London in 2009.

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  • Books

How an AI-generated summer reading list got published in major newspapers

Newspapers around the country, including the Chicago Sun-Times and at least one edition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, published a syndicated book list featuring made-up books by famous authors.

May 20, 2025
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  • Elizabeth Blair
CBS News President Wendy McMahon resigned on Monday. Here, McMahon (second from left) stands with former <em>60 Minutes</em> Executive Producer Bill Owens and two of the show's correspondents, Cecilia Vega and Scott Pelley, at the CBS fall schedule celebration held at Paramount Studios in May 2024.

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  • Media

President of CBS News resigns as Trump lawsuit hovers over network

CBS News President Wendy McMahon says she's resigning because "the company and I do not agree on the path forward." CBS' parent company is trying to settle a lawsuit with President Trump.

May 20, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Patricia Harrison is the president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which is suing the Trump administration over the abrupt firing of three of its five board members.

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  • Media

Under attack, public media makes its case to Congress and the courts

Nearly 200 officials from public radio stations across the country are descending on Capitol Hill to seek to convince lawmakers to maintain funding for public broadcasting despite President Trump's campaign against it.

May 15, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
A television camera is viewed during an ESPN broadcast of a WNBA basketball game between the Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx on July 26, 2020, in Bradenton, Fla. ESPN is launching a new streaming service at $29.99 per month.

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  • Media

ESPN's new streaming app could replace cable for some but may end up costing them more

ESPN says its subscription plan will cost $29.99 a month. An analyst says that, combined with subscriptions to other streaming services, could drive the cost up to the price of cable packages.

May 14, 2025
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  • Lydia Calitri
A control room at the Arizona PBS offices in Phoenix is seen Friday, May 2, 2025. Earlier this month, President Trump issued an executive order claiming to direct CPB's board to end federal funding to PBS and NPR.

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  • Politics

Trump tried to fire Corporation for Public Broadcasting board members. Then came DOGE

DOGE staffers tried to assign a team to the independent Corporation for Public Broadcasting after President Trump's purported firing of three board members last month.

May 12, 2025
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  • Stephen Fowler
Jeanine Pirro, who just left Fox News' <em>The Five </em>to become the interim U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., attends FOX Nation's 2024 Patriot Awards on Dec. 5, 2024.

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  • Analysis

The Fox-to-Trump Funnel sweeps up Jeanine Pirro of 'The Five'

Jeanine Pirro is the latest Fox News personality to join the Trump administration. She will serve as the interim U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., replacing Ed Martin whose confirmation ran into problems in the Senate.

May 10, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Senior Trump adviser Kari Lake, shown above at a conservative conference earlier this year, announced Tuesday night that Voice of America would rely on coverage from the far-right television network OAN. Voice of America employees that Lake put on indefinite leave are suing to be restored to their jobs.

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  • Media

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

May 07, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Percival Everett has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for his novel <em>James.</em>

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  • Arts & Life

'James' wins 2025 Pulitzer Prize for fiction

The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes were announced Monday afternoon. Percival Everett won the award for fiction for his novel James, a powerful re-imagination of Huckleberry Finn.

May 06, 2025
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  • Juliana Kim and
  • Andrew Limbong
The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, D.C.

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  • Media

Trump says he's ending federal funding for NPR and PBS. They say he can't

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. They say he can't. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls it "blatantly unlawful".

May 02, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, D.C.

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  • News

Trump orders end of NPR's federal funding. And, judge blocks use of Alien Enemies Act

Trump signed an executive order to end federal funding for NPR and PBS, accusing the organizations of political bias. And, a federal judge ruled Trump's usage of the Alien Enemies Act was unlawful.

May 02, 2025
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  • Brittney Melton
President Trump tried to fire three board members of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Monday, including Tom Rothman, the chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Motion Picture Group.

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  • Media

Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after he tries to fire board members

Hours after President Trump tried to remove three board members, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting responds with a lawsuit arguing he does not have that authority.

April 29, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leaves Manhattan federal court on Tuesday in New York. A jury has concluded <em>The New York Times </em>did not libel Palin in a 2017 editorial that contained an error that she says damaged her reputation.

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  • Media

Jury finds 'The New York Times' did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

A jury concluded that The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who had argued that an error in a 2017 Times editorial damaged her reputation.

April 22, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The Voice of America building, June 15, 2020, in Washington.

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  • Media

Judge blocks Trump administration plans to dismantle Voice of America

A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the federally funded overseas news outlet.

April 22, 2025
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  • Emily Feng
"60 Minutes" executive producer Bill Owens, left, shown with executive editor Tanya Simon in 2019. Owens resigned Tuesday, saying corporate leaders were no longer letting him "make independent decisions based on what was right for 60 Minutes, right for the audience."

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  • Media

'60 Minutes' chief resigns, saying show's independence was compromised

The longtime head of CBS' 60 Minutes resigned Tuesday, as the network's parent company grapples with President Trump's lawsuit over an interview the show did with Kamala Harris last fall.

April 22, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Influencer Mario Nawfal, right, interviewing Belarusian president Aleksandr Lukashenko earlier this year. Lukashenko repeated Russian talking points in the interview about Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  • Technology

How Elon Musk's favorite news influencer is capitalizing on his clout

The Australian crypto entrepreneur now hosts chats with world leaders. "If [he] is sharing a story, there's a good chance that U.S. policymakers are reading it — and acting on it," said one analyst.

April 20, 2025
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  • Huo Jingnan
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