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April Ross is the owner of BeeTV in LaGrange, Ga.

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Pivot Fund boosts media companies run by people of color

It’s rare these days to learn of news organizations expanding. That's especially true of small media companies that primarily serve Black and Hispanic communities. But in an effort to combat disinformation and connect underserved communities, the Pivot Fund announced last month that it’s giving out $2 million in its first round of grants to organizations throughout Georgia.

August 15, 2022
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  • Peter Biello
Fox News Channel and other conservative media largely leapt to former President Donald Trump's defense after the FBI searched his Mar-a-Lago resort. Here, Fox star and ally Sean Hannity (L) interviews Trump before a campaign rally in 2018 in Las Vegas.

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  • Media

Analysis: Fox and right-wing media snap to Trump's defense after FBI search

After FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago, Fox News stars and right-wing media outlets largely defended former President Trump, claiming he was a victim of politics.

August 10, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
"This is great for Axios, for our shareholders and American journalism," Jim VandeHei, the media company's co-founder and CEO, said of the sale to Cox Enterprises.

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  • Media

Axios agrees to sell to Cox for $525 million in cash

"Axios" is Greek for "worthy" — and now we know how much the company is worth, less than six years after its news site debuted.

August 08, 2022
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  • Bill Chappell
The Penguin logo is visible on the spine of a book. The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster to block the companies from completing a merger valued at $2.175 billion.

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  • Arts & Life

Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity

The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse

August 07, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman
Ron DeSantis, seen speaking to reporters from Fox News in 2018 when he was running for governor of Florida, has been prominent in a recent trend of Republicans ignoring or actively avoiding mainstream press, particularly national outlets.

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  • Elections

Republicans have long feuded with the mainstream media. Now many are shutting them out

A trend of GOP candidates ignoring or actively avoiding legacy media — particularly national outlets — is building this year. That can hamper voters' ability to make informed choices.

August 07, 2022
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  • Danielle Kurtzleben
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has a plum speaking role at CPAC, the Conservative Political Action Conference, despite a speech last week widely decried as racist. One of his top aides resigned in protest.

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  • Politics

Why conservatives invited Hungary's autocratic leader to headline Dallas event

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orbán, who has suppressed civil liberties and intimidated media and corporate critics, will address the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas.

August 04, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
Alex Jones arrives at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin on Tuesday.

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  • National

Alex Jones concedes that the Sandy Hook attack was '100% real'

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified that he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax.

August 03, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Wikipedia has locked its page for "recession," setting restrictions on who can edit the entry until next week. The freeze was set after editors made a series of revisions to the definition of "recession."

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  • Media

What is a recession? Wikipedia can't decide

An editing battle over its "recession" entry prompted Wikipedia to put a temporarily lock on revisions. The entry was changed to a definition of recession that aligned with President Biden's stance.

July 29, 2022
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  • Emma Bowman
Streaming service Hulu is now allowing political ad buyers to address issues like abortion rights and gun control.

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  • Media

Hulu will take political ads on contentious issues after a social media outcry

The streaming service had refused ads on topics like gun control and abortion. The policy change is likely to drive more dollars into mid-term election TV campaigns.

July 28, 2022
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  • Chloe Veltman
Instagram has come under fire for changes to its algorithm.

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  • Technology

4 steps you can take right now to improve your Instagram feed

From celebrities to regular users, many people are complaining that Instagram doesn't know what users want. Here's what you can do to clean up your feed and get rid of suggested posts.

July 27, 2022
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  • Deanna Schwartz
Late on the afternoon of Jan. 6, 2021, then President Donald Trump affectionately addressed insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol from the White House. The U.S. House Select Committee investigating the siege says the then president failed to act for hours - instead "gleefully" watching TV.

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  • Politics

Analysis: Trump's infamous obsession with TV helped define Jan. 6 too

Donald Trump's TV fixation led him to the White House. The House Select Committee investigating the January 6 attack on the U.S Capitol will show that obsession also defined his actions on that day.

July 21, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
In May, hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Dayton, Ohio to protest in favor of abortion rights after the leak of the draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that would overturn <em>Roe v. Wade</em>. A raped 10-year-old Ohio girl's abortion in Indianapolis became national news.

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  • Media

A rape, an abortion, and a one-source story: a child's ordeal becomes national news

The Indianapolis Star's story about an anonymous child rape victim from Ohio who crossed state lines to get an abortion became a political lightening rod. Now a man has been arraigned for the rape.

July 13, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik and
  • Sarah McCammon
Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, testified during the sixth hearing by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack.

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  • Politics

Hutchinson's bombshell Jan. 6 testimony sways legal experts and conservative media

The explosive testimony about former President Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021, has led to calls from some right-leaning outlets that Trump is unfit to serve in office.

June 29, 2022
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  • Barbara Sprunt
Maria Ressa announced in a speech in Hawaii, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, that the Philippine government is affirming a previous order to shut down Rappler, the news website she co-founded.

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  • Asia

A journalist says the Philippines is shutting down her critical news site

Maria Ressa, the first Filipino Nobel Peace Prize recipient, says the government is closing Rappler, which gained notoriety for its reporting of President Duterte's bloody crackdown on illegal drugs.

June 29, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Gen Nashimoto, of Luminalt, installs solar panels in Hayward, Calif., on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.

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  • Climate

Factual climate change reporting can influence Americans positively, but not for long

Climate change has impacted the world's water, air and land masses. But today's news media isn't designed to reinforce public belief, say researchers.

June 24, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
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