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News Articles: Media

Fox News wants a judge to throw out Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against the news network. Fox claims that it was covering "both sides" of the story of the 2020 elections and former President Trump's debunked claims that the election was rigged.

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  • Business

Fox News Asks Court To Dismiss $2.7 Billion Defamation Suit

Smartmatic, an election technology company, sued the network for its "disinformation campaign" waged by people unhappy with President Biden's election victory.

February 09, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
GPB News NPR

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  • Media

2 Prominent 'New York Times' Journalists Depart Over Past Behavior

Science reporter Don McNeil Jr. admitted he was wrong to have used a racial slur. Producer Andy Mills said he had learned from past misbehavior but a "pressure campaign" made it impossible to stay.

February 06, 2021
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Lou Dobbs on <em>Lou Dobbs Tonight</em> in 2017. After over a decade with Fox, his show was canceled Friday.

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  • Business

Fox News Media Cancels 'Lou Dobbs Tonight'

The 5 p.m. show will be replaced by Fox Business Tonight starting Monday.

February 06, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Financier Ken Griffin has been slammed on chat rooms like WallstreetBets.

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  • Business

Ken Griffin: The Hedge Fund Titan In The Middle Of The Reddit Investing Revolt

Ken Griffin's investment firm Citadel became embedded in the in GameStop trading controversy. Citadel has a hand in nearly every corner of the financial system.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Ryan Kailath
Sidney Powell, center, and Rudy Giuliani, left, are defendants in a new lawsuit filed by the electronic voting systems maker Smartmatic. The company is seeking more than $2.7 billion over what it says was a "disinformation" campaign about its role in the 2020 election.

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  • Politics

Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

The suit names Fox stars Lou Dobbs and Maria Bartiromo and Jeanine Pirro, as well as Trump allies Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • David Folkenflik
President Xi Jinping of China is seen on a CGTN archive program as it plays on a computer monitor in London. The U.K.'s Ofcom says Star China Media Limited, which holds the license for China Global Television Network (CGTN) doesn't have day-to-day editorial control over the channel, which is against its rules.

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  • Media

U.K. Strips Chinese Broadcaster's License, Citing Communist Party Ties

A U.K. regulator says the Chinese Communist Party is ultimately in charge of the China Global Television Network satellite news channel.

February 04, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
A health care worker administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident in Tampa, Fla., on Jan. 10. Seniors in Florida's Leon County have had trouble signing up for the vaccine and a local reporter tried to help them.

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  • National

Vaccination Confusion: How A Florida Reporter Helped Anxious Seniors Get Their Shots

Sudden demand flooded a county website and its phone lines. So CD Davidson-Hiers found herself in the middle of the chaos, fielding calls from residents eager to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

February 03, 2021
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  • Noel King and
  • Avie Schneider
GPB News NPR

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  • Health

Tallahassee Journalist Steps In To Help People Get Vaccine Appointments

NPR's Noel King speaks with CD Davidson-Hiers, K-12 education reporter with the Tallahassee Democrat, about helping hundreds of readers register for COVID-19 vaccine appointments.

February 03, 2021
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  • GPB Newsroom
Former CEO of U.S. Agency for Global Media Michael Pack was appointed by President Trump. During his time with the agency, Pack waged ideological warfare on his own agency, targeting his executives and staffers with investigations.

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  • Politics

Trumpism At Voice Of America: Firings, Foosball And A Conspiracy Theory

Michael Pack's scandal-tarred tenure over Voice of America and its parent agency obscures the human toll of the ideological war he waged: executives fired, staff investigated, reputations shattered.

January 28, 2021
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  • David Folkenflik
The ever-curious Larry King adopted a philosophy of letting his guests be the star of the show and letting them teach him a thing or two.

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  • Obituaries

Veteran Broadcaster Larry King Dies At 87

With his trademark suspenders and Brooklyn-accented baritone, King spoke with world leaders, celebrities, authors, scientists, athletes — everyone.

January 23, 2021
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  • Jeff Lunden
David Gilkey and his mother Alyda.

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  • Photography

Alyda Gilkey On The Life And Legacy Of Her Son David, Who Put 'Pictures On The Radio'

Gilkey died in 2016 while on assignment in Afghanistan. His mother, Alyda Gilkey, remembers the man behind the lens: an adventurous soul who had a way of putting his subjects at ease.

January 23, 2021
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  • Scott Simon
The Biden administration is ousting Trump appointees at the Voice of America and its sister networks, which together reach 350 million people worldwide each week.

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  • Politics

Trump Ally At Voice of America Replaced By News Executive He Recently Demoted

The Biden White House has named Yolanda Lopez acting director of the Voice of America. She was demoted last week after a VOA reporter asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo unwelcome questions.

January 22, 2021
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  • David Folkenflik
Trump appointee Michael Pack resigned as the head of the federal agency over the Voice of America and other broadcasters at President Biden's request.

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  • Politics

Defined By Scandal At Voice of America, CEO Resigns At Biden's Request

Michael Pack's record at the parent agency for the Voice of America includes charges of bias, firings, investigations and more. He called President Biden's request for him to resign a "partisan act."

January 21, 2021
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
President Biden delivers his inauguration speech Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

'Defend The Truth And Defeat The Lies': Biden Moves Past Trump's War On Media

President Biden called for Americans to listen to one another and to disagree on the basis of facts, obliquely invoking the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol as the cost of trafficking in lies.

January 21, 2021
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  • David Folkenflik
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., yells at journalists after setting off the metal detector outside the doors to the House of Representatives Chamber on Jan. 12. Twitter suspended the newly elected lawmaker's account temporarily on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Twitter Suspends Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Account

A Twitter spokesperson said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene violated the company policy it recently used to remove thousands of QAnon-related accounts. Her account was suspended for 12 hours.

January 17, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
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