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News Articles: Media

Sean Spicer (left), the former White House press secretary and an on-air personality for Newsmax, listens during a March coronavirus task force briefing at the White House.

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  • Media

Newsmax Rises On Wave Of Resentment Toward Media — Especially Fox News

Conservative Newsmax TV has enjoyed a sharp burst in ratings as President Trump has urged his fans to turn away from Fox News.

November 30, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
People pass the News Corporation headquarters building and Fox News studios in New York.

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  • Media

Fox News Settles With Seth Rich's Parents For False Story Claiming Clinton Leaks

Fox News settles with parents of a slain Democratic staffer over a retracted 2017 story reporting he had shared party emails with Wikileaks. Fox also suggested Democrats were linked to his death.

November 25, 2020
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Beryl Howell issued a preliminary injunction against Michael Pack and the U.S. Agency for Global Media from influencing any editorial decisions or personnel.

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  • Politics

Trump Appointee Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Judge Rules

A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying he caused "self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression."

November 21, 2020
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington.

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  • Politics

Voice of America's 5 Months Under Trump CEO: Lawsuits, Bias Claims, And A Sex Scandal

Michael Pack is nearing the close of his turbulent tenure as CEO of the parent agency to the Voice of America. After firings and claims of bias, staffers say they fear more damage on his way out.

November 21, 2020
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
President Trump embraces Rupert Murdoch, co-chairman of Fox Corp., at a dinner in 2017. Once close, Trump is now angry at Murdoch's Fox News over its election coverage.

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  • Media

Analysis: Is Trump's Next Foe Fox News?

Since Election Day, President Trump has attacked Fox News repeatedly, particularly its newsroom. Now comes chatter from Washington that he wants to start up his own media outfit to take on Fox.

November 14, 2020
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Fox News host Sean Hannity interviews President Trump in Las Vegas in 2018. Hannity, like Trump, has cast doubt on the 2020 election results without providing evidence.

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  • Media

With Trump's Loss, Murdoch's Fox News Faces Wrath And Tough Choices

Rupert Murdoch struck an alliance with President Trump early on, and Fox News has bolstered his presidency. With Joe Biden's victory, Fox is stepping warily to avoid alienating Trump supporters.

November 07, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
A man holds a fresh copy of <em>The New York Times</em> on Wednesday morning on Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.

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  • National

Across America, Newspaper Front Pages Reflect A History Still Being Written

What does an editor do when the newspaper is going to print and the presidential winner is still undetermined? You reflect the nation's anxiety.

November 04, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Baron Wolman, photographed on Aug. 2, 2011 in New York for the release of his book <em>The Rolling Stones Years</em>.

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  • Music News

Baron Wolman, Rolling Stone's First Staff Photographer, Dies At 83

Wolman was the gifted eye behind countless iconic photographs of legendary artists, including Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Miles Davis and Johnny Cash, and the tumult of the first Woodstock.

November 03, 2020
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  • Tom Moon
A man holds four copies of the Chicago Sun-Times, each with a different headline, on Nov. 8, 2000.

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  • Elections

I Covered Media's 2000 Election Night Fiasco. Please, Let's Not Do That Again

News executives promise restraint and caution for Tuesday's election coverage. Yet the media fiasco of 20 years ago raises haunting questions about whether they're up to the challenge.

November 03, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
Supporters of President Trump watch a video featuring Fox News host Sean Hannity ahead of Trump's arrival for a campaign rally Friday in Waterford Township, Mich.

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  • Elections

Down In The Polls, Trump Seeks Familiar Embrace of Conservative Media

President Trump has turned to conservative media and stars for help in his fight to win reelection. They've rewarded him by promoting his questionable claims about the Bidens and the coronavirus.

November 03, 2020
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack dismissed the heads of all its broadcasters when he took office in June.

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  • Media

U.S. Agency Targets Its Own Journalists' Independence

In a late-night move to assert editorial control, the CEO of the U.S. international broadcasting agency rescinded a rule which established a "firewall" between the newsroom and political appointees.

October 27, 2020
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Quibi, which debuted April 6, "was founded to create the next generation of storytelling," founder and board Chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg said in the announcement.

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  • Media

Quibi, Short-Form Streaming Service, Shutting Down

It was an abrupt ending — just six months after launch — for a company founded by big names in the entertainment and business worlds.

October 21, 2020
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
A police marksman and his dog observes convicted killer Peter Madsen threatening police with detonating a bomb while attempting to break out of jail Tuesday in Albertslund, Denmark.

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  • Europe

Danish Inventor Who Murdered Journalist On Submarine In 2017 Briefly Escapes Prison

Peter Madsen, who was sentenced two years ago for the murder and dismemberment of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, bluffed his way out of prison with a fake bomb strapped to his abdomen.

October 20, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Rush Limbaugh says he intends to keep putting on his radio show despite his stage 4 lung cancer that he says has recently progressed. Here, he's seen reacting as first lady Melania Trump gives him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during the State of the Union address in February.

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  • Politics

Rush Limbaugh Says His Lung Cancer Is Terminal, Going In 'Wrong Direction'

"Stage 4 is, as they say, terminal," the conservative radio host said. Limbaugh added that after receiving the cancer diagnosis, "I never thought I would see October 1st."

October 20, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack was found by a D.C. judge to have broken the law when he seized control of a fund intended to design ways for people living under repressive regimes to have secure access to the Web.

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  • Media

Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund

Judge rules against USAGM CEO Michael Pack's moves to dismiss top executives and board of a fund that helps people who live under repressive regimes to access the Web and to communicate securely.

October 18, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
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