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For its must-read coronavirus coverage, The Atlantic is rewarded with a huge surge of digital subscriptions

By SARAH SCIRE – Nieman Lab The Atlantic had a very good March. In an email to his staff, editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg announced: We have never, in the 163-year [...]

Young adults read the news — but often don’t see themselves reflected in it

By LAURA HAZARD OWEN Source: Nieman Lab A Knight Foundation survey of 1,660 18- to 34-year-olds, conducted by the University of Chicago’s NORC, finds that young adults are [...]

Donald Trump says he may revoke press credentials for other reporters, not just CNN’s Jim Acosta

Defending his decision to revoke a CNN reporter’s White House press pass, President Donald Trump said Friday he may take the same action against other reporters who [...]

Are North Korean media outlets signaling that the regime is getting serious about diplomacy?

A North Korean newscaster reports on the Inter-Korean summit during an April 28 broadcast. Korean Central Television Meredith Shaw, University of Southern California – [...]

Kremlin cracking down on internet to muzzle critics, say experts

As Vladimir Putin starts his fourth Kremlin term, authorities are turning up the heat on popular websites and apps ostensibly to fight terrorism but analysts say the real [...]

Many Agree With Trump That Media Is ‘Enemy,’ Poll Shows

This isn’t fake news: Fewer people now believe that the media is the “enemy of the people,” despite a prolonged anti-press campaign by President Donald [...]

False charges of ‘Fake News’ Are Harming Our Free Press

Information overload fuels 'fake news': study

This article first appeared on the History News Network. The front-runner candidate for the Alabama Senate seat vacated when Jeff Sessions became Justice Secretary, [...]

Russian ‘foreign agent’ media law attack on free speech: HRW

A Russian law that could force international media outlets to register as “foreign agents” in response to US pressure on Kremlin-backed TV channel RT is an attack [...]

Donald Trump back from Asia slams CNN, The New York Times on Twitter

On his first day back at the White House after a trip to Asia, President Trump took to Twitter with a vengeance Wednesday to blast his critics in the news media. … to [...]

Russia to make US media register as ‘foreign agents’

Russian lawmakers raced Friday to draft measures requiring US media outlets to register as foreign agents, saying they could be adopted as early as next week. … . [...]

Twitter Blocks Ads by Russia’s Sputnik, RT

The social media company Twitter on Thursday announced it would block any advertising on its platform from Russia-sponsored news outlets Sputnik and RT. … and publicly [...]

Putin Threatens Restrictions on US Media if Washington Pressures Russian Media

President Vladimir Putin has threatened U.S. media operating in Russia, saying Moscow would retaliate if U.S. officials put restrictions on Russian media in the United [...]

Why are Russian media outlets hyping the Mueller investigation?

It seems that Russian state media is starting to chip away at Trump’s burnished image. Maxim Apryatin Cynthia Hooper, College of the Holy Cross Four major Russia [...]

Trump warns TV networks after nuke report

President Donald Trump on Wednesday questioned whether US news broadcasters should have their licenses revoked, after an unflattering story about his nuclear policy which he [...]

Kremlin warns it may restrict U.S. media in Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is within its rights to restrict the operations of U.S. media organizations in Russia in retaliation for what Moscow calls U.S. pressure on a [...]

The slippery slope of the oligarchy media model

Rodney Benson, New York University and Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania On July 28, Apple heiress Laurene Powell Jobs bought a majority stake in The Atlantic. [...]

Why America’s public media can’t do its job

PBS headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. melanie.phung/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND Christopher Chávez, University of Oregon When the Trump administration released its proposed [...]

Trump’s America – the land of the not-so-free press

Photo Source: Wikimedia Ivor Gaber, University of Sussex The Trump offensive – in both senses of the word – against the media continues unabated. The already fraught [...]

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Trump says Republican convention will not be held in North Carolina

3 June 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the Republican National Convention set for August in Nor

Global shares hit 3-month highs on economic recovery hopes

3 June 2020

World shares hit three-month highs on Wednesday and the dollar fell for the sixth day running as eas

Lufthansa vows extensive revamp as losses balloon

3 June 2020

Lufthansa has pledged a wide-ranging restructuring, from job cuts to sales of non-core assets, as it

Sporadic violence flares in latest U.S. protests over Floyd death

3 June 2020

Tens of thousands of people defied curfews to take to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an e

Pope condemns racism and violence in U.S., calls for national reconciliation

3 June 2020

Pope Francis broke his silence on the unrest in the United States on Wednesday, saying no one can

God Told ‘Insecure’ Star Yvonne Orji to Do Comedy. Now She Has Her First Stand-Up Special.

3 June 2020

Courtesy of HBOWhen we connected with Yvonne Orji to talk about her role as Molly on HBO’s Insecure

Eureka Springs Is an LGBTQ Haven. Will It ‘Pay the Price’ of COVID-19?

3 June 2020

GettyIt’s next to impossible to socially distance in Eureka Springs. Built in the late 1880s as a ru

The GOP Politician Spreading Terrifying BLM and Antifa Hoaxes

3 June 2020

Photo Illustration by The Daily BeastAmid surging national unrest over police violence, Virginia sta

Trump’s America Could Be on His Own Administration’s List of Human Rights Abusers

3 June 2020

Photo Illustration by Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast/GettyI worked under two presidents, a Republican a

America Has Been Waiting 50 Years for Police Accountability. It’s Time.

3 June 2020

Ethan Miller/GettyChoosing to live in a crime-stressed neighborhood in Newark, the city New Jersey S

House Democrats seek answers from Trump administration officials on handling of protests

2 June 2020

The House Armed Services Committee wants Esper and Milley to testify while the Judiciary Committee c

Donald Trump, friend of ‘all’ peaceful protesters?

3 June 2020

The president seems to show support for peaceful protesters only when their interests are aligned wi

Rep. Steve King, who was shunned by GOP leaders for his racist remarks, loses in Iowa primary

3 June 2020

The fate of the controversial conservative was the most closely watched of numerous House and Senate

Large protests against police violence again fill streets of U.S. cities

3 June 2020

More than 60 million people were under curfews as a result of the protests in 200 cities and 27 stat

No surprise here: Republican senators largely stand by Trump after his church photo op

2 June 2020

Even now, there isn't much incentive for Republicans to depart from Trump

George Floyd's Death in U.S. Sparks Outcry Abroad

3 June 2020

U.S. allies expressed solidarity with Americans protesting the death of George Floyd in police custo

China Trumpets Trump's Attacks on American Protests to Counter Criticism on Hong Kong

2 June 2020

Beijing is calling attention to unrest in the U.S., the police response and President Trump’s call f

As Iran Lifts Its Lockdown, Virus Cases Return to Peak Level

2 June 2020

Iran is rolling back coronavirus restrictions as it attempts to revive its battered economy, despite

U.S. Tightens Squeeze on Venezuela Oil Trade, Blacklisting Four Tanker Owners

2 June 2020

The Trump administration Tuesday tightened its web of sanctions around the Maduro regime in Venezuel

Outlook for Poor Nations Is Grim

2 June 2020

The world’s low-income and emerging market economies will likely remain deeply damaged even five yea

The Intersection Of Faith And The Discovery Of Life Beyond Earth

2 June 2020

Tom Rogan argues there is existence of life outside earth and that there is a reason behind why the

Media Falsely Claimed Violent Riots Were Peaceful And That Tear Gas Was Used Against Rioters

2 June 2020

The entire narrative the media glommed onto in lockstep was that Trump was a monster who tear-gassed

‘Law & Order’ Writer Fired For Defending Law And Order Amidst Violent Riots

2 June 2020

"Law and Order" writer and producer Craig Gore was fired from the show Tuesday after pledg

Fake Photo Circulated Of ‘Dark’ White House Is Actually From 2015

2 June 2020

The sight of a darkened White House against the burning backdrop of DC makes for an effective image,

HOT MIC: Eliot Engel ‘Wouldn’t Care’ About The Protests And Riots ‘If I Didn’t Have A Primary’

2 June 2020

A livestream press conference Tuesday appears to show Engel trying to speak before saying: “If I did

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Two Former Officers Involved in Floyd’s Death Are Not In-Laws

2 June 2020

Contrary to social media posts, Kellie Chauvin, the estranged wife of Derek Chauvin, the former Minn

Viral Tweet ‘Alert’ Wasn’t From Antifa

2 June 2020

A tweet shared widely online during the protests sparked by the death of George Floyd -- espousing a

Examining Biden’s Farm Bankruptcy Claim

2 June 2020

Joe Biden claimed that farm bankruptcies increased last year "due largely to Trump's unmit

Trump’s False Statements About How Democratic Leaders Handled Protests

1 June 2020

President Donald Trump has made false statements and implications about how three Democratic officia

Trump Can’t Designate Antifa — or Any Movement — Domestic Terrorist Organization

1 June 2020

As some nationwide protests have turned violent, President Donald Trump pointed to the anti-fascist

False antifa rumors about a suburban invasion take over neighborhood social media apps

2 June 2020

Source: NBC News False rumors about Antifa organizing bus rides to take protesters into white neighb

U.S. police have attacked journalists more than 110 times since May 28

2 June 2020

By LAURA HAZARD OWEN @ Nieman Lab As protests spread across the country one week after a white polic

The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 06/02/2020

2 June 2020

The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of com

Facebook employees go public with disagreement over Zuckerberg’s handling of Trump

1 June 2020

Source: NBC News Facebook employees are speaking out on social media in opposing the company’s decis

The Latest Fact Checks from the International Fact Checking Network (IFCN) 06/01/2020

1 June 2020

The code of principles of the International Fact-Checking Network IFCN at Poynter is a series of com

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For its must-read coronavirus coverage, The Atlantic is rewarded with a huge surge of digital subscriptions

Young adults read the news — but often don’t see themselves reflected in it

Donald Trump says he may revoke press credentials for other reporters, not just CNN’s Jim Acosta

Are North Korean media outlets signaling that the regime is getting serious about diplomacy?

Kremlin cracking down on internet to muzzle critics, say experts

Many Agree With Trump That Media Is ‘Enemy,’ Poll Shows

False charges of ‘Fake News’ Are Harming Our Free Press

Russian ‘foreign agent’ media law attack on free speech: HRW

Donald Trump back from Asia slams CNN, The New York Times on Twitter

Russia to make US media register as ‘foreign agents’

Twitter Blocks Ads by Russia’s Sputnik, RT

Putin Threatens Restrictions on US Media if Washington Pressures Russian Media

Why are Russian media outlets hyping the Mueller investigation?

Trump warns TV networks after nuke report

Kremlin warns it may restrict U.S. media in Russia

The slippery slope of the oligarchy media model

Why America’s public media can’t do its job

Trump’s America – the land of the not-so-free press