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Don Lemon pleads not guilty to federal civil rights charges after anti-ICE protest in Minnesota
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (762+ words) Former CNN anchor said he was working as a journalist when he was arrested at protest during church service Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday to federal civil rights charges connected to his…...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
2+ hour, 58+ min ago (555+ words) The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial'The Guardian The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK's greatest cultural asset…...
Israeli journalists fear for press freedom if UK billionaire sells TV channel stake
14+ hour, 23+ min ago (14+ words) Israeli journalists fear for press freedom if UK billionaire sells TV channel stake'The Guardian...
Why is the Washington Post cratering so spectacularly? | Margaret Sullivan
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (703+ words) To understand the change in Washington Post's fortunes, it is worth comparing its demise to the New York Times's trajectory Not so long ago " it's been less than a decade " the New York Times and the Washington Post were almost…...
Washington Post editor acknowledges ‘genuine trauma’ over mass layoffs
2+ day, 57+ min ago (683+ words) Matt Murray defends paper's strategy as "demoralized' staffers ask tough questions in contentious town hall Top Washington Post editor Matt Murray acknowledged "a widespread sense of loss, of genuine trauma" in a contentious town hall meeting with staff on Wednesday…...
Boom time for anti-racist TV: how an £84 bottle of wine triggered an explosion in British broadcasting
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (457+ words) In the 1980s, spearheaded by Channel 4, British TV stopped telling Black and Asian people how to assimilate and gave them a voice. A golden age of dissent, activism and culture ensued " but have we since gone backwards? "I thought, "What the…...
That’s Life! The magazine that shaped America – in pictures
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (164+ words) That's Life! The magazine that shaped America " in pictures'The Guardian Daydreaming Marilyn, California, 1953 Snorkellers, Caribe Beach, Puerto Rico, 1954 Audience watch premiere of Bwana Devil wearing Polaroid spectacles to enjoy the 3D sequences, Hollywood, 1952 VJ Day in Times Square, New York, 1945 The…...
Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post - podcast
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (345+ words) Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post " Full Story podcast'The Guardian Why Jeff Bezos gutted the Washington Post " Full Story podcast Hundreds of jobs have gone at the newspaper that broke the Watergate scandal. Was profit or politics behind the…...
As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (1751+ words) Jeff Bezos's axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America's democracy to withstand Trump's attacks The email landed in Lizzie Johnson's in-tray in Ukraine just before 4pm local time. It came at…...
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post undergoing significant layoffs as part of ‘strategic reset’
1+ week, 2+ day ago (574+ words) Employees were told Wednesday that the paper's sports desk would close among other cuts and restructures Washington Post editor in chief Matt Murray on Wednesday morning announced internally a "broad strategic reset" that will result in "significant" layoffs across the…...