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Computer systems of cities and towns across America hit by ransomware attacks. ABC faces criticism for hiring former White House press secretary Sean... More
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Facebook and Twitter suspend a number of accounts linked to Chinese state-backed disinformation campaigns against Hong Kong demonstrators. (See PEN... More
DARE: Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rejects Israeli Offer to Visit West Bank Family
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Media Blackout in Jammu and Kashmir Threatens Free Expression
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DARE: Federal Judge Orders Release of Khashoggi Records by U.S. Government
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DARE: Florida Man Who Mailed Bombs to Democrats, Media Gets 20 Years in Prison
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DARE: Facebook and Google to Be Quizzed on White Nationalism and Political Bias as Congress Pushes Dueling Reasons for Regulation
Lawmakers to question representatives from Facebook and Google, focusing in particular on white nationalist and hateful content and prospects for regulation. Rep. David Nunes (R-Calif.) sues the McClatchy newspaper… More
DARE: Congressman Jim Jordan Blasts CNN for Doing Actual Journalism
Congressman Jim Jordan (R-OH) criticizes CNN journalists for contacting former staff and interns in their efforts to cover accusations of complicity in sexual abuse at Ohio State University, standard… More
DARE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Adopts the Mantle of Grievance
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DARE: Senate Intelligence Aide Pleads Not Guilty to Lying in Leak Probe
Former top Senate aide charged with leaking confidential information to reporters enters plea of not guilty. Apple to plug security backdoor that law enforcement has used to crack open… More
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Student editors at the Harvard Crimson defend journalistic practice of asking for comment after facing criticism for seeking Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency response following “Abolish ICE” campus protest: https://t.co/tQzIQZLv1u via @washingtonpost.
"To call for a news outlet to ignore its professional responsibilities is to misunderstand the role of a free press in a democracy," says PEN America's @AttorneyNora as critics of @thecrimson condemn the paper’s decision to request comment from ICE: https://t.co/MQRayjbICf.
A court established by Russia-backed separatists who hold parts of eastern Ukraine has sentenced journalist Stanislav Aseyev, an RFE/RL contributor, to 15 years in a penal colony: https://t.co/SwpOjHvNDm via @VOANews. #FreeAseyev