Journalism and COVID-19: Remembering Donald Shannon
“A lion of Georgetown has left us. Don was a wonderful, warm, energetic person.” More
DARE: Trump Lashes out as Democrats Step up Inquiries of President and Administration
President Trump seeks to undermine credibility and necessity of Democratic-led investigations into issues including the separation of families at border... More
DARE: Steve Bannon Dropped from New Yorker Festival After Invite Sparks Anger
Within hours the New Yorker Festival announces Steve Bannon as a headliner and then cancels his appearance after other festival participants, writers, and staff protest and withdraw from the… More
DARE: Pittsburgh Becomes Largest U.S. City Without a Daily Print Newspaper
The Post-Gazette cuts its print publication from seven to five days a week, making Pittsburgh the largest U.S. city without a daily print newspaper. More
DARE: Memphis Police Accused of Using Fake Accounts to Surveil Black Activists
Evidence emerges of Memphis police department using fake social media accounts to surveil Black Lives Matter activists. Sarah Huckabee Sanders defends attacks on CNN's Jim Acosta. More
DARE: Trump’s Remarkable Attempt to Walk Back His Russia Comments
"Would" becomes "wouldn't" as President Trump tries to walk back on his words. Judge lifts court order on Los Angeles Times. More
DARE: For Local Newspapers, Angry Readers Are a Given. But Killings Send Shivers.
In the wake of the Capital Gazette killings, journalists nationwide reflect on the barrages of hate they receive in their inboxes and social media feeds. More
DARE: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Adopts the Mantle of Grievance
Debates rage on over ouster of Sarah Huckabee Sanders from Red Hen restaurant, with White House spokesperson styling herself a standard-bearer for civility and a victim of its opposite.… More
DARE: Listen to Children Who’ve Just Been Separated From Their Parents at the Border
ProPublica fuels the fire of a raging debate over family separations at the border through release of an audiotape of children wailing for their parents. LA Times, under new… More
DARE: Trump Again Falsely Blames Democrats for His Separation Tactic
Presidential falsehoods about the administration's separation of children from their immigrant parents raises the pressure on news organizations. More
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“We will try to fight to the last moment,” said Hong Kong Journalists Association chairman, Ronson Chan. “But honestly, it’s a gamble. How cruelly will the Beijing government treat us? We know the history of journalists in the People’s Republic of China.” https://nyti.ms/30XCm0k
In this interview, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dmitry Muratov speaks about the Nobel Peace Prize, journalism in Russia, the growing tendency to suppress the freedom of press, and more: https://bit.ly/3m9JLBH.
