DARE: Insider Hired the Author of ‘Black Hawk Down’ and an Illustrator from ‘Archer’ to Adapt the Mueller Report so More People Would Read It
The Mueller report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election may be a bestseller, but even some members of Congress say they haven’t read... More
DARE: Migrant Children Are Suffering at the Border. But Reporters Are Kept Away from the Story.
As second-hand reports emerge of inhumane conditions at detention facilities for migrants, limits on access to members of the press come under scrutiny... More
DARE: Mueller Complained to Barr about ‘Public Confusion’ after Russia Report Memo
News reporting discloses that Special Counsel Robert Muller objected to the 'public confusion' resulting from the Attorney General’s incomplete summary... More
DARE: New York Times Says It Is ‘Deeply Sorry’ for Running Anti-Semitic Cartoon
The New York Times issues apology after running anti-Semitic cartoon, amid critic statements that apology is not sufficient. New Washington Post count... More
DARE: Big Tech Faces Specter of Limiting Speech Online
Global debate about regulation of social media platforms raises questions for United States and its commitment to free speech. Criminal charges against... More
DARE: Mueller Report Suggests the ‘Fake News’ Came from Trump, Not the News Media
Mueller report assesses where White House misled, lied to, or falsely discredited journalists and their reporting. American Media Inc. sells National... More
DARE: The U.S. Is Now a ‘Noticeably Problematic’ Place to Be a Journalist, Report Shows
Reporters Without Borders releases its World Press Freedom Index today, noting that the United States has become a 'particularly problematic' place to be... More
DARE: Trump and Allies Hammer Media Organizations over Mueller Investigation Reporting
President Trump and allies continue to hammer the media, accusing journalists and pundits of prejudging and over-hyping the Mueller investigation. Apple... More
DARE: CBP Apologized after an Agent Questioned a Buzzfeed News Reporter about Trump Coverage
Top Customs and Border Protection official apologizes to BuzzFeed News reporter who was aggressively questioned by an agent about articles on Trump admin... More
DARE: A ‘coup in America?’ Fox News escalates anti-Mueller rhetoric.
Fox News commentator redefines the word “coup” to mean the investigation by U.S. Justice Department-appointed special counsel Robert Mueller into Russian influence on the 2016 presidential election. More
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