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Recall Frontrunner Larry Elder's Success Speaks To Conservative Media's Influence
Larry Elder has emerged as the most likely candidate to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., if the recall succeeds. The conservative talk show host would owe a lot to his employer, Salem Media Group.
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U.S. Media Groups Seek To Get Afghan Journalists Out Of Afghanistan
Top executives of leading U.S. newspapers are turning to the Biden administration for help in getting Afghan journalists out of that country. Reporters say they believe the threat is dire.
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'I Believe In The Science Of Vaccination': Fox Hosts Like Sean Hannity Change Tune
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity urged viewers Monday to "take Covid seriously," and to believe in the science. It contradicts what he and other top anchors at Fox have said over and over again.
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After Contentious Debate, UNC Grants Tenure To Nikole Hannah-Jones
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's trustees' earlier refusal to take up her case inspired a bruising national debate over race, journalism and academic freedom.
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Tucker Carlson Says The NSA Wants Him Off The Air. Does Fox News Believe It?
The Fox News star claims the National Security Agency has seen his emails and texts and plans to leak them to force him off the air. But the network hasn't backed up those claims with any reporting.
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UNC-Chapel Hill Trustees To Vote On Nikole Hannah-Jones' Tenure
UNC-Chapel Hill's board of trustees will vote on the tenure of writer and professor Nikole Hannah-Jones. Her work on the 1619 Project stirred opposition, like the donor after whom the school is named.
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Fox News Pays Record Fine Over #MeToo Violations of NYC Human Rights Law
Under a settlement with New York City, Fox News will not require staffers to enter secret arbitration in new contracts for the next four years. The process kept harassment claims from public view.
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UNC Journalism School Tried To Give Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure. A Top Donor Objected
The star New York Times reporter's bid for a tenured professorship has run aground on racial politics and an approach to journalism that runs counter to the donor whose name adorns the school.
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Media Leaders Met With Merrick Garland To Discuss Secret Leak Investigations
Attorney General Merrick Garland met with The New York Times, CNN, The Washington Post — all news organizations that the Justice Department secretly investigated in search of leaks.
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DOJ Says It Will No Longer Seize Reporters' Records
The Justice Department says it will no longer use court orders to obtain journalistic materials. This comes after disclosures about the department's efforts to investigate various news organizations.