David Folkenflik
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Business
Philanthropies pledge $500 million to address 'crisis in local news'
The new coalition of donors, led by the MacArthur Foundation, says one out of every five Americans lives in a "news desert" with little to no reliable local news.
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Business
NPR CEO John Lansing will leave in December, capping a tumultuous year
President and CEO John Lansing plans to leave NPR nine months before his term is set to expire. His tenure has been defined by the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic headwinds.
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Business
CNN plans to start a new digital service called CNN MAX
CNN's parent company is launching a new streaming service in September, more than a year after the nascent CNN+ went bust.
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Business
Kansas newspaper says it investigated local police chief prior to newsroom raid
The Marion County Record had been looking into allegations of misconduct against the local police chief just months ago, according to the paper's publisher, raising concerns about their motives.
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Elections
A former Fox executive now argues Murdoch is unfit to own TV stations
Preston Padden helped Rupert Murdoch launch the Fox broadcast network in the 1990s. Now he argues Murdoch has proved unfit to hold the license for a Philadelphia station.
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Law & Courts
Fox News hit with another defamation lawsuit — this one over Jan. 6 allegations
Trump supporter and Jan. 6 protester Ray Epps sued the network over the allegations of former star, Tucker Carlson. Carlson repeatedly placed Epps at the center of the siege on the U.S. Capitol.
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Law & Courts
Fox pays $12 million to resolve suit alleging bias at Tucker Carlson's show
Ex-producer Abby Grossberg alleged Tucker Carlson created a workplace defined by bigotry and sexism. Her case factored into Carlson's ouster from Fox News and the settlement of another major lawsuit.
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Business
Gannett journalists are walking off the job to protest papers' working conditions
Journalists at Gannett newsrooms in seven states are set to walk out Monday in a strike to protest working conditions. It's the largest such action in the company's history.
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Investigations
Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America
Investigators found Trump's appointee at the U.S. Agency for Global Media repeatedly abused his power. "It just takes one's breath away," says David Seide, a lawyer who represented whistleblowers.
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Politics
Fallout from the Trump town hall exposes internal strife at CNN
CNN's town hall last week with former President Donald Trump has crystalized dissent inside the network over the new boss' efforts to shear it of anti-Trump sentiment.