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Journalists covering the mob at the Capitol and Trump protests elsewhere were surrounded and threatened; protesters smashed equipment and punched a photographer — “Murder the media” was scratched into a door of the Capitol. Violent protesters smashed equipment and punched a photographer.
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Pro-Trump media, led by Fox News and its leaders Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, and Suzanne Scott, fueled the mob that stormed and desecrated the Capitol — “Fair and balanced” was the original Fox News lie, one of the rotten planks that built the foundation for Wednesday's democratic disaster.
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The Washington Times removed a post falsely saying facial recognition software ID'ed 2 Capitol protesters as antifa after the software maker sought a retraction — Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that antifa was involved in the Capitol assault.


After Capitol breach, conservative media figures say “Trump supporters don't do these things” and baselessly claim “infiltration” by “agitators” like antifa — Pundits on the right condemned the violence but many maintained that “Trump supporters don't do these things.”
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Newsrooms wrestle with what to call crowds that stormed the US Capitol, with WaPo Editor Marty Baron choosing “mob”, and WAMU choosing “insurrectionists” — The question of what to call people engaged in angry protests has been a recurring theme in media this year.
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How news coverage of the violent storming of the US Capitol unfolded throughout the day, as congressional correspondents became war correspondents — A day that began with a series of news events long in the making — a protest rally, a congressional vote — unexpectedly morphed into chaos on Wednesday …
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Neil Sheehan, a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter who covered the Vietnam War and obtained the Pentagon Papers in 1971, has died at 84 — His extensive coverage of the Vietnam War also led to the book “A Bright Shining Lie,” which earned him a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize.
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Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's chief of staff and former White House press secretary, resigned Wednesday following violence at the Capitol — (CNN)Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump …
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Former Disney and Discovery execs to launch Struum, an aggregator that will give users a la carte access to content from streaming services, in the spring — Struum aims to give customers à-la-carte access to content from hundreds of lesser-known platforms
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FTC settles with Tapjoy, an intermediary for advertisers, gamers and developers that helps to serve in-app rewards; Tapjoy will have to monitor ad offers — Mobile advertising company Tapjoy has settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over allegations that it was misleading consumers …
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Profile of Pete Docter, co-director of Soul and now Pixar's chief creative officer, as he navigates a new leadership role, replacing John Lasseter — After John Lasseter's exit, the ‘Soul’ co-director has reinvigorated Disney's multibillion-dollar Oscar-winning powerhouse by ushering …
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WNYC's Radiolab apologizes “to those we failed” after recent stories about harassment and bad behavior in the industry, including about ex-staffer Andy Mills — In the past few weeks, there have been a lot of conversations about the tolerance of harassment and bad behavior …