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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Source: White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks to join MSNBC after she leaves in May — White House press secretary Jen Psaki is in exclusive talks with MSNBC to join the network after she leaves the White House around May, according to a source close to the matter.
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Brent Lang / Variety:
Will Smith resigns from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and says he will accept any additional consequences the academy's board deems appropriate — Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday's Oscars telecast …
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@wcp:
Washington City Paper plans to end its regular print edition after May 5 and will cut five staffers; the outlet will occasionally publish special print editions — https://twitter.com/...
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Savannah Jacobson / Columbia Journalism Review:
WNYC removes 45 stories from wnyc.org and Gothamist.com; 42 contained “unattributed passages” and three had been “published on other websites by the author” — WNYC removed forty-five stories from its websites, wnyc.org and Gothamist.com, according to an announcement …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Journalists and police discuss a 2021 Echo Park protest when the LAPD detained at least 16 journalists, leading to a strengthened press rights law in California — Bodycam footage shows police shooting rubber bullets at reporters. Smartphone videos capture police taking them into custody.
Alik Sardarian / openDemocracy:
Some Western journalists in Ukraine do not listen to locals' warnings, don't bother to provide protection for fixers, and go into dangerous places needlessly — As international media try to cover the horror of Russia's attack on Ukraine, they are failing the people who are helping them do it: Ukrainian journalists and producers
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Shraddha Chakradhar / Nieman Lab:
A look at the tense relationship between Oregon politician Greg Smith and local newspaper Malheur Enterprise, which Smith wants to buy after it investigated him — “I was tired of getting poked in the chest for not doing anything wrong. And it was like, 'You know what?
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Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency:
Maks Levin, a photojournalist covering the war in Ukraine who went missing near Kyiv on March 13, is found dead — Police found Ukrainian photojournalist, documentary photographer Maks Levin dead near the village of Huta Mezhyhirska in Kyiv region. He left four minor sons, a wife, and elderly parents.
Marina Adami / Reuters Institute for the Study …:
A look at the initiatives by news organizations in Poland, Germany, and Italy to inform Ukrainian refugees how to access services, adapt to customs, and more — News organisations in Poland, Germany and Italy have launched initiatives to provide displaced people with useful information
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Angela Fu / Poynter:
Over 75 unionized journalists at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald, and Bradenton Herald stage a 24-hour walkout on Friday to protest long contract negotiations — Journalists at the Miami Herald, El Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald are walking out after over a year and a half of first contract negotiations
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
A deep look at the benefits of content moderation in open forums, and how creating spaces where more people feel free to talk can support free speech — Obviously over the past few years there's been all of these debates about the content moderation practices of various websites.
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
In a 3-0 decision, the DC appeals court rejects former congressman Devin Nunes' effort to revive a $250M lawsuit accusing The Washington Post of defamation — A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected former congressman Devin Nunes' effort to revive a $250 million lawsuit accusing the Washington Post …
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