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How Jared Kushner Is Dismantling a Family Empire
The somewhat allegorical tragedy about what happens when a small town New Jersey scion tries to redeem his father’s reputation in a decade—and may set his family back generations as a result.<p>(1)<p>There’s a primal scene. It takes place in neither green Eden, where the snake spoke sweetly, nor the …
Long-form JournalismWhat the media gets wrong about Donald Trump, according to the NYT’s Maggie Haberman
“Shrill” outrage and grandstanding only hurt the media’s credibility, Haberman says.<p>New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman is known for her deeply sourced stories about what’s really happening at the Trump White House. She says the gap between what people close to Trump know and what everyone else …
Donald Trump‘Star Trek: Discovery’ deserves better than CBS’s streaming service
I've been a <i>Star Trek</i> fan my entire life. It goes without saying, then, that I was eagerly anticipating the premiere of <i>Star Trek: Discovery</i>. Even through the myriad production delays and departure of key behind-the-scenes staff, I remained optimistic. The casting was good. The promo images were …
Star TrekTimes of India Takes Down a Story the BJP Finds Embarrassing, Again
<b>The TOI report was not only embarrassing for the Modi government at Centre, but also for Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje.</b><p><b>New Delhi:</b> A story …
IndiaCardi B Topping The Charts Is A Victory For All Of Hip-Hop
Of the 1,067 singles that have reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 since the chart’s creation in 1958, less than 75 of them have been rap songs. “Bodak Yellow” might finally signal a sea change.<p><b>“Bodak Yellow” is</b> an anthem that travels. The hit track by rapper Cardi B — born Belcalis Almanzar to a …
Long-form JournalismPantsless perv who flashed women on subway identified
Cops have identified the creep in camouflage who has been riding the subway without any pants and flashing his junk to terrified straphangers, police …
News IndustryPatrick Beverley Just Said That
<i>With Lonzo taking top billing for sport’s glamour franchise, LeBron</i> <i>possibly on the way</i><i>, and stars from virtually every team to be found on the</i> …
NBAColumbia Journalism Review: Journalists Can Objectively Say Trump Is 'Racist'
News media can and should describe President Donald Trump’s conduct as “racist,” argues <i>Columbia Journalism Review</i> (<i>CJR</i>) in a Monday-published …
Conservative ViewHow to Use Video Assignments to Promote Community Engagement
In the last few years, many universities and high schools have added a service-learning class or component to emphasize the importance of service to …
EducationBritish woman mauled to death by wild dogs in Greece is named
Police investigating death of woman whose dismembered body was found in Rodopi identify victim as Celia Lois Hollingworth<p>A British woman, believed to have been mauled to death by a pack of wild dogs in northern Greece, has been identified as Celia Lois Hollingworth.<p>Greek police investigating the …
News MediaJ.J. Gould named the new editor of the New Republic
<i>Gould will succeed Eric Bates who has resigned from his post as editor but will continue with the magazine as editor-at-large</i><p><b>New York, NY</b> — <b>September</b> …
News MediaAP to enhance fact checks with $245,000 from Knight
With the funding, AP will add additional full-time journalists dedicated to fact-checking and integrate local news fact checks into APNews.com and the AP News app. The local news fact checks will be distributed to AP's member news organizations and customers.<p>AP will also experiment with new ways to …
News MediaBias Alert: NY Times chief WH correspondent slams Trump as 'deacon of divisiveness'
Peter Baker is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times and is billed as a straight-news reporter — so why is he attacking President Donald Trump as heated and contentious?<p>On Sunday, the Times published a piece by Baker entitled, “A Divider, Not a Uniter, Trump Widens the Breach,” …
U.S. PoliticsFox News anchor can’t shake her creepy stalker
An embattled Fox TV personality is fighting off an obsessed stalker who won’t stop sending and personally delivering creepy gifts and cards to her, …
News IndustryMurder of Indian journalists sparks concern over press freedom
<b>New Delhi (CNN) —</b> On the evening of September 5, Gauri Lankesh, a prominent journalist, activist and staunch critic of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was fatally shot outside of her house in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru.<p>Her murder sparked mass protests across India and dominated …
IndiaDancing around the word ‘racist’ in coverage of Trump
New England Patriots players kneeling on sidelines with arms linked during National Anthem at Gillette Stadium on September 24. Photo by Erick W. …
News MediaThe Steaming Pile: Firstpost joins hands with Alt-News to take on menace of fake news
Watch Full Video<p><i>Editor's Note: Firstpost and Alt-News have tied up to call out fake news, misinformation and disinformation that have become</i> …
News MediaJJ Gould to succeed Eric Bates as New Republic editor; Bates to continue as editor-at-large
1:35 PM ET, September 25, 2017<p><b>Sources: on Nov. 19, 9 days after Zuckerberg downplayed fake news' role in election, Obama appealed to him to take</b> …
News MediaBusiness Groups To Trump: Let’s Stop Building In Dangerous Flood Zones
President Trump repealed Obama-era flood rules weeks before Harvey hit. Now about 30 business, emergency management, environmental, and fiscally conservative groups are urging him to adopt new rules — while avoiding the words “climate change.”<p>Following a string of damaging hurricanes, about 30 …
Long-form JournalismFor One Reporter, Puerto Rico’s Tragedy Is Personal
A scion of the island’s media elite returns home to document the destruction.<p>(A version of this column originally appeared on Poynter.org.)<p>The co-byline on the primary <i>New York Times</i> story on hurricane ravaged Puerto Rico rings a bell: <b>Luis Ferré-Sadurní</b>. It could be grist for one of <i>The New York</i> …
News MediaThe McGraw Symposium: From Fake News to...
The Wall Street Journal, Editor-in-Chief<p>Gerard Baker is Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones, roles he assumed on January 1, …
News MediaFocused Journalism, India | ICFJ - International Center for Journalists
The International Center for Journalists seeks outstanding applicants with a background in health, gender or development-focused journalism for a …
News MediaFighting fake news — Knight Foundation tackles media trust issue, bolsters fact-checking
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has launched an initiative aimed at strengthening the public’s trust in media and supporting the critical …
News MediaThe New York Times had an anti-Hillary Clinton agenda? That's untrue
Despite claims made in her recent book, the news editors at the paper were never hostile to Clinton. The only proof I have is that I was there<p>Jill Abramson is the former executive editor of The New York Times<p>In her book, Hillary Clinton says the news media has not done enough soul-searching about …
News MediaWhy journalists ditch the thesaurus when it comes to “said” (for new journalism students who don’t)
It’s the start of a new term in journalism courses across the country, and journalism lecturers will once again be spending the first few weeks …
News MediaNetizen Report: Germany’s New Social Media Law Puts a Price on Hate Speech
<b>Global Voices Advocacy’s Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in internet rights around the</b> …
CensorshipL.L. Bean's Newspaper Ad Can Only Be Read Outdoors
A print advertisement created by L.L. Bean prompted readers to take it outside to see what it said<p>American outdoor clothing retailer L.L.Bean created …
News MediaBefore Facebook, society columns provided news—and community
McHenry Society News in Ohio County Times-News. Photo: Sam Ford.<p><b>I began my career</b> in journalism at a young age, while I was still in school. But not …
News MediaThe Only Way to Defend Against Russia’s Information War
WASHINGTON — Since the American presidential election, RT and Sputnik, Russia’s state-funded foreign media networks, have dominated the discussion about the United States’ response to Russian disinformation. This month, the American government debated whether those outlets should be categorized as …
OpinionSean Blanda
In January, Medium founder Ev Williams announced that despite his company’s efforts to better the news industry, it would refocus. The reason?<p>We …
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