The satirical news website was bought by a new firm in Chicago that took inspiration for its name, Global Tetrahedron, from a book written by The Onion’s staff.
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Katie Robertson | The New York Times
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4/26/24
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America's Newspapers, a leading advocate for the nation's newspaper industry, enthusiastically endorses the Arkansas Government Disclosure Act of 2024 and the proposed Arkansas Government Disclosure Amendment. These initiatives represent a critical step forward in protecting the public's fundamental right to access government records and proceedings and to make government actions more transparent.
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Staff | America's Newspapers
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4/26/24
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Almost six months ago, the arrests of Alabama reporter Don Fletcher and newspaper publisher Sherry Digmon made national headlines. Last week, charges that Fletcher and Digmon broke the law by reporting on a grand jury subpoena were finally dismissed.
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Seth Stern | Freedom of the Press Foundation
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4/26/24
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A journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes magazine has been detained on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military, his lawyer said Friday.
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Staff | The Associated Press
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4/26/24
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The Gateway Pundit, the notorious far-right blog and prolific publisher of conspiracy theories, said Wednesday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection as it grapples with litigation related to its coverage of the 2020 election.
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This spring, NBC News, The New York Times and National Public Radio have each dealt with turmoil for essentially the same reason: journalists taking the critical gaze they deploy to cover the world and turning it inward at their own employers.
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David Bauder | The Associated Press
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4/26/24
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What started as a plan to combat disinformation and fake news, The Legitimate Platform has become the app that works to support journalists. Legitimate started in January 2020 and is a one-stop shop for journalists to spread information quickly. Conceived by Caoimhe and Gerard Donnelly, it acts as a conduit, offering items such as three hours of transcription service with unlimited uploads and, using artificial intelligence, creating article outlines in its free version.
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Keldy Ortiz | for E&P Magazine
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4/26/24
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By Patrick Roberts
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4/26/24
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Paramount Global and Skydance Media are making progress on a deal that would merge the media companies and buy out controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Alex Sherman | CNBC
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4/25/24
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Tax credits for preserving and adding newsroom jobs are the most direct way for policymakers to help save local journalism. Four years after these credits were proposed in Congress, New York has approved a state-level version.
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Brier Dudley | Seattle Times Free Press editor
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4/25/24
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Applications are now open for The New York Times Corps, a talent-pipeline program for college students to receive career guidance from Times journalists over a multiyear period.
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Press Release | The New York Times
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4/25/24
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Jack McCordick will be an assistant to the columnists Ezra Klein and Tressie McMillan Cottom.
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Gita Daneshjoo | The New York Times
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4/25/24
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As Donald Trump was running for president in 2016, his old friend at the National Enquirer was scooping up potentially damaging stories about the candidate and paying out tens of thousands of dollars to keep them from the public eye. But when it came to the seamy claims by porn performer Stormy Daniels, David Pecker said he put his foot down.
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Jennifer Peltz, Michael R. Sisak, Colleen Long and Jake Offenhartz | The Associated Press
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4/25/24
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The Washington Post has announced Suzi Watford as its chief strategy officer, a new role designed to oversee the publication’s strategy, aligning it across all business functions and overseeing brand identity — including marketing and events efforts.
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Press Release | The Washington Post
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4/25/24
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By Bill Bettwy
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4/25/24
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The nation’s biggest business lobbying group and a national tax-services firm both sued the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, igniting a flare of lawsuits over the agency’s regulation aimed at ending noncompete agreements.
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Dave Michaels | The Wall Street Journal
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4/25/24
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The Star Tribune Media Company, the largest news organization in the Midwest, has announced "Minnesota Matters,” an event series taking place over the next several months. The series includes a robust schedule of community events across Minnesota, focused on strengthening journalism and communities in our state.
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Press Release | Star Tribune
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4/25/24
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The University of Maryland’s Philip Merrill College of Journalism has released its first-ever Maryland Local News Ecosystem Study , which examines the state of local news in Maryland.
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Staff | Philip Merrill College of Journalism
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4/25/24
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The legislation requires China-based parent company ByteDance to divest TikTok in nine months to a year in order to avoid an effective ban in the U.S.
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Lauren Feiner | The Verge
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4/25/24
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Advocating for her press corps colleagues has become a second full-time job for NBC News' senior White House correspondent.
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Tom Jones | Poynter
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4/25/24
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