Media

Students Hannah Levitan, left, and Lindsay Ruhl launched The Tulane Hullabaloo's first student podcast in response to campus tensions over Israel's war in Gaza.

The war in Gaza is a big story on campus. These student reporters aren't shying away

11:17am December 23, 2023

by Aubri Juhasz

Tensions have been high on college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the resulting war in Gaza. For student journalists, it's likely the biggest story they've ever covered.

National

Longtime KCRW general manager Ruth Seymour dies at 88

6:27pm December 22, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Public radio personality Ruth Seymour has died at age 88. For 32 years, she was the general manager of KCRW in Los Angeles, one of the most influential radio stations in the country.

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Will Lewis speaks in July 2017, when he was the publisher of The Wall Street Journal and CEO of Dow Jones.

New 'Washington Post' CEO accused of Murdoch tabloid hacking cover-up

10:08am December 20, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Lawyers for Prince Harry and Hugh Grant have alleged in court that The Washington Post's next CEO helped the Murdochs clean up after illegal phone-hacking incidents at their British tabloids.

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InfoWars founder Alex Jones speaks to the media outside Waterbury Superior Court during his trial on Sept. 21, 2022 in Waterbury, Conn.

National

Alex Jones offers Sandy Hook victims' families $55 million to settle legal claims

7:19pm December 16, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Meanwhile, the families submitted a competing plan focused on liquidating the conspiracy theorist's Infowars business.

Messages from X, the former Twitter, celebrated its support for rights groups such as Reporters Without Borders. But the press freedom group says X is "in no way an ally to an organization defending journalism."

National

'Shameless': Reporters Without Borders rebukes X for claiming to support it

11:55am December 14, 2023

by Bill Chappell

X recently claimed to support the press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders — which in response called X "a haven for disinformation."

AUSTIN, TX - APRIL 18: Infowars founder Alex Jones interacts with supporters at the Texas State Capital building on April 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty Images)

Politics & Government

Elon Musk allows controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back on X

7:00pm December 10, 2023

by D. Parvaz

Jones has been banned from most major social media platforms for spreading falsehoods, like saying school shootings are faked, and that survivors and parents of slain children are crisis actors.

Politics & Government

Writers at 'The Atlantic' examine what Trump's second term could look like

7:36am December 08, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jeffery Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, why he dedicated an issue of the magazine to the potential dangers of a second term for former President Donald Trump.

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The camera that belonged to Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah, who was killed by what a Reuters investigation has found was an Israeli tank crew, is displayed during a press conference by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday.

World News

Reuters releases investigation finding Israeli tank fire killed 1 of its journalists

3:38pm December 07, 2023

by Jane Arraf

The news agency says it found evidence that Israeli forces were responsible for the October death of journalist Issam Abdallah. Israel's military is investigating but says it doesn't target the press.

Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour in Nashville, Tenn. Swift is 'Time' magazine's Person of the Year.

'Time' magazine names Taylor Swift its 2023 Person of the Year

11:20am December 06, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The 33-year-old international pop star has been playing to massive crowds on her Eras Tour and has garnered attention for her budding romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

Rupert Murdoch, shown in London in July 2011, sought for years to acquire full control of Sky. His British newspaper arm now faces allegations its tabloids hacked into Cabinet ministers' voice mails to pressure them to allow the deal to go through.

Politics & Government

Ex-British officials say Murdoch tabloids hacked them to aid corporate agenda

8:26am December 05, 2023

by David Folkenflik

Ex-U.K. cabinet ministers allege Murdoch's tabloids hacked their voicemails for salacious scoops to try to intimidate them from blocking its takeover of a satellite TV firm.