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Jury Finds 'Rolling Stone,' Reporter Liable Over Rape Allegation Story

6:31pm November 04, 2016

by David Folkenflik

A Charlottesville, Va., jury has found Rolling Stone, Wenner Media and a writer for the magazine liable in a civil defamation suit, filed over a discredited story about an alleged gang rape at the University of Virginia.

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National

Hulk Hogan Reaches Settlement With Gawker Worth Over $31 Million

5:29pm November 02, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

This comes after years of litigation in the invasion of privacy lawsuit involving Gawker's publication of a sex tape featuring Bollea and a former friend's wife. The case drove Gawker to bankruptcy.

Donna Brazile's Resignation Illustrates Cable TV's Pundit Problem

5:26pm November 02, 2016

by David Folkenflik

The revelation that Donna Brazile, while a CNN commentator, shared CNN debate questions in advance to Hillary Clinton's campaign demonstrates how deeply the cable TV paid pundit model is broken.

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Singer and activist Bono attends a concert to mark World AIDS Day at New York City's Carnegie Hall in December 2015. This year, Glamour named him as one of the magazine's Women of the Year honorees, the first man to receive the award.

For First Time, Glamour's Women Of The Year Include A Man: Bono

3:57pm November 02, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The honorees also include the survivor of the Stanford sexual assault, the Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad and three female founders of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Eau Claire, Wisc. on Nov. 1, 2016.

KKK Paper Endorses Trump; Campaign Calls Outlet 'Repulsive'

10:15am November 02, 2016

by Scott Detrow

The support of racists and white nationalists has been a campaign-long problem for Trump. Former KKK leader David Duke has repeatedly and enthusiastically backed the Republican nominee.

Historically Conservative Ohio Newspapers Endorse Hillary Clinton

6:21pm October 31, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Glenn Sheller, editorial page editor for the Columbus Dispatch, and Cindi Andrews, opinion editor for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Both papers have endorsed Hillary Clinton, the first Democrat for president they've endorsed in a century.

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DNC Chair Donna Brazile Resigns Role As CNN Commentator

6:21pm October 31, 2016

by David Folkenflik

CNN announced on Monday that Democratic party chief Donna Brazile resigned her role as a commentator for the network earlier this month after hacked emails posted by WikiLeaks showed she shared questions for CNN-sponsored candidate events with people associated with Hillary Clinton's campaign earlier this year. She had already taken a leave from CNN when agreeing to lead the party this past summer.

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World News

For Foreign Journalists, A Rare Invitation To Damascus

3:36pm October 31, 2016

Foreign reporters' access to Syria is severely restricted, but this week, a group of Western journalists has been invited to hear the Assad regime's point of view. NPR's Peter Kenyon is among them.

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World News

Turkey Detains Journalists From The Country's Top Opposition Newspaper

3:20pm October 31, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

It's the latest move in a sweeping government crackdown that began following a failed coup attempt in July. The government also reportedly closed 15 media outlets over the weekend.

National

Does The AT&T-Time Warner Merger Make Sense?

6:30pm October 28, 2016

by David Folkenflik

With all the concern over AT&T's proposed takeover of Time Warner for fears of concentration of corporate might, NPR explores if the deal makes any sense.

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