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Gretchen Carlson Sues Fox News' Roger Ailes For Sexual Harassment

6:34pm July 06, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Longtime Fox News host Gretchen Carlson is accusing the network's boss Roger Ailes of sexual harassment. Carlson alleges her contract was not renewed after she rebuffed repeated sexual advances from Ailes. The Fox News CEO and chairman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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David Westin — seen with his wife, Sherrie Westin — is a former president of ABC News. He now hosts Bloomberg TV's morning show, Bloomberg GO.

Former ABC News Chief Encounters Learning Curve As Rookie Anchor

5:26pm July 05, 2016

by David Folkenflik

David Westin was president of ABC News for nearly 14 years and often tangled with his anchors. Now he's the anchor of the morning show on Bloomberg TV, and is learning how much he really didn't know.

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Fireworks explode over the National Mall during the 2015 July 4 fireworks show in Washington, D.C. For its 2016 Independence Day show, PBS used stock footage from previous shows, due to bad weather in the capital.

Should PBS Have Shown Old Fireworks Footage In Its July 4th Show?

12:08pm July 05, 2016

by Bill Chappell

One commenter called it "the Milli Vanilli of fireworks"; another stated, "current mood: disbelieving moon landing."

McKayla Maroney, unimpressed — possibly with the state of broadcast coverage of women's gymnastics.

Irked By Broadcast Coverage, Gymnastics Sites Aim To Raise The Bar

11:34am July 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

As the Olympic trials loom in women's gymnastics, an informal group of blogs and podcasts called the "gymternet" has been shaking up how the sport is covered — focusing on athleticism, not sparkles.

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Credibility Concerns Overshadow Release Of Gay Talese's New Book

4:29pm July 01, 2016

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Paul Farhi of the Washington Post about Gay Talese's new book, The Voyeur's Hotel. The credibility of the book, which follows a self-proclaimed sex researcher who bought a hotel to spy on his guests through ventilator windows, has been called into question after Farhi uncovered problems with Talese's story.

Suki Kim is the author of Without You, There Is No Us.

Mislabeled As A Memoirist, Author Asks: Whose Work Gets To Be Journalism?

1:38pm July 01, 2016

by NPR Staff

Suki Kim wrote Without You, There Is No Us after working undercover as a teacher in North Korea. She says the response to her book is also a response to her identity as Korean and a woman.

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Adnan Syed, Subject Of 'Serial' Podcast, Will Get A New Trial, Judge Rules

6:11am July 01, 2016

by David Folkenflik

A Baltimore judge granted a new trial to Adnan Sayd, the Baltimore man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend while in high school in 1999. Sayd's case stood at the heart of the hit podcast Serial.

Nancy Grace To Leave HLN When Her Contract Expires This Fall

5:30am July 01, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Nancy Grace, the fiery advocate for victims of violent crime, is leaving the HLN network after a dozen years. She says she will reemerge on TV and digitally too.

World News

Editorial Policy Change Keeps South African Broadcaster From Airing Protests

6:49am June 30, 2016

by Peter Granitz

South African journalists are in an uproar over a directive at the public broadcaster that bans coverage of protests. They accuse the government of effectively censoring them ahead of local elections.

Facebook Brings New Changes To Its Newsfeed

5:05pm June 29, 2016

by David Folkenflik

Facebook announced on Wednesday it will de-emphasize content posted by publishers in users' newsfeeds, shifting the emphasis to material posted by friends. Though publishers are accustomed to the company making tweaks to newsfeeds, this change has the potential to affect traffic for news organizations.