Former NPR copy editor Patricia Cole, known for her quick wit and editing eye, dies
She worked on feature stories and breaking news with equal aplomb. Journalism is the only thing she ever wanted to do, her brother told NPR.
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Former NFL star and CBS sports anchor Irv Cross had the brain disease CTE
The Philadelphia Eagles cornerback, who became the first Black man to work full-time as a sports analyst on national television, is the latest football player diagnosed with CTE. Cross died in 2021.
Cartoonists say a rebuke of 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams is long overdue
Illustrators say the creator of Dilbert has held problematic views for a long time, from claiming that he lost job opportunities because he is white to questioning the legitimacy of the COVID vaccine.
Rupert Murdoch says Fox stars 'endorsed' lies about 2020. He chose not to stop them
Under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation case, Murdoch says he wishes Fox News had been "stronger in denouncing" false claims of election fraud. Fox says the lawsuit threatens journalists' free speech.
Newspapers drop 'Dilbert' over creator's racist remarks
Newspapers across the country have dropped the comic strip Dilbert after the creator made a series of racist remarks.
The New York Times' coverage of transgender people sparks newsroom divide
A union that represents many of The New York Times' journalists sided with writers who signed a petition critical of the paper's coverage of trans people. That sparked a backlash in the newsroom.
Dylan Lyons, a 24-year-old TV journalist, was killed while reporting on a shooting
Spectrum News 13 confirmed that 24-year-old reporter Dylan Lyons was killed while covering a shooting on Wednesday, along with a 9-year-old girl. Her mom and a station photojournalist were injured.
NPR says it's cutting jobs by 10% as ad revenue drops
NPR must lay off 10% of its workforce to address an advertising shortfall of about $30 million, CEO John Lansing says. Lansing says marketers are nervous about the economy.
Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe is forced out at the right-wing group
In a video, O'Keefe said he was leaving his group, known for hidden-camera efforts to embarrass journalists, after the board of directors removed his power. The board cited "financial malfeasance."
The 'wackadoodle' foundation of Fox News' election-fraud claims
A woman who put forth election-fraud claims that even she described as "pretty wackadoodle" was a source for baseless claims aired by Fox News in 2020. The network is now being sued for defamation.