Media

The Carter Broadcast Group has been a pioneer in Black radio for 72 years

6:09am May 12, 2022

by Suzanne Hogan

Kansas City's Carter Broadcast Group is the country's oldest Black-owned radio company. Currently Black ownership nationwide represents less than 2% of the market and is on the decline.

World News

Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was shot and killed in West Bank

6:12pm May 11, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

A prominent Palestinian-American journalist was killed in the West Bank and her network blames Israeli forces. Israel says it's possible Palestinian gunmen shot her, but says it will investigate.

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Women watch an Al Jazeera obituary report on TV at the family home of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in the Palestinian neighborhood of Beit Hanina in Israeli-occupied east Jerusalem on Wednesday, after she was killed as she covered an Israeli ar

World News

Al Jazeera's Shireen Abu Akleh is killed while reporting on an Israeli raid

1:31pm May 11, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Abu Akleh, a Palestinian American, had been covering a military raid on the Jenin refugee camp "when she was shot in the face by a single bullet, despite wearing a press vest," Al Jazeera said.

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Politics & Government

Elon Musk says he'll reverse Donald Trump Twitter ban

4:19pm May 10, 2022

by Shannon Bond

The billionaire said it was a "mistake" for the social network to ban the former president after the Jan. 6th Capitol insurrection.

Journalists conduct interviews on the doorstep of an hotel on Maidan Square on March 1, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. The Pulitzer Prize Board is honoring the courage and commitment of Ukranian journalists.

World News

Ukranian journalists win a Pulitzer citation for their courage and persistence

1:33pm May 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

At least seven journalists have been killed while covering the war in Ukraine, while many face shelling, shooting and detention on the job. They were recognized by the Pulitzer Prize Board on Monday.

Journalists protest to draw attention to the latest wave of journalist killings, at the Angel of Independence monument in Mexico City, May 9, 2022.

World News

3 journalists have been killed over 3 days in Mexico

10:14am May 10, 2022

by Ayana Archie

In 2021, seven reporters were killed in Mexico, making it the most dangerous country for journalists, according to data compiled by Reporters Without Borders.

Winner praises the Pulitzer board's commitment to the 'heart' in journalism

10:12am May 10, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Maria Hinojosa recorded years of conversations with a man who never expected to get out of prison. Then he did. On Monday, Suave, a podcast about his incarceration and release won a Pulitzer.

Walter Duranty, pictured in 1936 at a luncheon given in his honor by the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents at the Hotel Lombardy in New York, repeatedly defended Soviet Premier Josef Stalin.

World News

'The New York Times' can't shake the cloud over a 90-year-old Pulitzer Prize

8:15am May 08, 2022

by David Folkenflik

In 1932, The New York Times' Walter Duranty won a Pulitzer for stories defending Soviet policies that led to the deaths of millions of Ukrainians. The Times disavows his work but not the prize.

National

The 'Roe v. Wade' leak has drawn attention to how journalists cover the Supreme Court

4:44pm May 03, 2022

by David Folkenflik

The leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade throws into sharp relief the cloistered existence of the U.S. Supreme Court — and tensions with journalists who seek to pierce that veil.

Google has expanded its policies to make it easier for people to request personal contact information be removed from online search results.

Economy

You can now ask Google to take your personal data out of its search results

1:19pm May 02, 2022

by Bill Chappell

Anyone who doesn't want their phone number, email or street address to be found online can ask Google to omit the data from its search results.