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A radio station in Ukraine balances music, laughs and war news in their broadcasts

6:24pm April 01, 2022

The Wave of Lviv is a radio station known for pop music and banter. Since the war began in Ukraine, though, they've been working to balance their irreverent tone with news from the front lines.

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White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki arrives at a White House daily press briefing at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on March 21.

Politics & Government

Jen Psaki leaving the White House for MSNBC this spring

4:00pm April 01, 2022

The Biden press secretary will serve as a pundit and host a show on the network's streaming platform. She's the second administration official joining MSNBC and faced ethics questions from reporters.

Russia's communications regulator is threatening to fine Google and Wikipedia for not removing what it describes as misinformation about the war in Ukraine.

World News

Russia threatens to fine Wikipedia if it doesn't remove some details about the war

1:57pm April 01, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

Russia's communications regulator says it will fine Wikipedia up to $47,000 for not complying with requests to take down information. It has made similar warnings to Google about YouTube videos.

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An Australian journalist detained in China goes on trial

4:17pm March 31, 2022

by Emily Feng

An Australian journalist goes on trial Thursday in Beijing. She's been accused of espionage and is one of several journalists detained as relations with China sour.

Freelance photographer Christian Monterrosa made a photo of himself after being hit with a rubber bullet by the police.

National

When police cracked down on reporters on one chaotic night in LA's Echo Park

2:34pm March 31, 2022

The LAPD detained at least 16 journalists covering a protest in March 2021, a low point in a year of increasing mistrust and hostilities between police departments and the media.

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Police form a line as activists and supporters of residents of a homeless encampment protest at Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles late on March 24, 2021.

National

From kid gloves to rubber bullets: How the LAPD's ties to news media unraveled

8:08am March 31, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Decades of tensions between police and journalists in Los Angeles led to a night of chaos last year in which officers detained at least 16 journalists covering a protest at the city's Echo Park.

A view of some of the damage after shelling in pro-Russian, separatist-controlled Donetsk, in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, on Monday. Several houses and garages were damaged, and some homes were completely burned down.

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (March 28)

10:20pm March 28, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The truth about political ads: They can include lies

5:27pm March 28, 2022

by Domenico Montanaro

A recent ad in the Arizona gubernatorial campaign raises an old question: Can candidates simply lie in their paid ads? The short answer is yes.

National

The TV network Black News Channel goes off the air after 2 years

4:41pm March 28, 2022

When the TV network Black News Channel launched two years ago, its journalists hoped to cover stories in a new way. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Rodney Ho about why it's shutting down.

Under Putin's media crackdown, Russian journalists flee to Turkey

6:09pm March 26, 2022

by Peter Kenyon

Two Russian journalists talk about how they had to flee suddenly to Turkey amid the crackdown on press freedoms at home.

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