Media

Why Ukrainians are being treated differently than refugees from other countries

4:36pm February 28, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

As neighboring countries let in Ukrainian refugees, Africans living and studying in Ukraine say they're facing discrimination at border crossings. Media coverage of the invasion is part of the reason.

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Palin's defamation case is part of a conservative strategy to take on the media

5:14am February 25, 2022

by David Folkenflik

As Sarah Palin weighs an appeal of the jury verdict in her defamation case against The New York Times, lawyers say her lawsuit is part of a wave of litigation against media outlets.

Some users experienced glitches on former President Donald Trump's new social media app Truth Social as it launched Monday.

Trump's social media site hits the app store a year after he was banned from Twitter

12:53pm February 22, 2022

by Nell Clark

Truth Social bills itself as "free from political discrimination." The app was not free from technical glitches, however, as users complained of a buggy registration process and long waitlists.

Audience members sit separately for social distancing at a cinema in China's eastern Zhejiang province in July 2020.

Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?

1:40pm February 21, 2022

by Terry Gross

Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel says that film studios increasingly need Chinese audiences to break even — which can result in self-censorship. His new book is Red Carpet.

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'The Washington Post' takes new approach to national coverage with a 'Democracy Desk'

5:21pm February 19, 2022

by David Folkenflik

The Washington Post is about to unveil a Democracy Desk to report on the front lines of battles over voting, access to the polls, and the people caught up in these fights.

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks with reporters as she leaves federal court on Feb. 14 in New York City.

Politics & Government

Sarah Palin loses defamation case against 'The New York Times'

5:10pm February 15, 2022

by David Folkenflik

It was a one-two punch for Sarah Palin: The verdict came a day after the presiding judge said he would dismiss the case because Palin's lawyers failed to meet the legal standard of actual malice.

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Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin lawsuit against 'New York Times'

4:26pm February 14, 2022

by David Folkenflik

A federal judge will dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against The New York Times even as the jury continues to deliberate.

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson speaks to reporters following the bipartisan passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Gretchen Carlson praises bill that ends forced arbitration in sexual assault cases

12:47pm February 13, 2022

by Emma Bowman

The former Fox news anchor says the bill's passage means that survivors of sexual assault in the workplace will no longer be silenced by a secretive arbitration practice.

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Politics & Government

New York Times admitted it made mistakes and moved too fast in Palin editorial

10:16am February 12, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Former Republican governor Sarah Palin is suing the New York Times for defamation over an editorial that alleged wrongdoing by her political action committee. Closing arguments wrapped up Friday.

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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at a federal court in Manhattan to testify in her defamation case against The New York Times.

Sarah Palin testifies she felt powerless to fight 'New York Times' over editorial

10:10am February 11, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Sarah Palin said she lost sleep after a 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linked an ad from her political action committee to a mass shooting years earlier. She has sued the paper for defamation.

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