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Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin got her day in court in 'New York Times' lawsuit

4:28pm February 10, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin testified about the editorial that wrongly linked her political action committee's ad to a mass shooting. The paper's attorneys pressed her on her political rhetoric.

Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet, shown here in a photo from 2017, said Tuesday he accepted blame for an editorial that falsely linked a graphic from former Gov. Sarah Palin's political action committee with a mass shooting in Ariz

Former 'New York Times' editor testifies on Sarah Palin editorial: 'This is my fault'

2:42pm February 09, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Former New York Times editorial page editor James Bennet testified Tuesday he was to blame for an incorrect passage about former Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial on heated political rhetoric.

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Spotify keeps Joe Rogan's podcast after clips of racist slurs in his episodes surface

5:10pm February 07, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Spotify has doubled down on their stance to keep Joe Rogan's podcast on their platform, even after video evidence emerged of Rogan using racist language on his show over the years.

The Joe Rogan controversy spotlights how some podcasts spread disinformation

5:04pm February 06, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Amy Westervelt about disinformation in podcasts.

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This 'kid reporter' has some of the biggest names on her show

5:04pm February 06, 2022

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with 11-year-old Jazlyn Guerra, host of "Jazzy's World TV," and her dad, Luis DeHoyos.

News Corp. announced on Friday that it suffered a cyberattack that was discovered in January. Here, a person walks by the global media company's headquarters in New York City on Friday.

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Hackers tied to China are suspected of spying on News Corp. journalists

6:20pm February 04, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

News Corp. — which owns the publishers of The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post — announced the discovery of a "persistent cyberattack" targeting a limited number of employees.

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7 years later, parents of missing Ayotzinapa students are still searching for answers

5:53pm February 03, 2022

NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Reveal reporter Anayansi Diaz-Cortes about the podcast After Ayotzinapa. The show digs into the 2014 disappearance of a group of young men at a rural Mexican college.

NBC is in an awkward position with the politics around the Beijing Olympics

5:44pm February 03, 2022

by David Folkenflik

While the Olympics often feel like a victory lap for NBC, the games' exclusive broadcaster in the U.S., the politics surrounding Beijing 2022 have put the network in an uncomfortable spot.

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People walk past the Birds Nest stadium in Beijing on Feb. 4, 2021. Exactly a year later, it is hosting the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Winter Olympics start Friday. Here's how to follow along

4:45pm February 03, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

The 2022 Olympics kick off in Beijing on Friday. Here's how to watch the opening ceremony and follow NPR's coverage for the next two weeks.

Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin speaks at a rally in September 2017, in Montgomery, Ala. Her court battle against The New York Times resumes on Thursday.

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Sarah Palin's court battle with the 'New York Times' resumes after her COVID illness

1:54pm February 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Palin is seeking damages against over an editorial that she says hurt her budding career as a political commentator. The start of the trial was delayed after she tested positive for COVID-19.