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Kimberly Godwin Makes History As First Black Leader Of A Major Broadcast Newsroom

4:35pm April 15, 2021

by David Folkenflik

ABC News named Kimberly Godwin as president. She will be the first Black American leader of a major broadcast news division. Her hiring comes at a time of significant turnover in TV news post-Trump.

Johnson & Johnson was mentioned roughly the same amount every hour online Tuesday as it was in entire weeks before news of the vaccine's pause, according to the tracking firm Zignal Labs.

The Most Popular J&J Vaccine Story On Facebook? A Conspiracy Theorist Posted It

4:35pm April 15, 2021

by Miles Parks

A vast network of professional vaccine skeptics on social media has been waiting for a development like the Johnson & Johnson pause. Now experts say they will milk it for all it's worth and more.

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With Audience In Mind, Media Offers Varied Treatment Of Chauvin Trial

5:23pm April 10, 2021

by Eric Deggans

As the second week of the Derek Chauvin trial wraps up, how are various media outlets covering it?

Anne Beatts attends the Live From New York! documentary's Los Angeles premiere after-party on June 10, 2015.

Arts

Opinion: Remembering The Late Comedy Writer Anne Beatts

8:36am April 10, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers comedy writer Anne Beatts, who died this week at the age of 74. She worked in male-dominated writers' rooms at Saturday Night Live and National Lampoon magazine.

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Trans Journalists: It's 'A Privilege' To Tell The Stories Of The Trans Community

4:52pm April 09, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with three journalists on how they report on news affecting transgender people, and how being trans themselves shapes their reporting.

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A woman stands with her baby while viewing memorials dedicated to George Floyd in front of the entrance of Cup Foods, the site where George Floyd died.

National

How A Minnesota Paper Is Covering The Chauvin Trial From The Black Perspective

7:03pm April 08, 2021

by Ari Shapiro

The Spokesman-Recorder was founded on the mission of telling stories from the Black perspective in Minnesota. Now its small team of journalists have taken on covering the Derek Chauvin trial.

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The award-winning documentary Writing with Fire follows Meera Devi (right), chief reporter for the Khabar Lahariya — a news publication run by Dalit, members of India's lowest caste.

World News

India's Lowest Caste Has Its Own News Outlet — And She's In Charge

7:39am April 04, 2021

by Sushmita Pathak

Meera Devi is on a mission to get her community heard — and facing discrimination and death threats in her work . She's featured in a new award-winning documentary, Writing With Fire.

National

Hedge Fund Alden Global Capital Poised To Acquire Tribune Publishing

5:01pm April 01, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The hedge fund Alden Global Capital is poised to acquire full control of Tribune Publishing. It already owns nearly 200 papers around the country. Those who have worked for the company say: beware.

Ken Burns speaks during the PBS segment of the Summer 2019 Television Critics Association Press Tour.

Arts

Filmmakers Call Out PBS For A Lack Of Diversity, Over-Reliance On Ken Burns

1:52pm March 31, 2021

by Eric Deggans

A group of documentarians have signed a letter to PBS expressing concerns that white stars like Ken Burns get too much airtime and resources, while filmmakers of color struggle to build careers.

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A lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems highlights election claims that Trump attorney Sidney Powell made on Lou Dobbs' Fox Business program. The suit includes a photo of one appearance that bore the on-screen headline, "The Battle for the White House: Con

Dominion Voting Systems Files $1.6 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News

1:16pm March 26, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

"Fox sold a false story of election fraud in order to serve its own commercial purposes, severely injuring Dominion in the process," the voting machine company's lawsuit said.