Media

Multiple news outlets report that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration gave his family members preferential access to coronavirus testing in the early days of the pandemic, including to his brother, CNN anchor Chris Cuomo.

Reports: Cuomo Administration Gave Special Coronavirus Testing Access To Family, VIPs

2:00pm March 25, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Last March, New York was an epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, and testing was hard to come by. New York law prohibits officials from using their positions to secure privileges or exemptions.

A 2019 photo shows a U.S. government holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The facility was reopened by the Biden administration and an independent TV camera is being allowed in to capture new images of conditions there on Wednesd

White House To Allow TV Camera On Tour Of Shelter For Teen Migrants

1:50pm March 24, 2021

by Franco Ordoñez

The facility being toured by White House officials and lawmakers is not one of the warehouse-like border facilities for adults, where hundreds of minors have been held longer than allowed by law.

Tom Brady (12) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers plays during the Super Bowl LV game against the Kansas City Chiefs in February.

Sports

New $113 Billion NFL Media Rights Deal Gives Fans More Options To Watch Games

3:02pm March 19, 2021

by H.J. Mai

The NFL has signed new long-term broadcast rights agreements with multiple media partners valued at more than $110 billion over 11 years. The new agreements will start with the 2023 season.

An illustration of a message seen on Facebook mobile last month, when Facebook banned publishers and users in Australia from posting and sharing news content in a dispute over a new law requiring tech platforms to pay for it.

World News

Facebook Reaches Deal With News Corp. Australia To Pay For News Content

11:08am March 16, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The three-year deal came weeks after Facebook briefly blocked Australian news outlets' content on its platform to protest a change in the country's media law requiring the company to pay for it.

A fake video featuring former President Obama shows elements of facial mapping used in new "deepfake" technology that lets anyone make videos of real people appearing to say things they've never said. (AP Photo)

Slick Tom Cruise Deepfakes Signal That Near Flawless Forgeries May Be Here

11:17am March 12, 2021

by Emma Bowman

When they're not lighthearted movie star cameos, the digital doppelgängers have scary disinformation potential. A deepfakes researcher hopes our wariness keeps up with the tech's quickening advances.

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Cassette tapes gave new control to music fans, allowing them to create and share their own collections of songs in a cheap and easily portable format.

Lou Ottens, Inventor Of The Cassette Tape, Has Died

4:43pm March 10, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"Next time you make that perfect playlist on Spotify or send a link to share a song, you can thank Lou Ottens," documentary filmmaker Zack Taylor told NPR.

A press badge for Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri features the jail booking photo from her May 31 arrest while covering a Black Lives Matter protest.

National

Iowa Reporter Found Not Guilty By Jury After Arrest At Black Lives Matter Protest

3:56pm March 10, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri was arrested by police as she was covering a Black Lives Matter protest. She was charged with failing to disperse and interfering with official acts.

Radio journalists work in the studio at the headquarters of the independent Hungarian radio station, the Klubradio in Budapest on Feb. 9. It was removed from the airways after the national media regulator would not renew its license, raising new press fre

World News

As Hungary Cuts Radio Station, Critics Say Europe Should Put Orban On Notice

2:14pm March 08, 2021

by Rob Schmitz

Taking Klubradio off the air was the latest blow to press freedom in a country where the right-wing populist leadership and its allies have increased control and influence over the media.

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Police officers are shown arresting Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri after a Black Lives Matter protest she was covering on May 31, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa. Sahouri went on trial Monday on charges of failing to disperse and interfering with o

National

Iowa Reporter Goes On Trial In Case That Raises Press Freedom Concerns

1:45pm March 08, 2021

by Scott Neuman

The Des Moines Register reporter, Andrea Sahouri, was arrested as she covered a Black Lives Matter protest. "Treating media work as a crime is a human rights violation," Amnesty International said.

Facebook has promised repeatedly in recent years to address the spread of conspiracy theories and misinformation on its site.

Politics & Government

Far-Right Misinformation Is Thriving On Facebook. A New Study Shows Just How Much

8:35pm March 06, 2021

Research from New York University found that far-right accounts known for spreading misinformation drive engagement at higher rates than other news sources.

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