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Politics & Government

Trump Appointee At VOA Parent Paid Law Firm Millions To Investigate His Own Staff

8:41pm March 04, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Trump appointee Michael Pack hoped to fire top executives who challenged him at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. When he couldn't, Pack paid a high-profile law firm millions to investigate them.

World News

3 Afghan Journalists Are Shot To Death In A Spate Of Targeted Killings

6:27am March 03, 2021

by Diaa Hadid

Three Afghan female journalists were killed in the eastern part of the country on Tuesday. It's part of an on-going wave of assassinations aimed at journalists and human rights activists.

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A Toronto Star newspaper box is seen here in front of the newspaper's Toronto offices. Torstar, the newspaper's owner, says it plans to enter the online gaming business to support its journalism.

World News

A Newspaper Casino? Toronto Star Company Is Getting Into The Online Gaming Business

5:49pm March 02, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

Torstar is "looking at diversifying the revenue model of how we fund and pay for reporters, columnists, and editorial staff," said a gaming consultant hired by the company.

With 'Rightly,' Al-Jazeera Targets Conservative Audience In New Online Platform

4:46pm February 28, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Al Jazeera, the Qatar-financed media giant, launched a new online platform aimed at a conservative American audience. It's called "Rightly."

National

Al Jazeera Is Launching A Right-Leaning News Outlet Called Rightly

4:17pm February 23, 2021

by Bill Chappell

A host of the new venture tells NPR, "my focus will be on the right and building the case over time for why the liberal tradition is worth defending."

Sale Of Tribune Publishing To Alden Global Capital Raises Concerns In Newsrooms

4:06pm February 18, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The company which owns the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun and the Hartford Courant has sold itself to Alden Global Capital, a hedge fund known for slashing its other newspaper holdings.

People walk on a tour of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa., in 2018. Two brothers who were at the facility have been freed by clemency after expecting to spend their lives incarcerated.

Politics & Government

Brothers Who Expected To Die In Pennsylvania Prison Now Free After Clemency

10:33am February 18, 2021

by Carrie Johnson

The Evans brothers are now home in Philadelphia after decades in prison. Convicted of second degree murder, they had few options for release in Pennsylvania under current law.

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Politics & Government

George Will: McConnell Can Begin To Shrink Trump's GOP Influence

6:31am February 18, 2021

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Washington Post columnist George Will about the future of the Republican Party, which pits Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against former President Donald Trump.

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World News

Facebook Takes A Hard Line Against Proposed Australian Law

6:31am February 18, 2021

by Shannon Bond

Facebook is blocking news content for people and publishers in Australia because of a debate over whether tech giants should pay news organizations for articles that are shared on their networks.

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Examining The Legacy Of Rush Limbaugh, Who Died At 70

6:11am February 18, 2021

by David Folkenflik

Talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who died Wednesday of complications from lung cancer, was a force to be reckoned with in conservative politics and to be loathed by political opponents.

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