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Thomas Chatterton Williams, along with more than 150 journalists, authors and writers, published a letter decrying the "intolerant climate that has set in on all sides" of debate in Harper's Magazine.

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Thomas Chatterton Williams On Debate, Criticism And The Letter In 'Harper's Magazine'

9:06am July 12, 2020

by Christianna Silva

A letter on the importance of open debate was published by Harper's Magazine this week and was signed by more than 150 prominent writers and thinkers, fueling a controversy over debate and privilege.

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NBCUniversal Head Explains His 50% Diversity Challenge

3:46pm July 10, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Cesar Conde, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, about the 50% challenge he announced for diversifying hiring and training at the news organization.

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack dismissed the heads of all its broadcasters when he took office in June.

World News

U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign Journalists

2:33pm July 09, 2020

Dozens of foreign nationals working in the U.S. for Voice of America may have to leave the country, putting some at risk of retribution from their nations' governments.

Ingrid Wall and Joachim Wall, parents of murdered journalist Kim Wall, are interviewed at the inaugural grant ceremony for The Kim Wall Memorial Fund at Superfine on March 23, 2018 in New York City.

Journalist Kim Wall's Parents Show She Was More Than A Victim In 'A Silenced Voice'

11:58am July 07, 2020

by Annalisa Quinn

Kim Wall was 30 when she was killed by a source. Her parents are working to make sure her name will not be a warning but a tag under ambitious investigative pieces, a line on resumes, a calling card.

National

Black Journalists Weigh In On A Newsroom Reckoning

4:14pm July 02, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with three Black journalists about the internal reckoning underway in newsrooms across the country and the push to better represent Black voices on staff and in news coverage.

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World News

Russia Reportedly Offered Bounties To Taliban To Kill U.S. Troops

6:12am June 29, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Washington Post national security reporter Ellen Nakashima about bounties the Russian government is reported to have offered the Taliban to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.

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A cyclist rides on the sidewalk past a Los Angeles Times advertisement in downtown Los Angeles. The newspaper is being sued by employees alleging pay discrimination.

National

Journalists File Bias Complaint Against LA Times, As Editor Promises Change

7:45am June 25, 2020

by David Folkenflik

On Wednesday LA Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine pledged greater diversity and sensitivity. Yet in court, LA Times journalists allege longstanding bias against Blacks, Hispanics and women.

National

AMC Theatres Will Now Require Guests To Wear Masks When It Reopens

6:30pm June 19, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

After an outcry, the multiplex chain said it will require face coverings for guests in all of its theaters reopening in July. Earlier plans mandated masks only for staff and where laws required them.

The Voice of America building, shown Monday, in Washington, D.C. VOA has increasingly been a target of the Trump administration.

Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling

1:57pm June 18, 2020

by David Folkenflik

On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.

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Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett in a photo from the VOA's website.

Politics & Government

Top Executives At VOA Resign As Trump Ally Prepares To Take Over

3:35am June 16, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Voice of America Director Amanda Bennett and her deputy are stepping down after Senate confirmation of conservative filmmaker Michael Pack to lead the international broadcaster's parent agency.