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Wake Forest researchers find lack of competition contributes to news bias

4:07pm July 17, 2024

Researchers used an artificial intelligence tool to calculate the political leanings of tens of thousands of articles published between 2021 and 2023. The results show more biased stories tended to stay on home pages longer.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's suit against The New York Times is expected to put a spotlight on the balance of free speech and defamation claims.

Politics & Government

Sarah Palin's defamation suit against 'The New York Times' gets its day in court

8:51am January 23, 2022

by David Folkenflik

Jury selection begins Monday in the former Alaska governor's case. A 2017 Times editorial wrongly connected an ad from her political action committee to the shooting that wounded Rep. Gabby Giffords.

Former President Donald Trump has sued Mary Trump, his niece, and The New York Times over an award-winning 2018 investigation into how much he paid in taxes.

Politics & Government

Trump Sues His Niece Mary And 'The New York Times' Over Tax Return Stories

1:30pm September 22, 2021

by David Folkenflik

The former president has sued the newspaper, three of its reporters and Mary Trump, his niece, over a 2018 investigation of his tax returns. He accuses Mary of breaking a confidentiality agreement.

Health & Safety

Do Forsyth County's Fast-Rising COVID-19 Cases Indicate A Future Outbreak?

2:38pm May 20, 2020

by Bethany Chafin

A national ranking in The New York Times this week sug

A.G. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, met with President Trump earlier this month and implored him to "reconsider his broader attacks on journalism."

Politics & Government

Trump And 'New York Times' Publisher Clash Over Their Private Meeting

10:19pm July 29, 2018

by Gabriela Saldivia

A private meeting between President Trump and A.G. Sulzberger was suddenly public when Trump tweeted about it Sunday morning. Sulzberger then responded with his own account of what happened.

Then-presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks to reporters in the spin room Jan. 14 after the "undercard" portion of the Fox Business Network Republican presidential debate in South Carolina.

Politics & Government

Spectacle Of Spin: The Post-Debate Room Where The Truth Gets Dizzy

7:51am February 13, 2016

by David Folkenflik

In the spin room, reporters clamor for quotes and candidates weave their positive narratives. It's a quite a sight, sure — but in the age of social media, has it become irrelevant?

New York Times, Ted Cruz In Row Over 'Best-Selling' Book

4:04pm July 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

A Time for Truth by the Republican senator and presidential candidate sold enough to hit No. 2 on the newspaper's list. But the sales figures have come in for scrutiny.

'New York Times' Hires Former NPR Executive To Lead Digital Push

12:39pm November 25, 2014

by David Folkenflik

Kinsey Wilson was NPR's chief content officer when he was forced out last month by the network's new CEO, Jarl Mohn.