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Free Evan, prosecute the hostage-takers. … Excellent and tough piece in from of , formerly head of CPJ
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This fine reporter and ethical journalist was my editorial assistant at during the last part of my public editor stint. I’m disgusted by the charges against him and proud to know . My column on him will post tomorrow morning in
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Breaking: A Russian court ordered WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich detained until May 29 for what it described as espionage. His arrest has drawn broad condemnation. on.wsj.com/40rTNA5
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Fox News stands in stark legal peril.
It says says a loss in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation case would harm all news media
my piece for NPR:
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The Ken Burns docuseries 'The US and the Holocaust' (re-)opened eyes to other monstrous campaigns in human history. Yes, that includes the USA.
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A true pioneer in children's education and public television. RIP. Lloyd Morrisett, a Founder of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 93
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With we're engaging with PBS audiences in a new and direct forum. We're in a rolling discussion now about our new interview with Judy Woodruff, on her new role at The NewsHour and the state of our democracy. Join in via
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Lead with facts, not opinion - Judy Woodruff's advice to young journalists in our revealing conversation about the state of democracy and journalism in the United States.
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'Based on a True Story' (Except the Parts That Aren’t). This excellent NYT story is about commercial TV shows but the based-on-a-true-story genre is a public media staple as well. ‘
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Pro-Bolsonaro riots laid bare threat to Brazilian democracy: Unlike past violence, these riots not ordered by a single strongman ruler or a military bent on seizing power, but fueled by a more insidious, deeply rooted threat: mass delusion.
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Falsehoods about the result of a presidential election spurred an assault on democracy. Sound familiar? People storming government buildings in Brasília, the capital of #Brazil, is another prominent example of the offline harms caused by #misinformation.
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The Post's praised the newspaper's weekly standalone magazine, soon to be defunct, "in particular a special issue dedicated to the decline of local news". We note that the decline of local news is an urgent matter for Americans.
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The Washington Post eliminated its magazine and laid off its staff. washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/
"Five of the 40 Washington Post stories that drew the most online readers over the past year were produced by the magazine."
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The Washington Post eliminated its magazine and laid off its staff. washingtonpost.com/media/2022/11/
"Five of the 40 Washington Post stories that drew the most online readers over the past year were produced by the magazine."
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Congratulations to on these two new anchors to start in 2023 and to Judy Woodruff on her new role.
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I'm absolutely thrilled to be turning the anchor desk over to these two outstanding journalists @GeoffRBennett & @IAmAmnaNawaz starting in 2023 - they will carry the @PBS @NewsHour into its next important chapter as a trusted source of news and analysis apnews.com/article/pbs-ne
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We called out the gaps in polling. As my 24-year-old daughter said: "Pollsters are missing us. I can assure you that most 24-year-olds are loathed to answer a phone call from anyone they don't know."
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Hot take from Tuesday: Pre-election polling missed several marks, including turnout by young voters and the importance of issues like abortion and fears about democracy. Let's talk about it on our new forum @ pbs.org/publiceditor.
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To tell the PBS Public Editor anything you want about election night problems, opinions of news coverage, text us:
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To participate in the discussion, sign up at pbs.org/publiceditor/#
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A mid-term media dilemma: Did the media appear biased in reporting on false 2020 election claims by many GOP candidates? It's a major campaign issue, so how did we cover it? Scroll down on pbs.org/publiceditor/ and sign up for our new text forum. Let's talk about it.
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Kudos to : On election day Stephanie Sly and William Brangham assigned to lookout for voting problems across the US. As politics grows more divided, vote interference fears grow. Is our coverage adequate? pbs.org/publiceditor Sign up for our new text forum & tell us.
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I pushed hard to bring NEWSROOM CONFIDENTIAL out before the midterms. It meant writing 1,000 words a day seven days a week, which was grueling. wrote that it may be “this fall’s most timely book.” That, and this praise below, is gratifying 🙏
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As this U.S. democracy week begins, I finished reading Margaret @Sulliview’s very fine, determined memoir (& more), Newsroom Confidential. Well done! Thank you, honest journalists. Best wishes to them & to all of us, who so need their reporting.
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"Today there are “alternative facts” and bulletproof political narratives that defy all manner of finger-wagging from polite fact-checkers whose only enforcement tool against lies, big and small, seems to be an emoji of a pair of pants on fire."
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Want to see how an ill-advised attempt to level a political playing field can backfire? Check out my examination of the blowback after Arizona PBS' failed governor's race debate:
Sign up to get texts from ! We plan to survey viewers about their views on polling methods as we face down the midterm elections. Go to pbs.org/publiceditor and scroll past 'News' to find the signup window.
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Let's talk PBS/political coverage/documentaries - what moves and shakes you. Bouquets? Brickbats? Sure ... Bring it on. Going into Tuesday's vote, survey viewers about polls, debates and election day coverage. Sign up at
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Sign up to get texts from ! We plan to survey viewers about their views on polling methods as we face down the midterm elections. Go to pbs.org/publiceditor and scroll past 'News' to find the signup window.
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Filling in where local newsrooms vanish. Congratulations to for this honor and keep up the important work.
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Congrats! to @FrontlinePBS for its Local Journalism Initiative being honored with Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism - Journalism Institute. Such an important cause. pressclubinstitute.org/2022/10/17/pbs
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Congrats! to for its Local Journalism Initiative being honored with Sheehan Award for Investigative Journalism - Journalism Institute. Such an important cause.
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Too funny not to share. Sorry, Tories.
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First climate change, now this. 'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown' won't be on TV this year. But it'll be streaming.
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SEC Charges #Oracle a second time for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act #FCPA sec.gov/news/press-rel
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As the political season heats up, we ask: Are old-school telephone polls as outdated as the home landline? “People don’t talk to us anymore, and it’s making polling less reliable.”
A really good time to read this excellent book by if you want to understand how a ruling elite hangs on for so long
Chums: How a Tiny Caste of Oxford Tories Took Over the UK by Simon Kuper – review
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To , no news about news is good news. Brian Stelter announced last week he'd be leaving the cable giant and his show about the news media is ending.
When genealogy becomes journalism: Our in-depth interview with the team behind #FindingYourRoots, with an informative introduction by . The show is among PBS' most-watched and generates spirited conversation among viewers.
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