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Funeral For Slain Journalist Held in Jerusalem
Thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem.
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What Foreign Press Are Covering at the Olympics
We know the athletes American media are covering, but who do journalists from the U.K., Mongolia or Slovakia have their eyes on? We went to the main press workroom at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics to find out.
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Where Journalists From Around the World Will Cover the Games
The Main Press Workroom is where journalists from around the world will converge to cover the Games. It can seat 400 journalists and is equipped with more than 20 monitors.
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How We're Covering the Tokyo Olympics From Quarantine
Our Fernando Hurtado is in Tokyo, Japan for the Olympics, but media members are still under a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all recent travelers. So how do you tell the stories of Tokyo and the Olympic Games with only 15 minutes outside of quarantine per day?
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Justice Dept. Says It'll No Longer Seize Reporters' Records
The Justice Department says it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations
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Journalist Acquitted in Iowa Case Seen as Attack on Press
Jurors have acquitted an Iowa journalist who was pepper-sprayed and arrested by police while covering a protest, in a case that critics have derided as an attack on press freedoms
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The History of American Media as Seen Through Its Coverage of Presidential Inaugurations
The ceremonial transfer of power from one U.S. president to another is an event that transfixes the nation every four years. And as the decades have passed, advances in technology have allowed the media to tell that story in an evolving way — from illustrations to the use of photographs, radio, video and finally digital media. NBCLX storyteller Peter Hull...
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Meet the Washington Post Journalist Who Pioneered Putting News on TikTok
TikTok has become more than just dance challenges and duets. Thanks to Dave Jorgenson, it’s also a place where Gen Z can find news and information in a different and creative way. Jorgenson, who pioneered news on TikTok for The Washington Post, explains why he thinks Gen Z is so hungry for news and what’s next for both TikTok and...
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Election Day Through a Photographer's Lens
Amaria Dixon has captured some of the most historic events in recent years, from President Obama’s inauguration to the most recent protests around Southern California. Today, NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway captures her story as she documents Election Day.
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Hoda Kotb Shares the Heartbreaking Story That Changed Her as a Journalist
“Today” show host Hoda Kotb released a brand new book, “This Just Speaks to Me,” in which she shares quotes and stories meant to uplift her readers. LX News’ Tabitha Lipkin (virtually) sat down with the host to talk about what drives her to inspire others.
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Just the Facts: Former Fox News Host Shepard Smith Introduces His New, Nonpartisan CNBC Show
Former Fox News anchor Shepard Smith is back with a new show airing on CNBC called “The News with Shepard Smith,” which he describes as a nightly newscast providing nonpartisan coverage of the day’s most notable news stories, free of outside opinions.
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Portland Protests: What One Independent Journalist Sees On the Streets
Journalist Tuck Woodstock has been on the ground in Portland covering protests in the city, and putting their own safety in danger to do so. Woodstock joined LX News to talk about the importance of independent and volunteer journalists to tell this story, and what they are seeing on the streets.
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Chatham Announces Plan to Buy Newspaper Publisher McClatchy
Hedge fund Chatham Asset Management said it plans to buy newspaper publisher McClatchy out of bankruptcy, ending 163 years of family control
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How Attacks On the Press Threaten US Democracy and Endanger Us All
It’s not news that President Trump isn’t a fan of the news media. Since the start of his first presidential campaign, he has questioned the credibility of journalists and their news organizations. But in recent months, attacks on the press have ramped up and even turned violent as reporters covering Black Lives Matter protests were arrested and sometimes physically assaulted...
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Ida B. Wells Receives Special Pulitzer Prize Citation
The Pulitzer board issued a special citation Monday to the trailblazing African American journalist and civil rights activist Ida B. Wells, noting “her outstanding and courageous reporting” on lynchings. Wells was a journalist and publisher in the late 1800s and later helped found civil rights and women’s suffrage groups; she died in 1931. The board said the citation comes with…