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This June 8, 2019 file photo shows the headquarters for National Public Radio on North Capitol Street in Washington. (DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock)

Republicans grill NPR and PBS executives about ‘biased’ coverage in DOGE subcommittee hearing

Congress is considering legislation to cut funding for public broadcasting

The Voice of America building, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

What the attempted dismantling of Voice of America means for press freedom in the US and the world

When such a large broadcaster goes dark, it bodes poorly for global media freedom

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz, left, speaks with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in this file photo. Both were on a group Signal chat in March that accidentally added a prominent journalist. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP)

You’re a journalist added to a classified group chat. Here’s what you need to consider.

5 ethical questions journalists should consider if, like The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, they are added to a top-secret conversation about war plans

I learned my hometown paper died from Facebook. That’s the future we’re facing

When the Cortland Standard shut down, I heard about it through the online rumor mill. The real loss? A generation of journalists — and journalism.

Jonathan Schmitz listens to testimony during his murder trial on Thursday, Oct. 31, 1996, in Oakland County Circuit Court in Pontiac, Mich. Schmitz was accused of killing Scott Amedure in March 1995 after Amedure admitted a crush on him during a taping of the "Jenny Jones" show. Behind Schmitz is a defense exhibit with frame grabs of the "Jenny Jones" show they appeared on. (AP Photo/Jeff Kowalsky, pool)

A talk show stunt led to murder. Then a sister network turned the fallout into ratings gold.

Time Warner aired the trial over a death tied to its own show — profiting twice from a tragedy it helped create

In this image from a police body camera, bystanders, including Darnella Frazier, filming, third from right, witness as then Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on George Floyd's neck for several minutes, killing Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Minneapolis Police Department via AP, File)

The moment Darnella Frazier hit record, she proved anyone can hold power to account

Her 9-minute video of George Floyd’s murder became undeniable proof, fueling a global movement and reinforcing the power of citizen journalism

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