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Kentucky Newspaper's Windows Shattered Amid Rising Anti-Press Climate
Huffington Post - Mon May 29, 2017
The Lexington Herald-Leader is staying "vigilant" after several of its windows were shattered Sunday morning, Editor Peter Baniak said Monday. More»

Gregg Allman Dies
UCR - Fri May 26, 2017
Gregg Allman, the smoky-voiced B-3-playing Southern rock legend who soldiered on after his sibling's motorcycle crash nearly derailed the Allman Brothers Band, has died. More»

FCC Issues Huge Blow to Local News
FTV Live - Sun May 21, 2017
In a ruling that helps companies like Sinclair, the FCC has voted to to propose eliminating the main studio rule. More»

Roger Ailes, former Fox News chief, dead at 77
Variety - Wed May 17, 2017
Roger Ailes, a towering figure in TV news and politics whose long run was tarnished by the sexual harassment scandal that forced him out last year as head of Fox News, has died. More»

Fox News Roger Ailes, network set up harassment campaign against Andrea Tantaros
NY Daily News - Tue Apr 25, 2017
Ex-Fox News CEO Roger Ailes and senior network executives "tortured" a female host who'd complained about his advances through an elaborate online harassment campaign, a new lawsuit charged Monday. More»

Bill O'Reilly is officially out at Fox News
Washington Post - Tue Apr 18, 2017
Fox News has ended its association with Bill O'Reilly, the combative TV host and commentator who has ruled cable-news ratings for nearly two decades and was the signature figure in the network's rise as a powerful political player. More»

White House blocks news organizations from press briefing
CNN - Thu Feb 23, 2017
CNN and other news organizations were blocked Friday from a White House press briefing. More»

In Trump Era, Censorship May Start in the Newsroom
New York Times - Fri Feb 17, 2017
This is how the muzzling starts: not with a boot on your neck, but with the fear of one that runs so deep that you muzzle yourself. More»

Day After Flynn Bombshell, Trump Calls On Only Murdoch Outlets At Press Conference
Media Matters - Fri Feb 10, 2017
Following a bombshell report that National Security Adviser Michael Flynn may have violated the Logan Act, President Donald Trump called on reporters only from outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch at a February 10 US-Japan joint press conference, favoring news sources that have been major supporters and receiving no questions about the Flynn report. More»

Trump taps evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr. to lead higher education task force
Daily Mail - Wed Feb 1, 2017
President Donald Trump has tapped Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. to lead a White House task force on improving higher education. More»

Reuters orders reporters to cover Trump like an authoritarian regime: Expect 'physical threats'
Raw Story - Tue Jan 31, 2017
The Reuters news agency this week recognized the challenges of covering Donald Trump's presidency by comparing it to authoritarian regimes like Egypt, Yemen and China. More»

White House blacklists CNN because it won't 'promote' Trump's agenda
US Uncut - Tue Jan 31, 2017
The Trump White House won't be sending any spokespeople to appear on CNN because the network doesn't promote the administration's agenda, reports Politico. More»

Trump just asked Rupert Murdoch to handpick the next FCC chief
US Uncut - Sun Jan 8, 2017
Rupert Murdoch, owner of Fox News parent company Newscorp, has been asked by the Trump transition team to submit names for the open FCC chair position. More»

'F*ck him!": Media bigwig 'emotionally f*cking pissed" after bullying Trump tried to influence press
Raw Story - Mon Nov 21, 2016
More details are coming out about Donald Trump's blustery closed-door meeting with media stars and executives. More»

Cable News Silent as Two States Declare Emergency After Pipeline Spill
US Uncut - Thu Sep 15, 2016
More than a quarter million gallons of gasoline have spilled in Shelby County, Alabama, after a major fuel pipeline ruptured this week. More»

Fox News analyst who falsely claimed to be a CIA agent pleads guilty to fraud charges
Dead State - Fri Apr 29, 2016
Former Fox News analyst and self-described expert on terrorism Wayne Simmons pled guilty to charges of fraud for claiming he was a CIA special officer for nearly 30 years. More»

Govt. Scientists Admit They Deceived the Public About Fracking's Impact on Drinking Water
AlterNet - Tue Jan 12, 2016
Five years ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was commissioned by Congress to undertake a study on the impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) on drinking water. More»

5 Years After Gulf Oil Spill, BP Spokesman Tells Public Not To Worry About Tar Balls In The Water
Think Progress - Sat Apr 18, 2015
Five years ago, BP's historic 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill resulted in more than 210 million barrels of oil ending up in the Gulf of Mexico. More»

Fox guest: Keep discrimination legal because Bible tells businesses not to hire atheists
Raw Story - Sun Apr 5, 2015
A former Department of Justice official went on Fox & Friends over the weekend to discuss the passage of a Madison, Wisconsin city ordinance that prohibits businesses from discriminating against atheists. More»

Reuters Websites Blocked In China
Huffington Post - Sat Mar 21, 2015
BEIJING (Reuters) - The news websites of Reuters, including those in English and Chinese, were inaccessible in China on Friday, after users first experienced difficulties accessing them late on Thursday. More»

Rapper Tiny Doo facing long prison sentence over lyrics
CNN - Fri Jan 23, 2015
Song lyrics that glorify violence are hardly uncommon. More»

TV Reporter Makes Unbelievable Exit On Air: 'F*ck It, I Quit'
Huffington Post - Mon Sep 22, 2014
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Local Anchorage reporter Charlo Greene has decided to leave her job as a newswoman to focus on legalizing marijuana in Alaska. More»

Michael Hastings Sent Email About FBI Probe Hours Before Death
Huffington Post - Sun Jun 23, 2013
Hours before dying in a fiery car crash, award-winning journalist Michael Hastings sent an email to his colleagues, warning that federal authorities were interviewing his friends and that he needed to go "off the rada[r]" for a bit. More»

Detroit officer on trial in death of 7 year old girl
Associated Press - Wed May 29, 2013
DETROIT - Police accompanied by a reality TV crew fired a stun grenade through a window as they raided a Detroit home in search of a murder suspect. More»

NYC PBS President Freaks Out Over Documentary Critical of Koch Brothers
BuzzFlash - Wed May 29, 2013
Thom Hartmann recently wrote an extremely widely read article on how the Public Broadcasting Service has evolved into a sometimes self-censored television network, in large part because major donors represent the 1% who would be the subject of discussion when it comes to economic concentration in the hands of a few. More»

Right-wing radio host: I want to shoot Clinton right in the vagina
The Raw Story - Sat May 18, 2013
Fringe right-wing radio host Pete Santilli made disturbing comments about Hillary Clinton last week, calling for sexual violence against the former secretary of state because of her alleged involvement in a bizarre conspiracy theory. More»

New evidence suggests BP knowingly downplayed huge scale of oil leak in 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster
The Daily Mail - Sun Dec 9, 2012
Documents that will be presented to court in February appear to show that BP knew about the massive scale of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil blowout weeks earlier than previously stated. More»

Man fatally shoots self on TV after Arizona chase
Associated Press - Sun Sep 30, 2012
PHOENIX, Arizona - A man fatally shot himself in the head Friday on live national television at the end of a high-speed carjacking chase that began in Phoenix and ended about 90 minutes later within 80 miles of the California border. More»

Right-Wing Editor Brags about "Infiltrating" DC Protest March
AlterNet - Sat Oct 8, 2011
Washington, DC saw not one but two major protest actions this weekend, and one of them, a peaceful march to the Air and Space Museum to protest an exhibit on unmanned drones, saw a confrontation with police that led to protesters getting pepper-sprayed. More»

Tony Blair is godfather to Rupert Murdoch's daughter and attended her baptism on banks of the River Jordan
The Daily Mail - Sun Sep 4, 2011
Tony Blair is godparent to one of Rupert Murdoch's children, it emerged last night. More»

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