David Folkenflik
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Business
Tucker Carlson, the fired Fox News star, makes bid for relevance with Putin interview
The right-wing provocateur flew to Moscow to interview the Russian president, becoming the first American to do so since the invasion of Ukraine. They spoke for two hours.
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Business
'Washington Post' journalists stage daylong strike under threat of job cuts
Workers are on a 24-hour strike to pressure owner Jeff Bezos and company leaders to negotiate a new labor contract. The Post says it needs to cut jobs and may resort to layoffs.
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Climate
People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories
To talk about the current state of climate disinformation, we checked in with three NPR reporters who have reported on climate, disinformation and the media.
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Business
Rupert Murdoch announces he will step down as Fox and News Corp chairman
The 92-year-old media magnate built an unmatched global media empire over seven decades from a single newspaper he inherited in his native Australia. Murdoch says he plans to retire in November.
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Business
Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from global media empire
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chair of his media empire, which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post. He is handing the reins to his son Lachlan.
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Business
Philanthropies pledge $500 million to address 'crisis in local news'
The new coalition of donors, led by the MacArthur Foundation, says one out of every five Americans lives in a "news desert" with little to no reliable local news.
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Business
NPR CEO John Lansing will leave in December, capping a tumultuous year
President and CEO John Lansing plans to leave NPR nine months before his term is set to expire. His tenure has been defined by the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and economic headwinds.
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National
CNN plans to start a new digital service called CNN MAX
CNN's parent company is launching a new streaming service in September, more than a year after the nascent CNN+ went bust.
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Business
Kansas newspaper says it investigated local police chief prior to newsroom raid
The Marion County Record had been looking into allegations of misconduct against the local police chief just months ago, according to the paper's publisher, raising concerns about their motives.
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Politics
A former Fox executive now argues Murdoch is unfit to own TV stations
Preston Padden helped Rupert Murdoch launch the Fox broadcast network in the 1990s. Now he argues Murdoch has proved unfit to hold the license for a Philadelphia station.