David Folkenflik
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Business
NPR to impose near-freeze on hiring but avoids layoffs as budget cuts loom
NPR is freezing hiring and tightening its belt in other ways in anticipation of a $20 million shortfall in financial sponsorships this fiscal year.
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Politics
Fox News CEO warned against 'crazies' after 2020 election, Dominion says
Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after the 2020 elections. Dominion Voting Systems revealed her words in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.
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A look at Chris Licht's first few months as CNN's chairman and CEO
Chris Licht became CNN's chairman and CEO in May. A few months later, high-profile departures and arrivals may signal how he will lead the network.
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Law & Courts
Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit
Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.
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Law & Courts
An Australian news site dared Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch to sue. Now he has
An Australian news site published an opinion column arguing that Fox News, Lachlan Murdoch and his father Rupert shared in responsibility for the U.S. Capitol siege.
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Business
People of color at 'New York Times' get lower ratings in job reviews, union says
Black and Latino staffers at The New York Times are far less likely than their white peers to receive strong job ratings. The job ratings influence the size of employee bonuses.
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Politics
Republicans loyal to Trump express outrage over the FBI's search of his home
Ex-President Trump was the first to alert everyone to the FBI search. Political supporters are outraged and that anger has spilled over to conservative media, where Trump is portrayed as a victim.
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Politics
Analysis: Fox and right-wing media snap to Trump's defense after FBI search
After FBI agents searched Mar-A-Lago, Fox News stars and right-wing media outlets largely defended former President Trump, claiming he was a victim of politics.
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Politics
A rape, an abortion, and a one-source story: a child's ordeal becomes national news
The Indianapolis Star's story about an anonymous child rape victim from Ohio who crossed state lines to get an abortion became a political lightning rod. Now a man has been arraigned for the rape.
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Politics
Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz
It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.