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News Articles: Media

U.S. District Judge Ronnie Abrams dismissed Fox News on Wednesday as a defendant in a lawsuit filed by Jennifer Eckhart, a former producer. Her suit against former star anchor Ed Henry, alleging he sexually assaulted and harassed her, can go forward, the judge ruled.<br>

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  • Media

Judge dismisses Fox News from sexual assault lawsuit against former star

A federal judge has dismissed Fox News as a defendant in a lawsuit filed against former anchor Ed Henry. Former producer Jennifer Eckhart alleges he sexually harassed and raped her.

March 13, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus (in a blue jacket) speaks on stage during a panel at the New Yorker Festival in 2018.

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  • Media

Top 'Washington Post' columnist resigns, accusing publisher of killing piece

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned today, accusing the paper's publisher of killing her piece on owner Jeff Bezos' overhaul of its opinion pages.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Kari Lake, U.S. President Donald Trump's choice to lead Voice of America, is shown speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on Feb. 21, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland.

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  • Media

A bane for tyrants abroad, U.S.-funded networks fear fate under Kari Lake

U.S.-funded international networks reach more than 420 million people in more than 100 countries each week. Some network leaders fear that Kari Lake intends to cancel all funding for them.

March 10, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
File photo shows the Voice of America building in Washington.

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  • Media

Voice of America bias inquiry sparks concerns of political meddling

Voice of America is reviewing the social media posts of a reporter for possible bias against the Trump Administration. The review is sparking concerns of political meddling.

March 01, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
<em>Washington Post </em>owner Jeff Bezos, center, shown at the inauguration ceremony of President Trump at the U.S. Capitol in January.

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  • Media

Bezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — again

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

February 28, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
<em>The Washington Post</em> owner Jeff Bezos attends a luncheon following the inauguration of President Trump in January. Bezos says the newspaper's editorial section will publish only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

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  • Media

Jeff Bezos' revamp of 'Washington Post' opinions leads editor to quit

Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."

February 26, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
NPR Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods announced his retirement on Wednesday. He has been at NPR since 2010.

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  • Media

NPR's chief diversity officer to retire, with DEI in the political spotlight

Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods announced he'll retire after a 46-year career in journalism and 15 years at NPR, as the issue he has championed takes center stage in political discourse.

February 26, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
An 8-month-old baby watches a cartoon on a tablet. A survey by Common Sense Media found that 80% of parents are worried about their children spending too much time on screens.

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  • Health

Tablets for tots? Survey says kids watch videos on their own devices by age 2

A.I. is the other big change in the media landscape for kids and parents, the report from Common Sense Media finds.

February 26, 2025
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  • Katia Riddle
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Feb. 25, 2025.

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  • Analysis

Trump White House seeks tighter grip on message with new limits on press

In the White House briefing room Tuesday, the Trump administration announced its latest steps to tighten its grip on the message it sends out and the news coverage it receives.

February 26, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
The Trump administration has blocked the Associated Press from covering several of the president's events because it continues to refer to the body of water between Mexico and Florida as the Gulf of Mexico. Under President Trump's direction, the U.S. has renamed it the Gulf of America.

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  • Media

Court ruling lets White House ban on the Associated Press continue, for now

The Trump administration may continue — for now — to keep the AP from covering key events. A federal judge declined to issue a temporary restraining order on Monday.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
Dan Bongino, pictured in 2021, has been chosen for the role as FBI deputy director in the second Trump administration.

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  • Politics

What to know about Dan Bongino, the media personality tapped as FBI deputy director

Dan Bongino has been chosen as the FBI's second-in-command, a job that doesn't need Senate confirmation. Here's what to know about the Secret Service agent-turned-conservative media personality.

February 24, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
In an MSNBC segment about Dr. Mahendra Amin's work at an immigration detention facility, Correspondent Jacob Soboroff asked a whistleblower, "You're quoting in the complaint as saying, 'That's his specialty, he's the uterus collector'."<br>

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  • Media

NBC settles defamation lawsuit with doctor falsely labeled "uterus collector"

MSNBC had aired stories falsely claiming the doctor performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Georgia.

February 21, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik
A poster with a map captioned "Gulf of America" with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 21, 2025.

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  • Media

AP sues Trump White House for denying access over 'Gulf of Mexico' row

The White House has kept the wire service from covering key events because it refuses to call the body of water between Mexico and Florida the Gulf of America, as renamed by Trump.

February 21, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
Former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan, who has increasingly embraced unfounded conspiracy theories in recent years, is one of several fringe media figures who have surfaced at Trump administration events.

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  • Media

These far-right media figures are getting center stage under Trump

The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.

February 21, 2025
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By:
  • David Folkenflik and
  • Tom Dreisbach
President Trump speaks to the press before signing a proclamation renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America aboard Air Force One en route to New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 9, 2025.

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  • Media

White House defends blocking AP from event for using 'Gulf of Mexico'

The White House defended its decision to block The Associated Press from covering two official events on Tuesday because it did not refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

February 12, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
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