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The lack of press freedoms in Thailand. MSNBC looks to move Chuck Todd. OpEd: For the Oscars, entertainment trumps facts. For journalists, foundation grants are boon and bane. Apple refuses AG's request to unlock Pensacola shooter's iPhone.
It must be Oscar time, because suddenly Hollywood's credibility is in question. Again. This is an old refrain in the final months leading up to the Academy Awards, which are annually inundated with biopics and historical epics, all vying for…
As advertising revenue dries up and goes out of style, news outlets increasingly look to foundations for support. And foundations are paying up: Journalism philanthropy has nearly quadrupled since 2009, and when the Institute for Nonprofit News…
Chuck Todd's daily show could move to mornings, causing angst among the show's staff. Other potential changes could alter weekends and, eventually, the network's primetime roster. MSNBC talent and staffers are bracing for a major 2020 shakeup amid…
Apple denied a request from US Attorney General Bill Barr Monday evening to unlock two iPhones belonging to the Saudi Air Force cadet who killed three sailors and wounded eight others in a shooting at a naval air station in Pensacola, Florida, last…
Last Thursday news reports broke about a Thai journalist who had been sentenced to two years' imprisonment for defaming the owner of a poultry farm via a tweet. A court convicted Suchanee Cloitre in December for a tweet referencing a dispute over…
