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Two Fox News political executives out after Arizona call
NEW YORK — Two of Fox News Channel's top news executives involved in the controversial — but correct — election night call of Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden are out at the network. Bill Sammon, senior vice-president and managing editor at
CNN’s Tapper won’t take back criticism of congressional vet
NEW YORK — CNN’s Jake Tapper, under fire for a comment questioning a Republican congressman and combat veteran’s commitment to democracy, said Thursday the criticism is an attempt to change the subject from the attack on the U.S. Capitol. During covera...
Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing Capitol siege
NEW YORK — At first, viewed from a distance, it was a rally or protest. Then it became an assault, a riot, an insurrection, domestic terrorism or even a coup attempt. The language used by the American media to describe
For media following Georgia, nail-biting and lots of numbers
NEW YORK — For news organizations chronicling the vote count in the Georgia Senate runoff elections, Tuesday felt like a rerun from two months ago: nerves on edge, an avalanche of numbers and a lot of Steve Kornacki. The two Senate
Business leaders can learn from political vacation scandal, experts say
The ongoing controversy involving politicians who ignored travel warnings over the holidays holds important lessons for Canadian business executives, according to experts in public relations and organizational strategy. They say the situation provides...
China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
BEIJING — A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble," one of her lawyers said. The Pudong
NYT’s ‘Caliphate’ podcast withdrawn as Pulitzer finalist
NEW YORK — A high-profile podcast on terrorism from The New York Times that had been a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize was withdrawn as a contest entry in the wake of the newspaper saying the claims of a man
Record number of journalists jailed because of their work
NEW YORK — A record 274 journalists were in jail at the beginning of the month because of their work, nearly three dozen of them on charges of “false news,” the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Tuesday. It has been
‘A chance to start a conversation:’ Man behind Mr. Covid ads happy with reaction
EDMONTON — It was the slogan of another COVID-19 ad that inspired Kurt Beaudoin to create a funny yet villainous character who has already become a household name in Alberta. "Covid loves to mingle," the 45-year-old recalled reading on a government
NewsAlert: COVID chosen Canadian Press news story of the year for 2020
TORONTO — The deadly virus that swept Canada this year dominated headlines as it killed thousands of Canadians, sickened tens of thousands of others and prompted profound social and economic dislocation.The pandemic, an event whose global impact is uns...