Commentary / World Apr 16, 2019
The nanny media we have now cannot be trusted and feeds into the demagogic framing of "fake news."
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World Apr 16, 2019
Pulitzers honor coverage of three U.S. mass shootings in 2018
The South Florida Sun Sentinel and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday and were recognized along with the Capital Gazette of Maryland for their coverage of three horrifying mass shootings in 2018 — at a high school, a synagogue and a newsroom ...
World Apr 13, 2019
U.S. has two months to finalize extradition case against WikiLeaks' Assange
U.S. prosecutors have just under two months to present British authorities with a final and detailed criminal case to justify the possible extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a U.S. government official said on Friday. The official, who asked for anonymity when discussing the case, ...
World / Social Issues Apr 13, 2019
U.K.'s Daily Star last to drop topless women photos that were hallmark of British tabloids
Britain's Daily Star newspaper has stopped showing topless women on page three, becoming the last daily national newspaper to drop the regular soft-core porn feature that for years had been a staple of the country's tabloid press. The paper's editor confirmed on Friday the women ...
World | ANALYSIS Apr 12, 2019
WikiLeaks designed 21st century model for leak-based journalism in a wired age
Using cryptography and virtual drop boxes, Julian Assange's WikiLeaks created a revolutionary new model for media to lure massive leaks from whistleblowers, exposing everything from U.S. military secrets to wealthy tax dodgers' illicit offshore accounts. Assange's arrest in London Thursday on a U.S. extradition request ...
World | ANALYSIS Apr 12, 2019
Long, dogged legal slog likely before Britain extradites WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
by Raphael Satter
The battle between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the American government was always going to be epic, involving concepts like free speech, journalists' rights, national interests, even treason. As Assange settled in to his first night in British custody, his allies and enemies alike are ...
World Apr 12, 2019
Exasperated Ecuador ends asylum for Julian Assange, the world's worst house guest
Did Western media and government hypocrisy bring about Julian Assange's arrest, or was it his bad manners? The dramatic end to Julian Assange's asylum has sparked curiosity about his seven-year stay inside Ecuador's embassy in London that was marked by his late-night skateboarding, the physical ...
World | ANALYSIS Apr 12, 2019
Journalism or not? WikiLeaks' status in media world is complicated
by David Bauder
After the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London, his lawyer was quick to characterize it as an assault against the rights of journalists all over the world who seek to uncover secrets. But was it quite that clear? Does WikiLeaks do journalism, or ...
Entertainment News Apr 11, 2019
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush wins defamation suit against News Corp. over alleged sex assault
Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush won damages of at least 850,000 Australian dollars ($610,000) on Thursday after a court ruled that the Australian arm of News Corp. defamed him by saying he behaved inappropriately toward a co-star in a production of King Lear. The Federal Court, which ...
World Apr 9, 2019
Has the British media turned on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
by Michael Holden
Last May, millions across the world tuned in to watch Queen Elizabeth II's grandson Prince Harry tie the knot with his American fiancee, Meghan Markle, with the media feting the couple as the epitome of glamour and royal modernity. But less than a year later, ...
World / Politics Apr 6, 2019
Ex-spy Valerie Plame eyes 2020 run for Congress in New Mexico
Former CIA operative, author and activist Valerie Plame said Friday she is considering a 2020 run for an open U.S. congressional seat in New Mexico. Plame said she is spending time with residents and will make a decision soon. The seat is currently held by ...
Business / Economy Apr 5, 2019
Cash-strapped Cuba curbs newspaper length due to paper shortage
The Cuban government says a newsprint shortage is forcing at least six state-run newspapers to cut back on pages and circulation days in a potent sign of the cash shortage confronting the island. The newspaper Granma said in Thursday editions that the Cuban Communist Party ...