NPR media correspondent || Author, Murdoch's World
In GOP circles, Silicon Valley and corporate America there’s been a reckoning about rhetoric that fueled the pro-Trump protest and the ensuing assault on Congress. Not at Fox News, where incendiary talk was legion. My NPR story w @TomDreisbach
This according to NPR review of documents & two people with knowledge of events. Executives at Radio Free Asia and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks have already agreed to similar language. 2/con't
Lipien, like the other execs recently named by Pack to job delayed signing. He justified internally by saying RFE would have lost out on fed $ needed to operate. 3/con't
“The fringe has been woven into the fabric of America” - powerful commentary by @nprscottsimon on @NPRWeekend just now
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Bloomberg News Killed An Investigation of Chinese Ruling Elites And Fired Its Reporter. Then It Sought To Silence The Reporter's Wife. My NPR story - including never before heard audio of Mike Bloomberg and former Bloomber News chief Matthew Winkler
Not words I expected to type, but between Trump's clarion call that he wants to block funds for the USPS to thwart voting by mail, and revelations of the Postmaster General's severe appearance of conflict of interest, the Postal Service should perhaps be the top story of the day
Here's my story on how the media fell short on covering Epstein, with case studies on Vanity Fair, ABC & the NYT. It's a story of society ties, fears of legal threats, and working class victims. I hope you'll give it a listen and a read.
NEWS: Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman was targeting a female reporter wearing a purple bracelet on domestic violence. She has tweeted frequently on DV; he complained about her tweets offering info on DV hotlines when Roberto Osuna appeared in Astros games in 2018. My story:
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