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    Simon Says
    Journalist Neil Sheehan, pictured at the time as a reporter for UPI, died recently at the age of 84.
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    Opinion: Remembering Journalist And Friend Neil Sheehan

    Jan 09, 2021
    NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and work of famed reporter Neil Sheehan who obtained the Pentagon Papers. Sheehan died this week at the age of 84.
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    Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
    After covering anti-police brutality protests in May, photojournalists Nicole Hester, Matthew Hatcher and Seth Herald (who took this photo) were shot with rubber pellets by Detroit Police Cpl. Daniel Debono in an "unprovoked" attack, according to prosecu
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    Detroit Officer Charged Over Journalists Being Shot With Rubber Pellets

    Jul 21, 2020
    Prosecutors accuse Cpl. Daniel Debono of firing the nonlethal rounds at the three photographers, all of whom were covering anti-racism protests. Debono faces three counts of felonious assault.
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    We won! A bunch of! Awards!

    Sep 23, 2019

    Desert Companion takes home honors in annual NPA awards

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    National
    Longmont, Colo., library director Nancy Kerr says libraries are always looking at new opportunities to connect people with information.
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    Public Libraries May Turn The Page For Colorado City's News Desert

    Sep 19, 2019
    Scores of counties across the U.S. have no local newspaper, and some that do say they're not being well-served by them. Longmont, Colo., is considering one possible solution: newsrooms in libraries.
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    World
    Twelve-year-old Jesús Ruiz grieves as he stands before the coffin containing the remains of his father, Mexican journalist Jorge Celestino Ruiz Vazquez, in Actopan, Veracruz, on Aug. 3. The Committee to Protect Journalists said Ruiz Vazquez was the thir
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    12 Journalists Have Been Killed In Mexico This Year, The World's Highest Toll

    Sep 12, 2019
    Amid violent crime and impunity, press advocates say the president's harsh approach toward reporters is not helping the situation.
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    John L. Smith: Sun-RJ Battle Shows Need For 2-Paper Town

    Sep 04, 2019

    Las Vegas’ long-simmering newspaper war bubbled to the surface last week as the Las Vegas Review-Journal posted a front-page editorial announcing its intention to end a 30-year Joint Operating Agre

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    Opinion
    Frank Langfitt, now NPR's London correspondent, was inspired to offer his Shanghai ride service after working in the 1980s as a taxi driver in the U.S.
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    Opinion: The Challenges Of Being A Foreign Reporter In China

    Sep 03, 2019
    NPR's Frank Langfitt reflects on a decade as a journalist in China and how he bypassed reporting restrictions by offering people free rides. It's the subject of his new memoir, The Shanghai Free Taxi.
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    Open Topic: A Matter of Degree

    Aug 01, 2019

    As students head back to school, a new college graduate ponders the value of her degree

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    Code Switch
    President Trump listens during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.
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    Opinion: Report On Racism, But Ditch The Labels

    Jul 16, 2019
    I understand the moral outrage behind wanting to call the president's tweets racist. But I disagree.
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    World
    A People's Liberation Army tank sits below a portrait of Mao Zedong at the Gate of Heavenly Peace in Beijing on June 11, 1989, one week after the crackdown on protesters at Tiananmen Square.
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    'Bearing Witness Is Really All We Have': Memories Of Covering The Tiananmen Aftermath

    Jun 04, 2019
    NPR's Deborah Amos arrived in Beijing days after authorities cracked down on Tiananmen protesters. She stayed for six weeks and shares her memories of covering a critical time in China's history.
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    National
    The photos of five people slain in the Capital Gazette newsroom adorn candles at a vigil in June. The attack was mentioned in the analysis of Reporters Without Borders' annual World Press Freedom Index.
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    The U.S. Now Ranks As A 'Problematic' Place For Journalists

    Apr 18, 2019
    "Never before have US journalists been subjected to so many death threats," Reporters Without Borders said in its annual World Press Freedom Index, adding that President Trump "exacerbates" problem.
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    Pulitzer Prizes Honor Journalists Under Threat With New Crop Of Winners

    Apr 15, 2019
    Judges sought to support the media "even if some wrongly degrade [it] as the enemy of the very democracy it serves." Honors went to The Advocate in Baton Rouge, La., Florida's Sun-Sentinel and others.
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    Hidden Brain
    A copy of the final edition of the Rocky Mountain News sits in a newspaper box on a street corner in Denver, Colorado.
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    Stop The Presses! Newspapers Affect Us, Often In Ways We Don't Realize

    Apr 04, 2019
    This week we consider what we misunderstand about newspapers – from their long history of hype, to the hidden price we pay when they close.
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    National
    In 1949, Ku Klux Klan members ride down a street in Gadsden, Ala., as part of an 18-car parade.
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    Publisher Of An Alabama Newspaper Calls For The KKK To 'Clean Out' Washington

    Feb 19, 2019
    "We'll get the hemp ropes out, loop them over a tall limb and hang all of them," said Goodloe Sutton, publisher of the Democrat-Reporter, after admitting he wrote an incendiary editorial.
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    Media
    Members of the BuzzFeed News team work at their desks at BuzzFeed headquarters on Dec. 11, 2018.
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    Journalists Raise Money, Post Jobs And Buy Beers For Peers After A Week Of Layoffs

    Jan 26, 2019
    After Buzzfeed, Gannett and Verizon's media group announced job losses this week, journalists across the country banded together to offer support.
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    Media
    A plaque from the original <em>Daily Forward</em> office, seen adorning its Lower Manhattan headquarters in 2013.
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    'The Forward,' Storied Jewish Paper, Shutters Print Edition After 121 Years

    Jan 18, 2019
    The newspaper, founded in 1897, says it is shifting the focus of its Yiddish and English content to digital — and laying off nearly 30 percent of its staff in the process.
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    Media
    A reporter with the German publication <em>Der Spiegel </em>has admitted to fabricating material in news stories.
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    Celebrated 33-Year-Old German Journalist Adds A Line To His Resume: Fraudster

    Dec 19, 2018
    Claas Relotius, who has admitted to faking some of his reporting, had written dozens of articles for Der Spiegel.
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    National
    Five wooden markers stand in a makeshift memorial outside the Annapolis Capitol Gazette offices in Annapolis, Md., in early July, honoring the employees killed by a gunman just days before. The victims were editor Gerald Fischman, 61; editor and columnis
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    A Gentle, Agonized Response To Trump's Rage About Journalists

    Dec 07, 2018
    Joshua McKerrow is a photojournalist at Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md.; five of his colleagues where shot and killed this summer. After an angry presidential tweet, he shared a story of loss.
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    Media
    On Dec. 3, 2013, <em>Guardian</em> editor Alan Rusbridger faced questions from the British Parliament about his newspaper's decision to publish material leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
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    Former 'Guardian' Editor On Snowden, WikiLeaks And Remaking Journalism

    Dec 04, 2018
    In Breaking News, Alan Rusbridger reflects on the blockbuster stories he helped publish over the course of his 20-year tenure running the British newspaper The Guardian.
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    Europe
    This undated image from video provided by TV Ruse shows journalist Viktoria Marinova in Bulgaria. On Tuesday, officials announced an arrest had been made in connection with her death on Saturday.
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    Suspect In Rape And Killing Of Bulgarian Journalist Arrested In Germany

    Oct 10, 2018
    Viktoria Marinova's death sparked an international outcry over the dangers journalists face. Bulgarian officials say the evidence shows she was the victim of a sex crime and not targeted for her work.
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    Europe
    A woman holds a candle next to a portrait of slain journalist Viktoria Marinova during a vigil at the Monument of Liberty in Ruse, Bulgaria, on Monday.
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    European Leaders Demand Investigation Of Slain Bulgarian Journalist

    Oct 09, 2018
    A suspect was briefly detained Tuesday, but was let go. Bulgarian officials have indicated Viktoria Marinova was not targeted for her work, and that no suspect or motive has been yet uncovered.
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    Middle East
    The Turkish fiancee of Khashoggi, who identified herself as Hatice A., stood outside of the Saudi consulate on Wednesday.
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    Saudi Critic Vanishes After Visiting Consulate, Prompting Fear And Confusion

    Oct 04, 2018
    Saudi Arabia said that Jamal Khashoggi left the premises in Istanbul. But Turkish authorities said the journalist, a vocal commentator on the Gulf kingdom, remained inside the building.
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    Strange News World
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    Strange News World

    Jul 26, 2018

    Whether through paywalls, charities, or member programs, local news outlets search for a successful model in the age of the internet.

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    Politics
    Sarah Sanders was turned away from The Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Va., in June after being recognized as Trump's press secretary.
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    In the White House Press Room, Sarah Sanders Channels President Trump

    Jul 21, 2018
    Sarah Sanders is marking one year as White House press secretary, a job that requires her to understand and reflect Trump's combative style.
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    Hidden Brain
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    Fake News: An Origin Story

    Jun 25, 2018
    Fake news in the U.S. is as old as American journalism itself. We explore the trade-offs journalists have long faced between elitism and populism, and integrity and profit.
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