#Burmese police arrest Japanese journalist covering anti-coup protest: report

#Burmese police arrest Japanese journalist covering anti-coup protest: report

“#Burmese police arrest Japanese journalist covering anti-coup protest: report” A Japanese journalist has been arrested by police in Burma in the first foreign press arrest since the country’s Feb. 1 military coup, according to a report. Yuki Kitazumi was arrested on Friday morning in Yangon, the largest city in the country, colleague Linn Nyan Htun said in a Facebook post. Kitazumi had…

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#Disinformation hearing witness Soledad O’Brien falls for disinformation

#Disinformation hearing witness Soledad O’Brien falls for disinformation

“#Disinformation hearing witness Soledad O’Brien falls for disinformation” A journalist who has perpetuated multiple conspiracy theories on social media will serve as one of House Democrats’ witnesses at Wednesday’s hearing on misinformation in the media. Soledad O’Brien, a former CNN anchor turned media critic, will speak before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications…

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#ABC News suspends Matt Gutman over COVID violation: report

#ABC News suspends Matt Gutman over COVID violation: report

“#ABC News suspends Matt Gutman over COVID violation: report” ABC News has suspended reporter Matt Gutman for violating company COVID-19 safety rules, according to a report. Gutman, who has worked for the network since 2008, had gone into a hospital to report a story without first getting permission from management, a source told Deadline. The…

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#How media monetized polarization and other commentary

#How media monetized polarization and other commentary

“#How media monetized polarization and other commentary” Media beat: How Media Monetized Polarization How did our public square become so intensely polarized? By sucking up advertising dollars, the Internet devastated traditional newspapers that treated opinion “like a volatile substance” to be “fenced off from ‘factual’ reporting,” Martin Gurri argues at City Journal. That prompted a…

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