#Feds charge 4 Iranians in plot to kidnap NYC journalist

#Feds charge 4 Iranians in plot to kidnap NYC journalist

“#Feds charge 4 Iranians in plot to kidnap NYC journalist” Four Iranian intelligence operatives schemed to kidnap a Brooklyn-based journalist and smuggle her to Iran in a bid to silence her criticism of human-rights abuses in the Islamic republic, federal authorities said Tuesday. In a series of tweets, writer and activist Masih Alinejad acknowledged she…

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#Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong’s airport

#Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong’s airport

“#Apple Daily editorial writer arrested at Hong Kong’s airport” HONG KONG — An editorial writer of the now-defunct Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested at the airport on Sunday night while attempting to leave the city, local media reported. Local newspaper South China Morning Post and online news outlet Citizen News cited unidentified sources saying…

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#NYC journalist mocked for piece about trip to Midwest

#NYC journalist mocked for piece about trip to Midwest

“#NYC journalist mocked for piece about trip to Midwest” This guy’s take on fly-over country crashed and burned. A journalist from Brooklyn got mercilessly mocked for a “condescending” article about his trip to the Midwest — after writing he was stunned to find “more than just corn fields” and even “trendy restaurants.” The Insider article by Frank Olito…

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#County to pay 0K to journalists tear-gassed in Ferguson

#County to pay $280K to journalists tear-gassed in Ferguson

“#County to pay $280K to journalists tear-gassed in Ferguson” Three journalists with Al Jazeera who were tear-gassed during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri, after Michael Brown’s death in 2014 have settled a lawsuit with the county whose SWAT team fired the tear gas. St. Charles County agreed to pay $280,000, according to the law firm Lathrop GPM,…

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#CNN’s Christiane Amanpour reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis

#CNN’s Christiane Amanpour reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis

“#CNN’s Christiane Amanpour reveals ovarian cancer diagnosis” Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor, told viewers on Monday that she has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. “I’ve had successful major surgery to remove it and I’m now undergoing several months of chemotherapy for the very best possible long-term prognosis,” Amanpour said at the top…

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#A battle over the future of truth in news: Goodwin

#A battle over the future of truth in news: Goodwin

“#A battle over the future of truth in news: Goodwin” A dispute over whether a New York Times writer should get tenure at the University of North Carolina would seem to be of little national importance. But in fact, the outcome will signal whether traditional standards of journalism can survive the onslaught of racialized advocacy…

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#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime

“#Detained journalist has lifelong fight against Belarus regime” KYIV, Ukraine — Raman Pratasevich has been part of the Belarus political opposition for over a decade and has long feared the authorities would try to abduct him, even though he was living abroad. The 26-year-old dissident journalist couldn’t imagine, however, just how far they would go….

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