#Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar

#Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar

“#Thein Zaw released from detention in Myanmar” YANGON, Myanmar — Thein Zaw, a journalist for The Associated Press who was arrested more than three weeks ago while covering a protest against the coup in Myanmar, was released from detention on Wednesday. Visibly thinner than before his arrest, Thein Zaw waved and smiled to photographers as…

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#News outlets battling restrictions to cover border crisis

#News outlets battling restrictions to cover border crisis

“#News outlets battling restrictions to cover border crisis” The ability of news outlets, including The Post, to document the crisis at the US-Mexico border has been severely restricted in recent weeks, despite repeated assurances from the White House that President Biden is committed to “transparency.” Tens of thousands of Central American migrants — including thousands…

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#US goes wobbly under Biden: Goodwin

#US goes wobbly under Biden: Goodwin

“#US goes wobbly under Biden: Goodwin” As metaphors go, it will be hard to top President Biden falling up the steps of Air Force One. He went down not once, not twice, but three times before scrambling to his feet.  That was bad enough, but a silly White House excuse made it worse. Wind gusts…

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#BuzzFeed takes buzzsaw to newly acquired HuffPost

#BuzzFeed takes buzzsaw to newly acquired HuffPost

“#BuzzFeed takes buzzsaw to newly acquired HuffPost” Just three weeks after finalizing a deal to buy HuffPost, Jonah Peretti’s BuzzFeed is taking a buzzsaw to the left-leaning news and culture site. BuzzFeed on Tuesday said it made a series of cuts in HuffPost that will result in 47 US jobs lost, including Executive Editor Hillary…

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#US reporter Albert Wilder Taylor honored in South Korea

#US reporter Albert Wilder Taylor honored in South Korea

“#US reporter Albert Wilder Taylor honored in South Korea” South Korea on Saturday honored an American news correspondent whose accidental discovery of secretly printed copies of the Korean Declaration of Independence led to the world learning of the nation’s efforts to end Japanese occupation. The honor came in the form of dedicating the home Albert…

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#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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