#The media’s fawning over Joe Biden’s is shameful: Devine

#The media’s fawning over Joe Biden’s is shameful: Devine

“#The media’s fawning over Joe Biden’s is shameful: Devine” The spin that the Biden-friendly media have put on his first 100 days in office is embarrassing.  The president has polarized the country further even than Donald Trump, polls show.  Mr. Unity has ratcheted up racial tension, opened the floodgates to illegal migration, spent trillions of…

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#Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic

#Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic

“#Media freedom has deteriorated during pandemic” Enlarge Image Bangladeshi social activists hold placard as they gather in a protest demanding immediate release of Bangladeshi journalist Shafiqul Islam kajol, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 5, 2020. Sipa USA via AP PARIS — There’s been a “dramatic deterioration” of press freedom since the pandemic tore across the world,…

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#Minnesota State Patrol updates guidance on reporters during protests

#Minnesota State Patrol updates guidance on reporters during protests

“#Minnesota State Patrol updates guidance on reporters during protests” Credentialed members of the press can no longer be subject to Minnesota State Patrol dispersal orders, and troopers will halt the practice of photographing them before letting them go while covering protests and have been prohibited from taking other actions against the media. “A free press is foundational to our democracy, and…

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#Media pushes false narrative of racism

#Media pushes false narrative of racism

“#Media pushes false narrative of racism” The riots that have erupted after the killing of Daunte Wright reinforce a familiar pattern. This response is rooted not only in tragedy, but in a distorted perception of reality.   Chelsea Handler, for example, suggested that people of color have a “50-50” chance of being shot by police.  This…

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#GOP Sen. Cornyn questions if Biden is ‘really in charge’

#GOP Sen. Cornyn questions if Biden is ‘really in charge’

“#GOP Sen. Cornyn questions if Biden is ‘really in charge’” Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, questioned Monday if President Biden is “really in charge” as the president keeps a much lower profile than his predecessors. The Texas senator questioned the president’s leadership in a Twitter thread aimed at Biden’s sparse media presence where he shared a link to a Politico article on…

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#News media suffering the brunt of tech titan’s greed

#News media suffering the brunt of tech titan’s greed

“#News media suffering the brunt of tech titan’s greed” Google is under antitrust scrutiny from both the federal government and the states, whose law-enforcement agencies are increasingly skeptical that its dominant market position has been fairly won.  Much of the particulars of Google’s behavior have remained under court seal. But, due to a filing error…

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#New York’s lockdown self-harm and other commentary

#New York’s lockdown self-harm and other commentary

“#New York’s lockdown self-harm and other commentary” Economy desk: NY’s Lockdown Self-Harm The “Great Lockdown” of 2020, laments The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board, involved massive, “self-inflicted” harm — but some states fared better than others. “States that allowed businesses to reopen sooner, and maintained fewer restrictions for the rest of the year, recovered by…

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#Joe Biden, Hunter’s laptop & media lapdogs: Goodwin

#Joe Biden, Hunter’s laptop & media lapdogs: Goodwin

“#Joe Biden, Hunter’s laptop & media lapdogs: Goodwin” On a corner of my desk, there is a small pile of newspaper clips, notes and documents. They date back to last October and are part of the scandalous information contained on a laptop abandoned by Hunter Biden.  Normally I would have thrown the papers away or…

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