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David Pecker testimony at Trump trial reveals the seedy underbelly of his tabloid journalism
WASHINGTON — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial this week revealed the underhanded tactics his publication used to defend the former president, flagrantly violating not only mainstream journalism ethics rules, but even the more lurid standards typical of tabloids like his.
Trump's criminal trials are accelerating the countdown clock on America's news media
The American news media is facing an extreme challenge as it prepares to celebrate itself tonight at the White House Correspondents' dinner. During normal times covering a presidential election is hard work. But the Age of Trump and the larger democracy crisis have made reporting and commenting about the news and current events even more difficult. How has the American mainstream news media as an institution met the challenge?
Russian court places Forbes journalist under house arrest
A Russian court has placed a journalist from the local edition of US magazine Forbes under house arrest.Sergei Mingazov was detained earlier on Friday on suspicion of spreading false information about the Russian army, according to the magazine.Vladimir Torkonyak, an official from the Khabarovsk Regional Court said that the 55-year-old journalist was placed under house arrest for spreading “fake news about the Russian army” through a two-year-old post on a Telegram channel, reported Russia’s state-owned RIA news agency.His lawyer, Konstantin Bubon, said the social media post was about the Russian atrocities in Ukraine’s Bucha where the invading forces were...
Unemployment claims in Massachusetts increased last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Massachusetts rose last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, increased to 8,103 in the week ending April 20, up from 4,538 the week before, the Labor Department said. U.S. unemployment...
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