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Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists  The New York Times Federal judge says Kari Lake can’t fire Voice of America director  NPR Judge blocks Kari Lake, tasked to dismantle VOA, from firing its director  The Washington Post Republican-Appointed Judge Deals Legal Blow to Trump Administration  Newsweek Federal judge bars Kari Lake from ousting Voice of America’s director  CNN Source link

U.S. Ambassador to Turkey and Special Envoy to Syria Tom Barrack canceled a planned visit to southern cities in Lebanon Wednesday, Lebanon’s National News Agency said, amid a backlash over remarks he made the previous day that have been criticized by Lebanese journalists as dehumanizing. CBS News has sought confirmation from Barrack’s office at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara of …

The federal takeover of D.C. Police was based on claims that crime is getting worse. But, journalists who’ve long covered the region remember a much more dangerous time. President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police department and deployment of the National Guard was based on claims that crime is “getting worse, not getting better.” But, journalists who have …

“I’ve pretty much given up on this country,” a friend texted me last week. The past several months—and it has, unbelievably, been only that long—have played out like the climax of a Roland Emmerich movie, as one American institution after another has crumbled in the face of a previously unimaginable assault. The nation’s top universities and its most powerful law …

In the fall of 2021, the director Julia Loktev traveled from her Brooklyn home to Moscow, with the intent to film some friends under pressure. That summer, the Russian government had cracked down on the remaining independent media in the country, designating outlets and journalists it found irksome as “foreign agents”. Loktev, who moved to the US from the Soviet …

Steam logo and games with banned stamp (Image source: Steam with edits) Many Steam games are no longer available at the request of payment providers. Ana Valens, formerly of Vice, believes that activist groups have too much influence over payment processors and Valve’s marketplace. The writer who labels the censorship as unjustified now finds herself out of work. Recently, Valve …

Judge Orders Los Angeles Police to Stop Shooting Projectiles at Journalists  The New York Times Los Angeles police cannot detain or fire weapons at journalists covering protests, judge rules  LAist Federal judge orders LAPD to stop shooting journalists with rubber bullets at protests  Los Angeles Times Judge rules Los Angeles police can’t use nonlethal weapons against journalists  Politico LAPD can’t detain, fire less lethal …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Bieber Fever,” the intense adoration of Grammy award-winning artist Justin Bieber, was a phenomenon of the 2010s. After the singer teased his first album in four years, titled “Swag,” AP journalists proved what fans have made known for years — there is no cure. In a private group channel, several journalists who revealed themselves as “Beliebers” …