Pittsburgh Newspaper Bars Black Reporter From Covering Protests The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette barred a black reporter from covering unrest over a flippant tweet. The same day, editors gave a white reporter only a warning for a vulgar tweet about a looting suspect.Toggle more optionsThe fight over racial justice that has sparked protests across the country is also upending some of the country's leading newsrooms. At The New York Times, as editorial page editor, yielding to colleagues who had the posting of a column by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in which he advocated that the military help quell...…Pittsburgh Newspaper Bars Black Reporter From Covering Protests The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette barred a black reporter from covering unrest over a flippant tweet. The same day, editors gave a white reporter only a warning for a vulgar tweet about a looting suspect.Toggle more optionsThe fight over racial justice that has sparked protests across the country is also upending some of the country's leading newsrooms. At The New York Times, as editorial page editor, yielding to colleagues who had the posting of a column by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in which he advocated that the military help quell...WW…

Trump's New U.S. Media Chief Raises Concerns Of Politicization On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.Heard onToggle more optionsPresident Trump's pick to lead the , Michael Pack, showed up to work Wednesday for the first time after being approved by the U.S. Senate two weeks earlier. His words to staff were affirming. His actions were anything but. Pack swiftly sidelined most of the agency's senior leadership by stripping them of their...…Trump's New U.S. Media Chief Raises Concerns Of Politicization On Wednesday, President Trump's new appointee as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media dismissed the directors of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and other government outlets.Heard onToggle more optionsPresident Trump's pick to lead the , Michael Pack, showed up to work Wednesday for the first time after being approved by the U.S. Senate two weeks earlier. His words to staff were affirming. His actions were anything but. Pack swiftly sidelined most of the agency's senior leadership by stripping them of their...WW…

U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign VOA Journalists Dozens of foreign nationals working in the U.S. for Voice of America may have to leave the country, putting some at risk of retribution from their nations' governments.Mark KatkovUpdated at 2 p.m. ET Dozens of foreign nationals working as journalists in the U.S. for Voice of America, the federal government's international broadcaster, will not have their visas extended once they expire, according to three people with knowledge of the decision. Those people — each with current or past ties to the agency — said the...…U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign VOA Journalists Dozens of foreign nationals working in the U.S. for Voice of America may have to leave the country, putting some at risk of retribution from their nations' governments.Mark KatkovUpdated at 2 p.m. ET Dozens of foreign nationals working as journalists in the U.S. for Voice of America, the federal government's international broadcaster, will not have their visas extended once they expire, according to three people with knowledge of the decision. Those people — each with current or past ties to the agency — said the...WW…

NPR's Radio Ratings Drop As Pandemic Ends Listeners' Commutes : Coronavirus Updates Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the public broadcaster lost about a quarter of its radio audience in the second quarter of 2020, compared with a year earlier. Even so, digital audiences surged.Broadcast ratings for nearly all of NPR's radio shows took a steep dive in major markets this spring, as the coronavirus pandemic kept many Americans from commuting to work and school. The network's shows lost roughly a quarter of their audience between the second quarter of 2019 and the same months in 2020....…NPR's Radio Ratings Drop As Pandemic Ends Listeners' Commutes : Coronavirus Updates Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the public broadcaster lost about a quarter of its radio audience in the second quarter of 2020, compared with a year earlier. Even so, digital audiences surged.Broadcast ratings for nearly all of NPR's radio shows took a steep dive in major markets this spring, as the coronavirus pandemic kept many Americans from commuting to work and school. The network's shows lost roughly a quarter of their audience between the second quarter of 2019 and the same months in 2020....WW…

Fox News Executive Seeks To Rein In Stars Over Shutdown Protests Fox News stars have championed protests against governors who have ordered shutdowns to contain the pandemic. A top Fox executive ordered hosts to acknowledge health risks posed by the rallies.Toggle more optionsUpdated at 4:41 p.m. ET Fox News personalities have been cheerleading protesters across the U.S. gathering in defiance of state lockdown orders. This week, the situation became so extreme that a top executive at the network tried to rein in his stars. Fox News President Jay Wallace sent a directive Monday urging Fox...…Fox News Executive Seeks To Rein In Stars Over Shutdown Protests Fox News stars have championed protests against governors who have ordered shutdowns to contain the pandemic. A top Fox executive ordered hosts to acknowledge health risks posed by the rallies.Toggle more optionsUpdated at 4:41 p.m. ET Fox News personalities have been cheerleading protesters across the U.S. gathering in defiance of state lockdown orders. This week, the situation became so extreme that a top executive at the network tried to rein in his stars. Fox News President Jay Wallace sent a directive Monday urging Fox...WW…

After Killing Investigation, Bloomberg News Sought To Silence Reporter's Wife The investigation into Chinese political elites would "wipe out everything we've tried to build there," Matthew Winkler, Bloomberg's editor-in-chief at the time, said on audiotape obtained by NPR.Heard onToggle more optionsMichael Bloomberg's short-lived presidential bid reignited a long-simmering dispute over the widespread use of nondisclosure agreements at American corporations — especially at his own. His namesake company, Bloomberg LP, has used nondisclosure agreements broadly to conceal allegations and...…After Killing Investigation, Bloomberg News Sought To Silence Reporter's Wife The investigation into Chinese political elites would "wipe out everything we've tried to build there," Matthew Winkler, Bloomberg's editor-in-chief at the time, said on audiotape obtained by NPR.Heard onToggle more optionsMichael Bloomberg's short-lived presidential bid reignited a long-simmering dispute over the widespread use of nondisclosure agreements at American corporations — especially at his own. His namesake company, Bloomberg LP, has used nondisclosure agreements broadly to conceal allegations and...WW…

NPR hosts' departures fuel questions over race. The full story is complex. NPR faces tough questions about race after the departures of prominent hosts Audie Cornish, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Noel King. Yet their decisions also reflect major forces transforming the media.In the wake of a trio of departures, news stories and private messages shared among NPR staffers reflected the concern that Black and Latina stars are leaving the network in droves. In November, Weekend Edition Sunday host Lulu Garcia-Navarro left to host a podcast for The New York Times opinion section. In December, Noel...…NPR hosts' departures fuel questions over race. The full story is complex. NPR faces tough questions about race after the departures of prominent hosts Audie Cornish, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Noel King. Yet their decisions also reflect major forces transforming the media.In the wake of a trio of departures, news stories and private messages shared among NPR staffers reflected the concern that Black and Latina stars are leaving the network in droves. In November, Weekend Edition Sunday host Lulu Garcia-Navarro left to host a podcast for The New York Times opinion section. In December, Noel...WW…

'Project Mayhem': Reporters Race To Save Tribune Papers From 'Vulture' Fund The Baltimore Sun's Liz Bowie is leading reporters across Tribune properties to find civic-minded owners for the chain's newspapers before a hedge fund with a record of slashing cuts buys the company.David FolkenflikToggle more optionsJournalists working for the storied newspapers of Tribune Publishing Company are racing against the most intense deadline of their careers to find new owners for their company before May 21. That's when the hedge fund Alden Global Capital, , is poised to make good on its plans to buy...…'Project Mayhem': Reporters Race To Save Tribune Papers From 'Vulture' Fund The Baltimore Sun's Liz Bowie is leading reporters across Tribune properties to find civic-minded owners for the chain's newspapers before a hedge fund with a record of slashing cuts buys the company.David FolkenflikToggle more optionsJournalists working for the storied newspapers of Tribune Publishing Company are racing against the most intense deadline of their careers to find new owners for their company before May 21. That's when the hedge fund Alden Global Capital, , is poised to make good on its plans to buy...WW…

Hedge Fund Alden Global Capital Poised To Acquire Tribune Publishing The hedge fund Alden Global Capital is poised to acquire full control of Tribune Publishing. It already owns nearly 200 papers around the country. Those who have worked for the company say: beware.Heard onToggle more optionsThe hedge fund Alden Global Capital is poised to acquire full control of Tribune Publishing. It already owns nearly 200 papers around the country. Those who have worked for the company say: beware.AILSA CHANG, HOST:Most local newspapers have been gutted by changes in how people consume the news and by...…Hedge Fund Alden Global Capital Poised To Acquire Tribune Publishing The hedge fund Alden Global Capital is poised to acquire full control of Tribune Publishing. It already owns nearly 200 papers around the country. Those who have worked for the company say: beware.Heard onToggle more optionsThe hedge fund Alden Global Capital is poised to acquire full control of Tribune Publishing. It already owns nearly 200 papers around the country. Those who have worked for the company say: beware.AILSA CHANG, HOST:Most local newspapers have been gutted by changes in how people consume the news and by...WW…

At 'LA Times,' Rancor Over Racial Equity Roils Newsroom Staffers at the Los Angeles Times say editors have failed to fulfill promises of racial equity at the paper including in hiring, pay and the coverage it offers readers.Heard onToggle more optionsThe Los Angeles Times' top editor is scrambling to placate journalists of color after years of often-unfulfilled promises by the paper to make grand progress in the diversity of the newsroom's ranks. Some journalists have used terms such as "internal uprising" to describe their anger over racial inequity at the paper. Scores have participated...…At 'LA Times,' Rancor Over Racial Equity Roils Newsroom Staffers at the Los Angeles Times say editors have failed to fulfill promises of racial equity at the paper including in hiring, pay and the coverage it offers readers.Heard onToggle more optionsThe Los Angeles Times' top editor is scrambling to placate journalists of color after years of often-unfulfilled promises by the paper to make grand progress in the diversity of the newsroom's ranks. Some journalists have used terms such as "internal uprising" to describe their anger over racial inequity at the paper. Scores have participated...WW…