David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik appears in the following:

'New York Times' disbands its sports desk. Will rely on a sports website it acquired

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

The New York Times has killed its sports department, saying coverage will be drawn from its online sports site, The Athletic. It acquired the site last year for $550 million.

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Judge limits Biden administration's communication with social media companies

Wednesday, July 05, 2023

A federal judge has restricted the Biden administration and some government agencies and officials from communicating with social media companies about certain content.

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Fox pays $12 million to resolve suit alleging bias at Tucker Carlson's show

Friday, June 30, 2023

Ex-producer Abby Grossberg alleged Tucker Carlson created a workplace defined by bigotry and sexism. Her case factored into Carlson's ouster from Fox News and the settlement of another major lawsuit.

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Geraldo Rivera, Fox and Me

Friday, June 30, 2023

Geraldo Rivera leaves Fox News. He was a war correspondent, a host, a Trump supporter and, in his later years, an unexpected voice of reason — but above all, he was a showman.

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Fox warns Tucker Carlson to stop posting videos on Twitter

Thursday, June 15, 2023

Conservative provocateur Tucker Carlson posted his third video to Twitter this week, ignoring warnings from his former employer, Fox News, to cease and desist amid an alleged contract battle.

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'Los Angeles Times' to lay off 13% of newsroom

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

The L.A. Times is the latest in a string of media outlets to cut staff, citing economic headwinds. Leaders say 74 journalists will lose their jobs.

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CEO Chris Licht ousted at CNN after a year of crisis

Wednesday, June 07, 2023

CNN's embattled CEO, Chris Licht, is out after a turbulent first year that included layoffs, a botched town hall with former President Donald Trump and a no-holds-barred profile in The Atlantic.

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Journalists at Gannett newspapers walk out over deep cuts and low pay

Monday, June 05, 2023

Journalists at 24 Gannett newspapers decimated by financial cuts are protesting the failure of contract negotiations to resolve what they say is low pay and increasingly stressful working conditions.

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Gannett journalists are walking off the job to protest papers' working conditions

Monday, June 05, 2023

Journalists at Gannett newsrooms in seven states are set to walk out Monday in a strike to protest working conditions. It's the largest such action in the company's history.

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NPR's Terence Samuel to lead USA Today

Friday, June 02, 2023

USA Today has named Terence Samuel, a veteran political journalist who has helped to lead NPR's newsroom since 2017, to be its next editor in chief.

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Carlson's ouster from the Fox News Channel resounds in unexpected ways

Friday, May 26, 2023

Cable news ratings are low — seriously low — damaged by Tucker Carlson, a slow news cycle and, above all, cord cutting.

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Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Investigators found Trump's appointee at the U.S. Agency for Global Media repeatedly abused his power. "It just takes one's breath away," says David Seide, a lawyer who represented whistleblowers.

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Fallout from the Trump town hall exposes internal strife at CNN

Friday, May 19, 2023

CNN's town hall last week with former President Donald Trump has crystalized dissent inside the network over the new boss' efforts to shear it of anti-Trump sentiment.

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The New York Times' Sulzberger warns reporters of 'blind spots and echo chambers'

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

In recent years, social justice movements have affected U.S. newsrooms. In a 12,000-word essay, New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger argues journalism must be free of personal ideology.

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CNN's town hall with Donald Trump takes on added stakes after verdict in Carroll case

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

CNN's transformation away from an anti-Trump lineup includes a live town hall featuring Donald Trump. That comes with its own challenges.

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Tucker Carlson says he'll take his show to Twitter

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The fired Fox News host announced he is bringing his show to Twitter, owned by Elon Musk, "soon." His lawyers reportedly have sent threatening letters to Fox to let him out of his contract.

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Since Dominion settlement, criticism swirls around leaders of Fox's parent company

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

The Fox-Dominion case settlement and other scandals at the network are bringing long-simmering tensions over the Murdoch family's leadership to the surface.

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Fox isn't in the apology business. That could cost it a ton of money

Tuesday, May 09, 2023

When Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch addressed investors on Tuesday, he did not apologize for the events that led to a $787 million settlement over the broadcasting of election-related falsehoods.

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Since the firing of Tucker Carlson, viewers have deserted Fox

Friday, April 28, 2023

Since Monday when Fox News fired its biggest star, Tucker Carlson, its ratings have slumped. But Carlson's fate is much more uncertain.

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Fox News and Tucker Carlson have parted ways, the network announced

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Fox News announced Monday that primetime star Tucker Carlson had hosted his last show on Friday. Fox had stood by him through several controversies. Why the split now?

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