Tag: Media
Obama in upcoming podcast credits his mother for his path
NEW YORK — Former President Barack Obama reveals in an upcoming podcast with rocker Bruce Springsteen that he chose a career of public service...
Ulta Beauty pauses Teen Vogue ad spending in editor outcry
<p>NEW YORK — A major advertiser at Teen Vogue, the retailer Ulta Beauty, has paused ad spending at the Conde Nast publication amid a...
Louisiana high school boasts 4 best-album Grammy nominees
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans high school is celebrating Grammy nominations for four of its graduates.
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Irish jockey suspended for dead horse video
DUBLIN — An amateur jockey from Ireland has been suspended for one year after admitting he sat on a dead horse in a 2016...
Authorities in Hungary deny opposition radio’s frequency bid
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary's media regulator on Thursday rejected an application from one of the country's last independent radio stations to regain its broadcasting...
NBA fines Meyers Leonard $50,000 for anti-Semitic slur
MIAMI — The NBA has fined Meyers Leonard $50,000 and suspended him from all Miami Heat facilities and activities for one week, in response...
Myanmar’s searing smartphone images flood a watching world
<p>The images ricochet across the planet, as so many do in this dizzying era of film it, upload it, tell it to the world:...
Pakistani court bans China’s TikTok over profanity claims
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's media regulatory agency on Thursday again blocked the Chinese video service TikTok after two lawyers approached a court in the northwest...
Prosecutor defends failed effort to convict Iowa journalist
IOWA CITY, Iowa — An Iowa prosecutor defended his unsuccessful pursuit of charges against a journalist who was arrested while covering a protest, saying...
Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian authorities have arrested multiple music producers connected to a California-based Iranian pop singer, his management company and Iranian...