Tag: Media
Pressure mounts on UNC in Nikole Hannah-Jones hiring dispute
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The pressure on trustees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to grant tenure to investigative journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones...
Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for threatening tweet
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a North Carolina man who posted an anonymous threat on social media to lynch...
Ex-House member who resigned amid scandal hit with $220K fee
LOS ANGELES — Former California congresswoman Katie Hill has been ordered to pay about $220,000 in attorneys’ fees to a British tabloid and two...
FBI subpoenas info on readers of news story on slain agents
WASHINGTON — The FBI issued a subpoena demanding U.S. newspaper giant Gannett provide agents with information to track down readers of a USA Today...
Far-right troll charged in Capitol riots avoids house arrest
A federal magistrate on Friday declined to order house arrest for a far-right internet troll charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S....
12 Australian media companies fined for breaking Pell order
CANBERRA, Australia — A judge on Friday ordered a dozen Australian media companies to pay fines from 1,000 Australian dollars ($766) to AU$450,000 ($345,000)...
Biden’s pledge on media freedom may be easier said than done
WASHINGTON — One of the Biden Justice Department's first big moves has been to alert reporters at three major news organizations that their phone...
Reports: Facebook to end rule exemptions for politicians
Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to...
Reports: Facebook to end rule exemptions for politicians
Facebook plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site, according to...
Opposition: Belarusian dissident forced to confess on TV
WARSAW, Poland — The Belarusian opposition said Friday a dissident journalist was coerced to appear in a video on state TV in which he...