Category: US press and publishing

‘He’s a son of a bitch – but he’s usually right’: why did Seymour Hersh quit the film about his earth-shattering exposés?

He is the prickly, hotheaded journalist who uncovered the My Lai massacre in Vietnam and torture at Abu Ghraib prison. Making Cover-Up, a film about his astonishing life and countless scoops, was never going to be easyOne...

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What does Donald Trump think free speech means? – podcast

This week, the US president has announced he is suing the New York Times for $15bn, and gloated that the late-night TV show Jimmy Kimmel Live! had been suspended. JD Vance has also promised to crack down on ‘far...

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Leak exposes Washington Post boss Will Lewis’s role as secret adviser to Boris Johnson while PM

Extensive meetings in 2022 between Lewis, then vice-chair of AP, and Johnson were not disclosed in transparency recordsThe publisher of the Washington Post, Will Lewis, is facing fresh questions over his independence after a...

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The inside story of the Murdoch editor taking on Donald Trump

Since her arrival at the Wall Street Journal, British editor-in-chief Emma Tucker has shaken up not only her own newsroom but also the White HouseThe danger posed to Donald Trump was obvious. It was a story that not only drew...

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Russia frees Evan Gershkovich and others in biggest prisoner swap since cold war

Several foreigners and Russian political prisoners released as Germany frees hitman Vadim Krasikov as part of dealThe Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been freed from Russian custody as part of a major exchange...

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‘Publishing is not a crime’: media groups urge US to drop Julian Assange charges

First outlets to publish WikiLeaks material, including the Guardian, come together to oppose prosecutionThe US government must drop its prosecution of the WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange because it is undermining press...

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Facebook and Twitter restrict controversial New York Post story on Joe Biden

Social media platforms move to limit spread of article amid questions over its veracityFacebook and Twitter took steps on Wednesday to limit the spread of a controversial New York Post article critical of Joe Biden, sparking...

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