Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
New York Times' Baquet addresses Trump controversies
By  • 8 October 2019
From the New York Times' reluctance to use the word "lie" or "racist" to describe statements by President Trump to what the news outlet has learned from its coverage of the 2016 election, Executive Editor…
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Career of CNN Digital boss mirrors media revolution
By  • 25 January 2016
The digital age changed the way people get their news. But as it shifts from coming heaved to a doorstep by a child on a bike or via a 6:30 pm news anchor to being always accessible…
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Project Exile: Sniper threat forced Times' reporter to flee Iran
By  • 21 January 2016
"He said to me that it was dangerous outside because he knew that a photo had been given to snipers to shoot me." Nazila Fathi's trip to Canada had been planned as a family vacation…
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Project Exile: Escaping Syrian torture in France
By  • 23 November 2015
"If you have your camera hanging on your neck, or in your bag, it's like carrying a gun." When the Arab Spring erupted in Syria in July 2011, Syrians, like other people across the Middle…
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Ex-Journal editor highlights ethical challenges online
By  • 1 January 2015
The digital age has brought new ethical challenges for news organizations. Among the most insidious is the growth of so-called “sponsored content,” whereby publishers allow advertisers to run articles alongside editorial content – often with…
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects NYT reporter leak case
By  • 2 June 2014
A New York Times reporter who has refused to identify a confidential source to the Justice Department faces jail time after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his appeal. James Risen, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning…
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