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August 26, 2025 4:00 AM

Judge orders Kari Lake to answer questions about Voice of America under oath

U.S. Judge Royce Lamberth ordered Trump administration official Kari Lake to be deposed about her plans for Voice of America, saying she was on "verging on contempt."

by David Folkenflik

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August 25, 2025 4:28 PM

Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses

President Donald Trump lashed out on social media late Sunday against ABC and NBC, putting the nation's top broadcast regulator once more at the center of his culture wars.

by David Folkenflik

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August 20, 2025 9:37 AM

Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in

A dozen newspapers in Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again after buyers stepped in to keep the communities from becoming news deserts where little or no local media remains.

by The Associated Press

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August 18, 2025 11:00 AM

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over 2020 election claims

The conservative network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss.

by The Associated Press

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August 18, 2025 10:30 AM

'Can't stop. Won't stop': Documentary filmmakers face federal funding shortfall

PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward.

by Chloe Veltman

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August 18, 2025 9:44 AM

What’s behind the Trump administration’s immigration memes?

White supremacist tropes and ironic viral jokes illustrate the administration's project of redefining who belongs in the United States.

by Jude Joffe-Block and Shannon Bond

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August 12, 2025 9:00 AM

The changing media landscape

From streaming shake-ups to shrinking newsrooms, how we get news and entertainment is shifting fast. MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a media analyst and a pop culture critic about what’s changing and why it matters.

by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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August 11, 2025 7:53 AM

Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows

Israel’s military has targeted and killed an Al Jazeera correspondent and others with an airstrike as they sheltered outside a Gaza City hospital.

by The Associated Press

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August 11, 2025 5:37 AM

Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI

The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School and OpenAI this summer to digitize the materials and make them more fully searchable.

by Chloe Veltman

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August 10, 2025 8:36 AM

Closure of Midwest-based newspaper chain leaves dozens of communities without a news source

Dozens of communities in the Midwest and West learned Thursday they had lost their newspapers after an Illinois-based publisher announced it would abruptly close because of financial problems.

by The Associated Press

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Judge orders Kari Lake to answer questions about Voice of America under oath

Trump again calls for FCC to revoke ABC and NBC licenses

Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in

Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over 2020 election claims

'Can't stop. Won't stop': Documentary filmmakers face federal funding shortfall

What’s behind the Trump administration’s immigration memes?

The changing media landscape

Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows

Boston Public Library aims to increase access to a vast historic archive using AI

Closure of Midwest-based newspaper chain leaves dozens of communities without a news source

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