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Even Conservative Media, Trump's Usual Defenders, Struggle To Explain Helsinki

NCPR

Conservative media haven't been as supportive as usual of President Trump after the Helsinki summit in which he appeared to side with Russia's president over the U.S. intelligence community.

Even Conservative Media, Trump's Usual Defenders, Struggle To Explain Helsinki

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Business

FCC Blocks Sinclair-Tribune Deal

A top federal regulator has knocked Sinclair Broadcast Group's planned acquisition of Tribune Media's TV stations off course. The takeover would have further consolidated the local TV business.

FCC Blocks Sinclair-Tribune Deal

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Movies

The Reporting Before The Iraq War In 'Shock And Awe'

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Rob Reiner and Joey Hartstone about their new film Shock and Awe, which tells the story of Knight-Ridder journalists who reported the run-up to the Iraq War.

The Reporting Before The Iraq War In 'Shock And Awe'

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'Weekend Edition' Bids Farewell To Editor Jordana Hochman

We'd like to take a moment to bid farewell to someone who — even though you may not know it — shapes what you hear on Weekend Edition.

'Weekend Edition' Bids Farewell To Editor Jordana Hochman

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Analysis

Bill Shine's White House Appointment Underlines Deep Ties Between Fox News And Trump

Bill Shine is going from the Fox News to the White House. Shine left Fox over his role in the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal. He will now oversee communications for a scandal-tarred president.

Bill Shine's White House Appointment Underlines Deep Ties Between Fox News And Trump

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Journalist Sees 'Almost No Daylight' Between Fox News And White House Agendas

President Trump has the phone numbers of prominent Fox News personalities, says Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman. "He will call them to suggest story ideas or to compliment them, and when they go on the air, they are thinking of ways to speak directly to the president." Richard Drew/AP hide caption

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Journalist Sees 'Almost No Daylight' Between Fox News And White House Agendas

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Vanity Fair's Gabriel Sherman says the president and Fox News host Sean Hannity "speak almost daily, after Hannity's show, sometimes before, and sometimes for up to an hour a day."

Journalist Sees 'Almost No Daylight' Between Fox News And White House Agendas

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Reuters Reporters To Face Trial In Myanmar After Covering Rohingya Massacre

Wa Lone, 32, speaks to reporters as police escort him from the courthouse following his pretrial hearing Monday in Yongon. He is one of two Reuters reporters charged with breaking the country's secrecy law, which carries the possibility of 14 years in prison. Myo Kyaw Soe/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Asia

Reuters Reporters To Face Trial In Myanmar After Covering Rohingya Massacre

Despite international outrage, a Myanmar court has ruled that a case can proceed against Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were arrested while reporting on the killings of 10 Rohingya men last fall.

The Stories We're Missing When We Focus On Trump's Supreme Court Pick

Journalists set up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Monday in anticipation of President Trump's announcing his next Supreme Court nomination Monday evening. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption

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Analysis

The Stories We're Missing When We Focus On Trump's Supreme Court Pick

It matters, because important stories are getting less attention, coverage and prominence than they should — a state of affairs likely to worsen in the weeks and months ahead.

Politics

There Are Worries A Trade War Could Cost GOP Its Majority In Congress

Some Republicans are fearful of a full-blown trade war. As the impact of China's tariffs start to take effect, David Greene talks to Jonah Goldberg, senior editor at National Review.

There Are Worries A Trade War Could Cost GOP Its Majority In Congress

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Media Coverage And The Supreme Court

NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with Matthew Hitt of Colorado State University about his research into how certain news coverage can change public perceptions of the Supreme Court.

Media Coverage And The Supreme Court

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Middle East

View Of Rebel-Held Areas Of Yemen From 'PBS NewsHour'

Steve Inskeep talks to Jane Ferguson of PBS NewsHour about her reporting trip to rebel-held territories in Yemen. Few journalists have accessed the areas since the start of the 2015 civil war.

View Of Rebel-Held Areas Of Yemen From 'PBS NewsHour'

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The Importance Of Local Journalism

Local journalists Nyssa Kruse, David Ovalle, Corrie MacLaggan, and Landon Shroder talk about the importance of what they do after the shooting that left five people dead in a newsroom in Maryland.

The Importance Of Local Journalism

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An Apology And Back Pay For Editor In BBC Gender Pay Inequity Battle

Former BBC China editor, Carrie Gracie, beams outside the BBC headquarters. Gracie recently came to an agreement regarding her equal-pay dispute with the media company. Dominic Lipinski /PA Images via Getty Images hide caption

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World

An Apology And Back Pay For Editor In BBC Gender Pay Inequity Battle

The media giant admitted to underpaying former China editor, Carrie Gracie. Both parties have decided on a settlement that is touted as a win in the fight against the gender wage gap.

Working The Night Shift For Mexico City's Bloody Crime Tabloids

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Latin America

Working The Night Shift For Mexico City's Bloody Crime Tabloids

Reporting on crime for sensationalist media in the Mexican capital reveals the dark side of a city where officials have tried to keep the crime problem under wraps.

Working The Night Shift For Mexico City's Bloody Crime Tabloids

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National

How Rare Are Attacks On Journalists?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, about how rare attacks on journalists are in the U.S., and how President Trump's frequent anti-media rhetoric has affected the working environment for journalists.

How Rare Are Attacks On Journalists?

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