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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

10 months

Ok, folks. Let's do this. I'm over on Threads too - @davidfolkenflik

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

2 years

The 73 minutes in which the Murdochs dumped Trump: The NY Post editorial page: "Trump's silence on Jan 6 is damning" - 5.39pm Friday. The WSJ editorial page: "The President Who Stood Still on Jan. 6" - 6.52pm Friday.

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News: JURY FINDS NEW YORK TIMES NOT LIABLE IN PALIN V NYT & JAMES BENNET Unanimous verdict of all nine jurors polled.

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Update: I have spoken with three people with knowledge of Fox's ouster of Tucker Carlson They say Carlson's digital exchanges captured by the Dominion legal team echo the suite of concerns alleged by his ex producer - that his show's workplace was defined by sexism and bigotry.

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David Folkenflik

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There is no more telling way to convey the corruption inherent in having a Trump branded property just blocks from a Trump White House than its desolation a week into the Biden era.

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@JaneMayerNYer

3 years

📍Trump Hotel, DC - Looks like they drained the swamp

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David Folkenflik

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4 years

If only Harvard had a bank account with vast sums of money it could dip into to help set a model for appropriate corporate responsibility during times of national crisis

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David Folkenflik

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6 years

We're watching Nielsen's credibility self-destruct before our eyes. It is what happens when you agree to defend the seemingly indefensible on the basis of falsehoods and lies.

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Not words I expected to type, but between Trump's clarion call that he wants to block funds for the USPS to thwart voting by mail, and revelations of the Postmaster General's severe appearance of conflict of interest, the Postal Service should perhaps be the top story of the day

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NEWS: Rupert Murdoch to be deposed under oath by lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems on mornings of Jan 19 & 20th, according to court filings. It will take place at Fox Studio lot - part of $1.6B defamation suit agst Fox News & Fox Corp over claims of election fraud in 2020.

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David Folkenflik

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For those taking the press conference live: If you're in the news business, it's malpractice to carry Giuliani's press conference live at length without any cut ins to note the myriad ways the public record contradicts him

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David Folkenflik

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4 years

Bloomberg News Killed An Investigation of Chinese Ruling Elites And Fired Its Reporter. Then It Sought To Silence The Reporter's Wife. My NPR story - including never before heard audio of Mike Bloomberg and former Bloomber News chief Matthew Winkler

Bloomberg News Killed Investigation, Fired Reporter, Then Sought To Silence His Wife

The investigation into Chinese political elites would "wipe out everything we've tried to build there," Matthew Winkler, Bloomberg's editor-in-chief at the time, said on audiotape obtained by NPR.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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Group that claims to be outraged about cancel culture literally offers training to college students on how to egg on (edge on?) profs to get them to say things to surreptitiously record to get them fired

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸

@patriottakes

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Unearthed Video: TPUSA Senior Manager Driena Sixto training students to secretly record professors and administrators that disagree with their message and “edge them on” in hopes of getting them fired.

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David Folkenflik

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Fox News full page ad in NYT this AM on public trust as it seeks to settle ten-figure defamation suit on eve of jury trial

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David Folkenflik

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5 years

Here's my story on how the media fell short on covering Epstein, with case studies on Vanity Fair, ABC & the NYT. It's a story of society ties, fears of legal threats, and working class victims. I hope you'll give it a listen and a read.

A Dead Cat, A Lawyer's Call And A 5-Figure Donation: How Media Fell Short On Epstein

Why did it take some of the nation's biggest news organizations so long to take seriously the accusations against the late Jeffrey Epstein? Allegations about his behavior go back more than a decade.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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3 years

NEWS: Fox News reaches settlement with Seth Rich's parents over May 2017 story baselessly alleging he had leaked 1000s of DNC emails to Wikileaks during the 2016 campaign. Fox also suggested - without any evidence - link between Dems and Rich's death in July 2016. /more

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David Folkenflik

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7 years

My full look at Fox's baseless Seth Rich story - and why a Fox contributor alleges it was designed to protect Trump

Behind Fox News' Baseless Seth Rich Story: The Untold Tale

A lawsuit alleges the Fox News Channel worked with a wealthy Trump supporter to concoct a false report about the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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3 years

“While the pandemic continues, Moderna will not enforce our COVID-19 related patents against those making vaccines intended to combat the pandemic. Further, we are also willing to license our intellectual property for COVID-19 vaccines to others for the post pandemic period.”

Jonah Blank

@JonahBlank

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This is huge news: 🙏🏽 #Moderna . Pfizer, AstraZeneca, J&J, and others: -Ball's in your court.

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David Folkenflik

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Demoted VOA reporter Patsy Widakuswara ( @pwidakuswara ) is back on White House beat, as of today. She was reassigned last week after asking pointed Qs to Pompeo and the then VOA director about Trump & US standing in the world. VOA director & deputy replaced yesterday.

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Re; Tucker - It is likely that this has more to do with pending litigation - Abby Grossberg's lawsuit alleging sexism and harassment at Carlson's show - than the defamation lawsuit that just settled for $778M. Yet the suits are linked... / MORE

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NEWS: Shortly after the 2020 election, a Fox News producer begged colleagues not to let Jeanine Pirro back on the air. She was spouting election fraud conspiracies pulled from the web. More in my NPR exclusive on Dominion’s $1.6B defamation suit agst Fox:

Fox producer's warning against Jeanine Pirro surfaces in Dominion defamation suit

Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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Fox's Chris Wallace: "This is a disaster for the Republicans."

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David Folkenflik

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5 years

NEWS: Astros assistant GM Brandon Taubman was targeting a female reporter wearing a purple bracelet on domestic violence. She has tweeted frequently on DV; he complained about her tweets offering info on DV hotlines when Roberto Osuna appeared in Astros games in 2018. My story:

David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

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NEWS: What really happened in the Astros clubhouse after their pennant celebration? What was behind Astros asst GM Brandon Taubman's profane rant at a cluster of female reporters? Tune into NPR at 5.24/7.24p to learn the true story. cc: @npratc @stephapstein

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David Folkenflik

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UPDATE: President Biden names senior VOA news executive Keli Chao as acting CEO over its parent agency, the US Agency for Global Media. Chao had been named whistleblower in lawsuit that successfully alleged illegal acts by Michael Pack, whom she replaces

President Joe Biden Announces Acting Federal Agency Leadership | The White House

Today, President Joe Biden announced the acting agency leadership across the administration to assist in the next phase of the transition of government.

www.whitehouse.gov

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David Folkenflik

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4 months

The Baltimore Sun's new owner, David D. Smith, met with staffers today for more than two hours. Many left on edge. He claimed he had read the paper just four times. He grew up here; his family's local TV empire - Sinclair - is based in Baltimore Co. Other highlights:

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David Folkenflik

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More Pompeo: I reviewed emails between @NPRKelly & a top aide at State. Kelly did say Iran would be main focus but flagged she’d ask about Ukraine too. Kelly asked 11 substantive Qs on Iran. 11! And turned to Urkraine. I asked aide for documentation/clarification. No reply.

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David Folkenflik

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The power of reporting. Hicks' condition revealed by press, not administration - which forced Trump's hand. (take a bow, @JenniferJJacobs @josh_wingrove )

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The fact that Trump and Company knew of Hicks' condition and just pressed on with their plans is almost unfathomable, until you realize how much they had invested in downplaying the pandemic.

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David Folkenflik

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3 years

First on NPR: Trump’s CEO at parent agency of Voice of America paid a law firm millions in taxpayer dollars to investigate his own executives.

Trump Appointee At VOA Parent Paid Law Firm Millions To Investigate His Own Staff

Trump appointee Michael Pack hoped to fire top executives who challenged him at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. When he couldn't, Pack paid a high-profile law firm millions to investigate them.

www.npr.org

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Fb/Twitter’s handling of that NYPost story on the Bidens aside, why has the press shied away? Why wouldn’t it? Littered w red and yellow flags- piece was based on presumptions, written by ex Hannity producer, coordinated by Giuliani. My analysis:

Analysis: Questionable 'N.Y. Post' Scoop Driven By Ex-Hannity Producer And Giuliani

Red flags abound in a story about Hunter Biden that provides fodder for President Trump and his allies. The allegations rest on speculation and assumptions rather than journalistically sound facts.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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Airlifting Trump to a military hospital for coronavirus, keeping him there for *several days,* giving him experimental antibody cocktails- these are sobering times. The WH needs to provide the press & American public with authoritative picture of president's health.

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David Folkenflik

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This feels more like Rupert than Lachlan, though could be both. This feels like calculation rather than principle - eg, that DeSantis a stronger challenger to Biden. What to watch for on Fox: whether tone evolves on dayside/news programs, then Fox & Friends, Hannity etc.

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David Folkenflik

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3 years

“To my knowledge at present, no”

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Fox News’s ⁦ @JaniceDean ⁩ - driven by grief and outrage over the deaths of her in-laws at a NYC nursing home - was relentless over his false claims over Covid deaths at such places - and what that said about Cuomo. This is her vindication too.

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David Folkenflik

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What should happen is that news organizations should no longer carry this president’s remarks live. They can be taped, checked, covered and contextualized soon enough after.

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President Trump now says his musing that scientists may try to find a way to inject disinfectants to treat COVID-19 was "sarcastic" — and that he posed the question "just to see what would happen." Either way, doctors are clear: please, do *not* try this.

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David Folkenflik

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Journalism twitter is rough today. Serious cuts at NPR... threat of walkout at NYT... and people announcing their own layoffs at CNN and Gannett. Be good to yourselves and each other, people.

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The WH now says Trump “did not hear the one statement” meaning “white power.” It’s literally repeated three times by 2 men in the first 12 seconds of the video. The WH did not condemn that white supremacist slogan, instead citing “tremendous enthusiasm from his many supporters.”

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Tucker Carlson announces at end he’s trout fishing and will be away for next four days! He says trip was long planned All Fox hosts say that when they’re suspended or execs want them to get out of dodge to let things blow over.

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David Folkenflik

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2 years

There is *always* an Onion headline

Mar-A-Lago Assistant Manager Wondering If Anyone Coming To Collect Nuclear Briefcase From Lost And...

PALM BEACH, FL—Noting that it had already been there for almost two weeks, Mar-a-Lago assistant manager Chris Mahoney reportedly wondered Monday if anyone was coming to collect the nuclear briefcase...

www.theonion.com

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NPR quits Twitter after it questions the network’s editorial independence - my story:

NPR quits Twitter after being falsely labeled as 'state-affiliated media'

NPR's official Twitter feeds have gone silent. The news organization cites the social media platform's decision to question NPR's editorial independence through a series of inaccurate labels.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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Bret Baier to GOP chair McDaniel: "The transparency and watching the ballots is different than finding fraud that narrows the gap.... There's all kinds of stuff flying on the internet. But when we look into it, it doesn't pan out." Compare to Hannity last night.

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Michael Pack, Trump's pick over the parent agency of Voice of America, is newly accused of breaking tax laws for nonprofits, misuse of office, propaganda.... It's been quite a week. My story, for NPR:

Voice of America CEO Accused Of Fraud, Misuse Of Office All In One Week

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack faces accusations of fraud over his private documentary film company and separate allegations he's promoting propaganda at Voice of America.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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FOX NEWS statement on Hannity: "While FOX News was unaware of Sean Hannity's informal relationship with Michael Cohen and was surprised by the announcement in court yesterday, we have reviewed the matter and spoken to Sean and he continues to have our full support."

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David Folkenflik

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Murdochs’ Fox will pay $7M over this yr and next to Trump’s White House Comms director and deputy chief of staff - Ex Fox News pres Bill Shine. (He left Fox 1.5 yrs ago.) Naturally, disclosed over holiday weekend.

Jeremy Barr

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Bill Shine will receive $3.5 million bonuses from the parent company of Fox News this year and next year, even while working for Donald Trump's White House:

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David Folkenflik

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Tapper is one of one of the best interviewers in TV news because he actually listens to what people say. And, in this case, what they don’t say - the politician and journalists alike

State of the Union

@CNNSOTU

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“The very least the President can do is to try to get to the bottom of what role Putin may have played... and the very least interviewers can do is ask the President about those who serve and sacrifice for us.” - @jaketapper on the lack of accountability over Russian bounty intel

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David Folkenflik

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Welcome news for Seth Rich's family & anyone who values truth and decency. Ed Butowsky sued me for $60M for reporting on his role in a discredited Fox News story about Rich. He sued other journos too. He agreed to dismiss those cases late last year. NPR stood by its reporting.

Rolling Stone

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A former Fox News guest and a pro-Trump blogger are apologizing to Seth Rich’s brother and parents for a series of lies.

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David Folkenflik

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Breaking NEWS: Acting USAGM CEO Kelu Chao has fired the presidents of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia & the Middle East Broadcasting Networks, as of 6pm. RFE's Ted Lipien, RFA's Stephen J. Yates and MBN's Victoria Coates were appointed in late December /MORE

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NEWS: Major public radio stations in Los Angeles, DC, Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, Pittsburgh etc send joint protest to NYT in fallout over collapse of "Caliphate" series. They cite "troubling" actions of "The Daily" host Michael Barbaro & presence of producer Andy Mills. /con't

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BREAKING: US judge Beryl Howell bars USAGM CEO Michael Pack and his team from investigating or interfering with journalists at Voice of America & sister networks - a significant win for Pack's internal critics My story from earlier today (before ruling)

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David Folkenflik

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@MaggieNYT and @kenvogel report some Trump inaugural committee $$$ went to Apprentice producer Mark Burnett, who was involved in producing inaugural activities - and whose unaired Trump footage never saw light of day

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Many on the right are honoring Limbaugh today - Trump, Glenn Beck and many many others The exec director of the Peabody awards, among the highest honors in broadcast journalism, offers this take on Limbaugh's legacy

Jeffrey P Jones

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@davidfolkenflik What Rush Limbaugh did to us: 1. Made opponents into true enemies 2. Revived overt and dog whistle racism 3. Stifled attempts to revive the Fairness Doctrine 4. Showed Roger Ailes the formula for right-wing broadcast success 5. Offered ignorance as "common sense" thinking

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My story about Fox's baseless Seth Rich story - and allegation it was devised to distract from Trump crises

Behind Fox News' Baseless Seth Rich Story: The Untold Tale

A lawsuit alleges the Fox News Channel worked with a wealthy Trump supporter to concoct a false report about the death of a Democratic National Committee staffer.

www.npr.org

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also didn’t call on NYT or NPR or other news organizations but don’t see them getting their most prominent journos to weigh in to complain of a grievous insult

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@mattdizwhitlock

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PRETTY GLARING to walk up to the podium with an approved list of media to call on -- and leave off Fox News and Peter Doocy.

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David Folkenflik

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Might be harder to dismiss had Sanders not conceded to Mueller inquiry that she lied in telling reporters a "large number" of FBI agents had cheered Comey's firing. Reporter: Like 50. HUCKABEE SANDERS: Yes. She later conceded she had none. She said it was "slip of the tongue."

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@SarahHuckabee

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The Atlantic story on @realDonaldTrump is total BS. I was actually there and one of the people part of the discussion - this never happened. I have sat in the room when our President called family members after their sons were killed in action and it was heart-wrenching...

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Public officials don’t have to like reporters. They should respect our tens of millions of listeners & readers though - most of whom are US citizens they serve. Seeking to intimidate journalists doing their duty doesn’t serve the public one bit.

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Did not expect this exegesis of gaslighting and its relationship to current day politics from Teen Vogue

Donald Trump Is Gaslighting America

In this scorched-earth op-ed, Lauren Duca takes on Trump's systematic attempts to destabilize the truth and weaken the foundation of American freedom.

www.teenvogue.com

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This is beyond irresponsible Technically she’s Fox News anchor and editor, according to its website, meaning news side - not even the benefit of saying she’s a pure opinionator. Not that that should suffice in this case.

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David Folkenflik

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Update: NPR National Security Correspondent David Welna wrote in note to colleagues that he was laid off today without warning, effective Sept. 6. He has reported for the network for 3+ decades, 20+ yrs on staff. Three video journalists were also cut, per newsroom sources.

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4 years

More than 119,000 Americans have died from covid-19. Why would this inspire jokes from this or any president?

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Peter Navarro dismisses criticism of Trump's comments in Tulsa about how he asked his people to slow coronavirus testing down to limit the number of cases: "Come on. It was a light moment ... a tongue in cheek thing."

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LATimes confirms 115 journalists laid off, or about 23 percent; newsroom will be at approx 385. NOTE: Taken in combination with last year's layoffs, the Los Angeles Times has laid off about one third of its newsroom in less than a year.

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Ex Murdoch exec: “Over the past nine months I have tried, with increasing bluntness, to get Rupert to understand the real damage that Fox News is doing to America. I failed.”

Former Murdoch Exec: Fox News Is Poison For America

The Rupert Murdoch I worked for was brilliant, courageous, optimistic, and a gentleman. Which makes his bile-filled network all the more confounding.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Yes, Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy, son of Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy, at a network overseen by Lachlan Murdoch, son of founder Rupert Murdoch, is interested in Hunter Biden on the principle that nepotism is bad. Just as Fox did under the last administration.

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Fox News President Jay Wallace announces network will file court brief in support of CNN suit agst Trump

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Prince Harry & Hugh Grant accuse the next CEO of the Washington Post of helping to lead a coverup of Murdoch’s British tabloid scandals more than a decade ago. Will Lewis, who went on to lead Murdoch’s WSJ, has denied it but isn’t talking. My story:

New 'Washington Post' CEO accused of Murdoch tabloid hacking cover-up

Lawyers for Prince Harry and Hugh Grant have alleged in court that The Washington Post's next CEO helped the Murdochs clean up after illegal phone-hacking incidents at their British tabloids.

www.npr.org

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Biden Team drops hammer at US Agency for Global Media & Voice of America VOA Director Robert Reilly & deputy Elizabeth Robbins out New VOA chief: senior news exec Yolanda Lopez, recently demoted after one of her WH reporters asked Secy Pompeo abt Trump

Biden Administration requests USAGM CEO Pack's resignation

United States Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack resigned yesterday after being informed by the Biden Administration that he would be removed. President Biden designated longtime USAGM journa...

www.usagm.gov

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Intrepid indefatigable reporting over the long haul by @jkbjournalist and her Miami herald colleagues rekindked interest

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BREAKING NEWS from Miami Herald: Jeffrey Epstein was arrested by the FBI in New York Saturday night on sex trafficking charges. Remains in custody pending bail hearing Monday.

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Despite false claims and incendiary rhetoric on Fox about the elections and Covid, many journalists inside Fox News concluded Carlson's "Patriot Purge" was dangerous and different. Bret Baier and Chris Wallace objected to Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott & news chief Jay Wallace MORE

David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

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Two longtime Fox News commentators have resigned in protest of what they say are unhinged pro-Trump conspiracy theories embraced on by dominant opinion shows My interviews with @stephenfhayes and @JonahDispatch - more to come on NPR's @MorningEdition

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After four years of silence and a settlement with Fox News, Seth Rich's parents are ready to talk about the harm conspiracy theories do My interview, from NPR’s @MorningEdition

Seth Rich's killing was exploited on Fox News and online. His parents are fed up

Seth Rich's killing brought incalculable loss to Joel and Mary Rich. Baseless conspiracy theories on Fox News made it even worse. They're speaking out for the first time since settling with Fox.

www.npr.org

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US Agency for Global Media Michael Pack resigns, effective 2pm, after waging war on his executives and the international news networks they oversee. A Trumpian legacy of ideological clashes, lawsuits and scandal. More to come.

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David Folkenflik

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“At that point it hit me: this pedophile is going to be in our office.” - MIT whistleblower on 2015 @RonanFarrow : Epstein arranged least $7.5M in gifts to MIT Media Lab - a far greater relationship than Ito acknowledged. (Ito also sits on NYT Co board)

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Update: Fox says it has apologized to the family at the heart of its report: “The now unpublished story has been addressed internally and we sincerely apologize to the Gee family.” No sign Fox has publicly disclosed the story’s retraction to its audiences on the air or online.

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@davidfolkenflik

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Late to this, but very damning - from Fox ran with lawmaker's claim as fact in a news story, after outrage from Marine Corps, made major changes in story then removed it altogether - without a hint of disclosure to public.

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David Folkenflik

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A personal note: My Dad, Bob Folkenflik, died on Saturday from complications of a rare form of lymphoma at the age of 80. One of the greats. If you'd like to learn a bit more, I've written up a little something here.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

4 years

Photojournalist covering Minneapolis protests and riots says she has permanently lost vision in one eye after rubber bullet that hit her face. See thread.

Linda Tirado

@KillerMartinis

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I hat we think happened is I took a rubber bullet to the face. It exploded my eyeball, which has now been patched back together but who knows if it’ll need more surgery. My vision is gone no matter what it winds up looking like scar wise

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Voice Of America White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman Investigated By Political Aides At Parent Agency For Anti-Trump Bias My exclusive story for NPR-

VOA White House Reporter Investigated For Anti-Trump Bias By Political Appointees

An investigation by political appointees into the Voice of America's White House bureau chief for anti-Trump bias is the latest act that may break federal laws promising its journalistic independence.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

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7 years

Fox News retracts story on Seth Rich murder investigation.

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David Folkenflik

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Wash Post publisher & CEO Will Lewis has been named today in court for alleged role in covering up Murdoch UK tabloid scandals while an executive there, by atty for Prince Harry - this per @BInvestigates This echoes NPR’s earlier reporting.

Byline Investigates

@BInvestigates

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BREAKING: Sir William John Lewis - who serves as the publisher and chief executive officer of The Washington Post - has just been named in court for allegedly covering up phone hacking for his former employer Rupert Murdoch

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David Folkenflik

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7 years

This is outrageous. Clearly identified reporter pinned to wall by FCC guards for asking Qs, per National Press Club

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David Folkenflik

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The new Sun owner deflected questions about his own political activities, calling himself apolitical. Smith has been a major funder of GOP candidates; more recently he has funded far-right outfits like Project Veritas and Turning Point USA & financed local ballot initiatives.

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David Folkenflik

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2 years

Two longtime Fox News commentators have resigned in protest of what they say are unhinged pro-Trump conspiracy theories embraced on by dominant opinion shows My interviews with @stephenfhayes and @JonahDispatch - more to come on NPR's @MorningEdition

2 Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson series on the Jan. 6 siege

Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned after the Fox News star hosted a series that relied on fabrications and conspiracy theories about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

4 years

By a 13 percent margin, most recent Fox News poll finds, Americans want Trump impeached. By a 9 point margin, Americans want him removed from office.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

7 years

From one of the most fair-minded journalists in DC

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

3 years

Great local reporting based on a producer’s hunch: Evidence suggests several state Senate candidates were plants funded by dark money

Evidence suggests several state Senate candidates were plants funded by dark money

The race for a state senate seat is going to a recount, with the candidates separated by just 31 votes, but there is a lot more to this intriguing political race.

www.local10.com

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

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To his perception the paper failed to cover local corruption: it has revealed repeated scandals at City Hall and police HQ. In 2020, the paper won a Pulitzer for exposing the mayor's corruption and drove her from office.

Staff of The Baltimore Sun

For illuminating, impactful reporting on a lucrative, undisclosed financial relationship between the city’s mayor and the public hospital system she helped to oversee.

www.pulitzer.org

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

3 years

3 journalists at Voice of America say WH reporter Patsy Widakuswara was reassigned for pressing Pompeo - after which she challenged and was rebuked by new VOA director Robert Reilly Reilly: “You obviously don’t know how to behave”

Patsy Widakuswara

@pwidakuswara

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The nation's top diplomat @SecPompeo ignoring my questions about what he is doing to restore US reputation and whether he regrets saying there will be a second Trump administration.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

2 years

all perfectly designed to reassure advertisers

Elon Musk

@elonmusk

2 years

This is fake – I did *not* tweet out a link to The New York Times!

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

6 years

Just, you know, FCC Chair Ajit Pai doing video at Daily Caller with repeat plagiarist Benny Johnson and a Pizzagate propagandist in mocking opposition to erasing net neutrality regs

Ajit Pai Thinks You're Stupid Enough to Buy This Crap [Update: One of the 7 Things Is Dancing With...

On Thursday, the Republican-dominated Federal Communications Commission and its chairman, Verizon BFF Ajit Pai, will hold a vote on whether to repeal Barack Obama-era net neutrality rules. If passed,...

gizmodo.com

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

7 years

No joke: Samantha Bee announces a BYOB "Not the White House Correspondents Dinner" in DC courtesy of TBS. Same time & day as real one.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

5 years

Look at what the headline says. Surprised it doesn’t get even bigger play. This is a moment.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

1 year

Tough day at NPR: Four podcasts canceled, 10 percent of workforce laid off. We'll learn more about who is leaving the network in hours and days to come. My story:

NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs

NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

6 years

Whoa. @SethMacFarlane gives $2M to @NPR 's collaborative journalism project connecting the coverage of our stations across the nation- plus $500K to @KPCC . (And, for the record: I had no idea of his contribution when tweeting earlier.)

Seth MacFarlane Donates $2.5 Million To NPR & Its LA Station KPCC After Tweet

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is donating $2 million to NPR and $500,000 to Los Angeles’ NPR membership station, KPCC.

deadline.com

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

7 years

NBC NEWS spokesman on Trump/Enquirer allegations: "Joe & Mika kept senior executives apprised as the events unfolded"

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

3 years

Michael Pack, Trump’s CEO over Voice of America, once said his journalists there “need to suffer consequences.” Now a federal judge rules his investigations based on his claims of anti-Trump bias at VOA are Unconstitutional My NPR story

Trump Appointee Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Judge Rules

A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying he caused "self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression."

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

4 years

In interview, transcript shows Pompeo did not contradict @NPRKelly when she noted she confirmed w his aides she’d ask about Ukraine too. (Aide was in room.) Don’t take my word - here’s State Dep’t transcript: /con’t

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

2 years

NEWS: RAKOFF SAYS HE WILL DISMISS CASE AFTER JURY REACHES VERDICT - THAT PALIN LEGAL TEAM HAS FAILED TO MAKE "ACTUAL MALICE" CASE REQUIRED OF PUBLIC FIGURE NODS TO INEVITABLE APPEAL BY PALIN

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

4 years

Pompeo insinuated Kelly mistook a small country in South Asia for a large one in Eastern Europe. She is trained in European studies and was a veteran correspondent at home & abroad on natsec matters before becoming a main NPR host. So implausible the claim not made explicitly.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

4 years

Steve Bannon told Dutch TV station back on 9/28 that he has Hunter Biden's hard drive: "You'll see. Stand by. Stand by."

Eelco Bosch van Rosenthal

@eelcobvr

4 years

Het materiaal over Hunter Biden kwam via Trump-kamp: Giuliani en Bannon. Tegen @Nieuwsuur zei Bannon al op 28/9 (toen niet uitgezonden) dat dit eraan kwam:

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

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1. WH reporter @pwidakuswara asks Pompeo whether he regrets saying he looked forward to 2nd Trump term. 2. She then presses VOA director why he didn't ask Pompeo his reporters' Qs 3. Deputy VOA director reassigns her from WH team. My NPR story:

Voice Of America White House Reporter Reassigned After Questioning Pompeo

During Pompeo's visit to VOA, journalist Patsy Widakuswara tried to ask him whether he regretted saying there would be a second Trump administration after Joe Biden's victory in November.

www.npr.org

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

4 years

Whatever your candidate or party, this is pretty boss

Saturday Night Live - SNL

@nbcsnl

4 years

𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵.

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David Folkenflik

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TUCKER CARLSON OUT AT FOX NEWS

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

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News: Media mogul Rupert Murdoch’s deposition in Dominion Voting System’s $1.6B lawsuit agst Fox News has been postponed. It did NOT take place as planned yesterday or today, according to two people with knowledge. No word on why.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

7 years

Explosive allegations against Fox News out of a New York State courtroom this afternoon...

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

5 years

NEWS: Management at Sports Illustrated just informed its newsroom in meetings that half the staff has been laid off, according to a person present.

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David Folkenflik

@davidfolkenflik

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A small nugget: A Fox News source with direct knowledge of internal decisions said Ed Butowsky is no longer allowed "inside the building."

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