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Maybe it’s just a coincidence that Jeff Bezos, whose company gave $1 million to Donald Trump’s inauguration and paid $40 million to license the First Lady’s story, had dinner with the president the night before he dropped his bombshell on the ...
A free press is a cornerstone of American democracy. It informs citizens, holds leaders to account and upholds democratic principles. But after decades of relative freedom, the U.S. press now faces a coordinated series of federal actions that is unmatched ...
“The truth is rarely pure and never simple,” wrote Oscar Wilde. That observation holds true for press freedom on both sides of the Atlantic. The US mythologises its First Amendment as near-sacred, while the UK leans on common law and tradition.
The global press corps must stop looking at Gaza as someone else’s crisis—and start demanding justice. When I learned I’d been selected for a journalism award earlier this year, I felt humbled and honored. But I also felt hollow. It’s not that I ...
Last week, the independent photographer John Abernathy was tackled to the ground by ICE agents during a protest in Minneapolis