Angela Fu, Author at Poynter

Angela Fu

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Poynter

Angela Fu is a reporter for Poynter. She can be reached at afu@poynter.org, on Signal at angelafu.74, on Bluesky @angelanfu.bsky.social and on Twitter @angelanfu.

Journalists push back against parent companies’ contracts with ICE

Some reporters at Law360 and Reuters are raising concerns about ICE’s use of their companies’ databases in immigration raids

March 5, 2026

Angela Fu

Opinion | CNN future in question after Thursday’s stunning Warner Bros. Discovery sale news

Paramount’s bid for Warner Bros. Discovery puts CNN’s future and its editorial independence in question

February 27, 2026

Angela Fu

Opinion | Even the Super Bowl divides America these days

The Big Game has long been common ground, but this year, it mirrored a fractured country

February 10, 2026

Angela Fu

The Washington Post lays off a third of its staff

The cuts affected nearly all corners of the newsroom and include the closures of the sports and books desks and several foreign bureaus

February 4, 2026

Angela Fu

Federal agents arrest journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort in what press freedom groups say is an escalation

The arrests came after multiple federal judges rejected the Justice Department’s attempts to charge the journalists

January 30, 2026

Angela Fu

Opinion | Trump’s overnight posting frenzy draws swift pushback, fact checks

Posts included false economic claims, election conspiracies and political attacks

January 30, 2026

Angela Fu

In Los Angeles, a news outlet ‘superbloom’ is emerging

Five outlets have launched in five months in a city whose paper of record, the Los Angeles Times, has downsized considerably

January 30, 2026

Angela Fu

The FBI’s search of a Washington Post reporter’s home is rare — and part of a growing pattern

Press freedom experts said the legally dubious search escalates a troubling trend stretching back years

January 20, 2026

Angela Fu

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette to shut down after nearly 240 years, citing losses and labor rulings

The closure follows a three-year strike and ends Pittsburgh’s last remaining print daily

January 7, 2026

Angela Fu

Florida billionaire takes control of Lee Enterprises, easing debt and reshaping its leadership

The deal cuts millions in annual interest payments, but what it means for the chain’s local papers remains uncertain

January 7, 2026

Angela Fu

Here’s how many of Project 2025’s media proposals were implemented in 2025

Outlets that received federal funding have been hit hardest, but even fully independent organizations have been affected

December 29, 2025

Angela Fu

The numbers that defined the Trump administration’s attacks against the press in 2025

Nine hours into his term, Trump took his first action against the media. The attacks only escalated from there.

December 22, 2025

Angela Fu

Opinion | President Trump’s attacks on the media are not new, but they’re not normal, either

Trump's default setting when pressed is to verbally start swinging. It should never be normalized.

November 20, 2025

Angela Fu

What happened to the Dart Center at Columbia?

When the center lost a major funder this past spring, it found itself stranded at a university besieged by political and financial attacks

November 17, 2025

Angela Fu

Opinion | The controversy continues at Condé Nast

Teen Vogue shuttered, layoffs, confrontations, firings and legal action

November 7, 2025

Angela Fu

Opinion | CNN future in question after Thursday’s stunning Warner Bros. Discovery sale news

Opinion | Even the Super Bowl divides America these days

Opinion | Trump’s overnight posting frenzy draws swift pushback, fact checks

Opinion | President Trump’s attacks on the media are not new, but they’re not normal, either

Opinion | The controversy continues at Condé Nast

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