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As is often the case with inaugural addresses, Biden focused on broad themes and stuck to claims that were factually defensible.
This is an improvement from a few months ago when she was labeled only as Black.
'Recent weeks and months have taught us a painful lesson. There is truth and there are lies. Lies told for power and for profit.'
‘Our role in coverage of all of these issues is only going to grow potentially. It’s going to be a much bigger deal right now for us.’
'I am flabbergasted at how few people are at the White House right now, seeing him off, how nobody is interested,' the Meet the Press moderator said.
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First gentleman is ‘not an official title, always lowercase.’
Claims about conspiracy theories will persist, but will no longer be amplified by the White House, fact-checkers said.
A look back at 2,044 days of tweets, insults, lies and unfulfilled promises from President Donald Trump.
Every four years, the US swears in a president. And every four years, it’s both news and history. You'll find that in this collection of front pages.
Plus, a look at Biden's mask mandate plans, examining scary Norwegian vaccine headlines, the challenge of building vaccine trust, and more.
About a quarter of campaign promises were fulfilled, about a quarter he compromised, and about half he did not achieve.
Consistency, transparency and humility helped Animal Politíco weather a sometimes adversarial relationship with the new administration.
‘People feel like there are too many polls. But are news organizations going to reduce their polling? Probably not,’ the survey’s conductor said.
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Bartiromo, who went all-in on election fraud and her support of the president, will soon get the keys to Fox's newest primetime show for a few days.
Writing lessons from the inaugural speeches of Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama and Donald Trump.
Plus, post-COVID lungs look worse than smokers' lungs, the loss of smell can be a safety threat, this year's late tax refund date, and more.
On any other day, overzealous bystanders can be intrusive or annoying. Amid the Capitol mob, their taunts and questions were the preludes to assault.
Plus, what a $15 federal minimum wage would mean for workers and businesses, how Biden will focus stimulus help, and more.
After the Jan. 6 insurrection and with access still unclear, some journalists are being extra cautious about safety.
'Your job is to help student journalists cover the news. Their safety is part of that concern ...'
Here’s a run-down of ways to balance the need to document the first draft of history with the need to keep journalists safe.
Your goal should be to get close enough to observe the scene without endangering yourself or others, or interfering with security or rescue operations
With tips from a journalist in Portland who has covered protests for months there
These 20 media executives make up the most racially diverse fellowship class in the program's 14-year history.
We close another tumultuous week with relative calm after last week’s storm of an insurrection at the Capitol. Let's hope it stays calm.
Plus, vaccine trials are looking for teens, restaurant and hotel workers can't catch a break, 61 members of Congress have tested positive, and more.
The media needs to be discerning about the vaccination-related events it reports, and how it does so, and avoid sensationalizing such incidents.
Think of all that has happened over the past year. A pandemic. A reckoning over race. A hotly contested election. And now, two impeachments.
The exodus of users from Twitter and Facebook to apps like Signal and Telegram could make falsehoods harder to trace.
Plus, new Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine data is promising, COVID-19 made foster care even more difficult, and more.
Many false posts make claims about President Trump imposing martial law or invoking the Insurrection Act to prevent Joe Biden from taking office.
In partnership with the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR), the program will offer capacity-building skills to newsrooms from 20 nations.
Many rioters saw journalists as the enemy last week. But they kept doing their jobs, even as their own safety was threatened.
Where social users get their news, Sheldon Adelson's death and the future of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Votebeat will keep going
Joe Biden’s inauguration is exactly one week away, but the country remains as divided and as on edge as ever. And the next week could make it worse.
Plus eight more takeaways from a report on improving immigration journalism from Borderless Magazine.
Under a new distribution strategy, all current vaccine supplies will be available to states, rather than holding back supplies for second doses.
Plus, HHS recommends vaccinating people over 65 and those with preexisting conditions, some Americans face discouraging signup processes, and more.
Examining an astonishing four paragraphs published in The Washington Post about the Capitol attack that push the boundaries of traditional neutrality.
Rioters spat at reporters and hurled slurs. They chased journalists down and destroyed their gear. Some physically assaulted media workers.
Calls are increasing on Capitol Hill to punish lawmakers who may have encouraged efforts to stop the counting of the electoral votes on Jan. 6.
The report by the American Economic Liberties Project also warns of private equity firms’ role in pillaging local newspapers
Photojournalists from Reuters and The Associated Press speak on what they saw and experienced during last week’s chaos.
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They argue the exemption gives politicians carte blanche to spread harmful disinformation on the platform.
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