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David Bauder

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Media maven and longtime journalist. Proud pop to Sophie and Ben. Sometimes proud fan of Mets, Knicks and the ‘Cuse.

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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My look back from five years ago on how 9/11 illustrated a time in the media that was already hurtling toward change. apnews.com/article/life... TV, 9/11 was last huge story for ‘Big 3’ network anchors
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Back on the wire for a project that I didn't get done before leaving a few months ago. apnews.com/article/ap-j... US history, the AP has watched, chronicled and helped people understand a complex world
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Across US history, the AP has watched, chronicled and helped people understand a complex world
Precisely 180 years ago, a handful of New York news executives looking to save money on coverage had an idea. Today, it is called The Associated Press.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I think it’s the point in my day where I can watch the rerun of O.G. Anunoby’s tip-in five straight times. Am I right, Knicks fans?
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Rescheduled correspondents dinner faces some of the same issue, AP's Jocelyn Noveck writes. apnews.com/article/jour... urge correspondents' association to stand up to Trump at rescheduled press dinner
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Journalists urge correspondents' association to stand up to Trump at rescheduled press dinner
Hundreds of former or retired journalists and eight press freedom groups have called on the White House Correspondents’ Association to stand up against the Trump administration’s recent attacks on the...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Was it a greater service to show some of what Trump said, then interrupt for robust fact-checking, or not show him at all? I’d argue the former.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Back to reality for this sports fan. Mets losing 9-0 in third inning. Can I watch Knicks playoff reruns all summer?
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
My discussion about the state of the news industry with Poynter’s Tom Jones on his podcast. youtu.be/LOj2nQ8ips8
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He covered the collapse of local news. Here’s why he still has hope.
YouTube video by The Poynter Institute
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87 apnews.com/article/ted-...
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CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died at age 87
CNN founder and television pioneer Ted Turner has died at age 87. The network says he died Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Disappearing before our eyes: One photographer's passion project of capturing local newsrooms apnews.com/article/news...
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Disappearing before our eyes: One photographer's passion project of capturing local newsrooms
Photographer Ann Hermes is fascinated by things that evoke a time gone by, or about to pass into history.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
apnews.com/article/trum... call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
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Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady
Both President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comic joked last week that the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow.”
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The night the story came to the journalists. apnews.com/article/medi... night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists — hundreds of them
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The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists — hundreds of them
More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists. Not so this weekend, when a shooting forced the postponement of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner — an annual ...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Awesome to see the machinery of the AP spring into action tonight, and be a small part of it. Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner apnews.com/article/whit...
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Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists’ dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A rewrite salvages my trip to Pittsburgh! apnews.com/article/pitt... facing the death of its dominant newspaper, Pittsburgh's media has a surprising turnaround
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After facing the death of its dominant newspaper, Pittsburgh's media has a surprising turnaround
Things looked bleak for media in Pittsburgh until a stunning turnaround. Weeks before the city's dominant newspaper was due to close, a sale has kept it alive.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Proud to see the AP receive recognition for a principled stand, and hear an important reminder about media ethics. In address on media ethics, former Washington Post editor worries about fading moral compass apnews.com/article/jour...
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In address on media ethics, former Washington Post editor worries about fading moral compass
During a contentious era, one of journalism's leading figures says he's concerned about news outlets that may be losing their moral compass.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open apnews.com/article/pitt...
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open
Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
apnews.com/article/jour... back: Tech deal promotes conversations between journalists and those who follow their stories
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Talk back: Tech deal promotes conversations between journalists and those who follow their stories
A media deal is offering a peek into a future where journalists have more than just a one-way conversation with the people following the news.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Looking forward to joining Mike Hiestand, @FrankLoMonte & @margarettalev today at 11:30 a.m. for our “Press Under Pressure” panel at #SpeechMatters2026, hosted by @ucfreespeech. Defending press freedom is essential to democracy. Join us to learn more: uci.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: #SPEECHMATTERS 2026: Preserving the Pillars of Free Expression. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Cracks continue to appear in the pillars upholding our democratic institutions including colleges and universities. Our 8th annual #SpeechMatters conference will look at challenges to the First Amendm...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
apnews.com/article/news... says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism
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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism
The Associated Press says it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspaper journalism that sustained the company...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/04/2026
“Choosin’ Texas” — breakout Nashville singer Ella Langley’s wistful ode to lost love and two-stepping — is surpassing songs from pop superstars. “My favorite thing about it is it’s a country song and it was universal,” singer Miranda Lambert said.
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How a twangy country ballad captivated the nation
Breakout Nashville singer Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” is breaking genre barriers and topping multiple charts.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Fool’s spring is the cruelest season.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Courtney Barnett talks with me about how she navigates writer’s block. apnews.com/article/cour...
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Courtney Barnett works her way through writer's block with a little help from a praying mantis
Writer's block is the fear of any creative person, and it struck rock singer and songwriter Courtney Barnett hard as she made her new album.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
apnews.com/article/voic... orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?
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Judge orders Voice of America be put back together again. What are the chances that will happen?
A judge this week ruled that Voice of America's employees — and the news organization itself — get back to work. Whether that actually happens is anybody's guess.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era apnews.com/article/cbs-...
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CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
CBS News says it's shutting down its radio news service after nearly a century of operation as part of a round of layoffs at the company.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump team applying pressure to media: Tell the war's story the way we see it
President Donald Trump and his team are increasing the pressure on journalists to cover the war in the Middle East the way the administration wants.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
A low-key media organization takes its fight with the administration to court. apnews.com/article/trum... media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood
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A media-rating company says a Trump agency is threatening its livelihood
A company that evaluates news outlets and websites to see which produce reliable journalism says it's under attack by the Trump administration.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Should a news organization be attacked for trying to air te point of view of an enemy? apnews.com/article/kham... administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders
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Trump administration denounces CNN for airing messages from Iranian leaders
The Trump administration is denouncing CNN for airing a portion of the new Iranian supreme leader's first public statement since he got the job.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage apnews.com/article/vide...
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White House war promo videos marry action movies, sports and video games to real-life combat footage
Through its social media feed, the White House has sent out a series of pumped-up videos that mix real Iran war explosions with movie action heroes, video game footage and sports heroes.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony apnews.com/article/base...
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Fox News apologizes for showing old video of a hatless Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony
Fox News has apologized for airing old video of a hatless President Donald Trump at a dignified transfer ceremony as part of its coverage.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Hegseth's comments are a reminder that government isn't always eager to show the human cost to war apnews.com/article/us-c...
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Hegseth's comments are a reminder that government isn't always eager to show the human cost to war
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has drawn negative attention for his comment that the press has emphasized casualties in the Iran war because it wants to make President Donald Trump look bad.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Worked with my colleagues Meg Kinnard and Ali Swenson for this piece on MAGA media. apnews.com/article/iran... appear in Trump's MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war
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Cracks appear in Trump's MAGA base as leading figures criticize the Iran war
Some of the sharpest criticism President Donald Trump has faced in the early days of the Iran war has come from once-loyal media figures more accustomed to singing his praises.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Trump takes unconventional approach to communicating to the public about its war in Iran apnews.com/article/iran...
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Trump takes unconventional approach to communicating to the public about its war in Iran
The Trump administration took more than 48 hours to make any live, public communication with the American people about why it had decided to go to war with Iran.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount's expected purchase of parent company apnews.com/article/cnn-...
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CNN chief prescribes calm after staff anxiety over Paramount's expected purchase of parent company
Shortly after it became known that Paramount was the apparent victor in the competition to buy CNN's parent company, network president Mark Thompson was compelled to send his staff a note to calm down...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products? apnews.com/article/ai-m...
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Growing more complex by the day: How should journalists govern use of AI in their products?
Journalists at the investigative outlet ProPublica have pledged to strike if negotiations for a contract don't take a turn — in what is believed would be the first such job action in the news industry...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
To sit or stand: Trump's challenge to Democrats a key moment in State of the Union address apnews.com/article/trum...
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To sit or stand: Trump's challenge to Democrats a key moment in State of the Union address
As a moment of political theater, President Donald Trump set a trap for Democrats while challenging them in his State of the Union address to sit or stand in signifying their belief in the primary rol...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
My piece on citizen journalists whho have been diving into the Epstein files. apnews.com/article/epst... journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents
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Citizen journalists, citizen sleuths helping to unravel the tangle of Epstein documents
Professional journalists sifting through the trove of documents released in the Epstein files have some help — a cadre of citizen journalists or sleuths who have become obsessed with the material.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Did you like Bad Bunny but, like me, your high school Spanish and deep unhipness left you struggling to keep up? My AP colleague Maria Sherman is here to help you. apnews.com/article/bad-...  Review: Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico's history and culture to a revolutionary Super Bowl show
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Review: Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico's history and culture to a revolutionary Super Bowl show
Bad Bunny delivered a historic performance at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show that brought Puerto Rican culture and history to the fore.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
How the 'Today' show has dealt with a family member in the news. apnews.com/article/toda...  Reporting on itself: 'Today' keeps it low-key in covering search for Savannah Guthrie's mother
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Reporting on itself: 'Today' keeps it low-key in covering search for Savannah Guthrie's mother
It's frequently a challenge for a news organization to cover a story that involves itself, or one of its employees.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Somebody at The Weather Channel’s website has an interesting sense of humor. Their outlook: “It’s officially sweater weather. Expect a cool weekend with highs of 16 degrees.” Sweater weather?
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
A brutal day for journalism. apnews.com/article/wash...  Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand
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Washington Post cuts a third of its staff in a blow to a legendary news brand
The Washington Post is laying off one-third of its staff in the newsroom and other departments, a brutal blow at one of journalism’s most legendary brands.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
In Minneapolis, all-encompassing immigration story tests a newsroom in midst of digital transition apnews.com/article/immi...
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In Minneapolis, all-encompassing immigration story tests a newsroom in midst of digital transition
With the eyes of a nation upon it, the Minnesota immigration enforcement effort has tested a local newsroom in the midst of a digital transformation — and it hasn't left the local journalists overmatc...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Game on at The New York Times. My piece on how its ancillary products have fueled an expansion in its journalismt. apnews.com/article/new-...  This just in from The New York Times: Its first 2-player game, and an evolving business model
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This just in from The New York Times: Its first 2-player game, and an evolving business model
There's a lot more to The New York Times than its news stories, and that's by design. The success of ancillary products on its website — Games, the Wirecutter product recommendations, mounds of recipe...
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting apnews.com/article/repo...
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Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting
Press freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions' apnews.com/article/star...
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Defense Department says military newspaper Stars and Stripes must eliminate 'woke distractions'
The Defense Department says it is revamping the military newspaper Stars and Stripes to focus on “reporting for our warfighters” and eliminate woke distractions.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
My conversation with John Mellencamp, who's giving the people what they want. apnews.com/article/john...  Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits
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Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits
“There's nothing wrong with making people happy,” says singer John Mellencamp, and that's the guiding philosophy of the concert tour he's planning this summer.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
My piece drawing comparisons between video that captured two seismic news events on Minneapolis streets, five years apart. George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased apnews.com/article/vide...
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George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased
Five years after video of George Floyd's killing on a Minneapolis street, video of another law enforcement action in the northern city is central to another American debate.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
An eventful first week in his job for CBS News' Tony Dokoupil, maybe not as intended apnews.com/article/cbs-...
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An eventful first week in his job for CBS News' Tony Dokoupil, maybe not as intended
Nobody could accuse CBS News' Tony Dokoupil of participating in a soft launch. His first days as “CBS Evening News” anchor put more focus on that role than there has been in years.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
A rare 'thank you' to the media from the Trump administration apnews.com/article/vene...
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A rare 'thank you' to the media from the Trump administration
News organizations got a rare “thank you” from the Trump administration for not putting its military action in Venezuela in jeopardy by reporting on it before it happened.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
One last piece to wrap up the year in journalism, and a salute to colleagues all over the world still doing strong, important work. apnews.com/article/pres...  A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around
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A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around
By most measures, 2025 was a rough year for those who care about freedom of the press. It's likely to be the deadliest year on record for journalists and media workers across the world.
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David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup apnews.com/article/60-m...
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'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup
Hours before airtime on Sunday, CBS News' “60 Minutes” held a planned story on President Donald Trump's deportation policy at the order of the network's new editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss.
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