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The NewsLab is operated by the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation in the School of Journalism and New Media at the University of Mississippi. We work to advance journalistic standards, media literacy and professional training.

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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 23h
Sam Cooke sang “don’t know much about history,” but you will after listening to the fascinating lesson spanning the centuries about educating the republic in this weekend’s episode of America at 250: Due Diligence on your radio, online or right here. newsguy.substack.com/p/reading-wr...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 17h
NYT - DoJ is investigating whether the major TV networks — violated federal antitrust laws when the group briefly suspended their pooled coverage of President Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/b...
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Justice Dept. Is Investigating TV Networks Over Trump Pool Coverage (Gift Article)
Major TV networks were notified on Friday that the department was looking into whether they violated antitrust laws when they suspended pool coverage of President Trump.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
CPJ - Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach and his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko were violently detained in Vienna on Thursday and held for more than 12 hours on suspicion of espionage. cpj.org/2026/10/ukra...
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Ukrainian journalists detained in Austria; authorities must urgently explain why - Committee to Protect Journalists
Berlin, October 9, 2026—Austrian authorities must urgently explain why Ukrainian investigative journalist Mykhailo Tkach and his colleague Yaroslav Bondarenko were violently detained in Vienna on Thur...
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
National Press Club awards José Rubén Zamora — founder of Guatemalan investigative outlet el Periódico — with its highest press freedom honor. www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
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National Press Club Honors Guatemalan Journalist José Rubén Zamora with John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Press Club is honoring José Rubén Zamora — founder of Guatemalan investigative outlet el Periódico and one of Central America's most consequential journalists — with it...
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
USA Today and several newspapers it owns have filed a copyright lawsuit in federal court against OpenAI. fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldoc...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Fox News Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, traveling on Air Force One in the TV correspondent seat, went to the front of the plane after takeoff from Texas last night to talk with President Trump off-the-record as WHCA president to discus press access after his ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A modest increase in Americans’ trust in the news media offers encouragement, but public confidence remains historically weak, according to the Center for Integrity in News Reporting. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/gall...
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Gallup Poll shows uptick in media trust; CFINR says rebuilding public confidence remains urgent - Editor and Publisher
Trust rises from record low, but roughly two-thirds of Americans still have little or no confidence in the news media.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The BBC's new boss wants the British broadcaster to "be more Elvis." deadline.com/2026/10/bbc-...
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BBC Boss Matt Brittin Details Silicon Valley Revolution At Broadcaster
In a speech to staff, BBC director general Matt Brittin outlined a Sillicon Valley-isation of the BBC, calling on the corporation to "be more Elvis."
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Thousands of nonprofit foundations have made major investments in news initiatives in the US, but the model may not be sustainable to save local journalism. www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/a-st...
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A study of nonprofit newsrooms reveals some cracks in the model’s foundation
Plus: Audiences aren't too keen on AI news anchors, journalists say government funding doesn't compromise their independence, and disillusionment in the profession is prevalent.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Skydance, the combined Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery, puts under one corporate ownership dozens of movie studios, TV channels and entertainment brands. thedesk.net/2026/10/para...
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Serbia’s journalists describe how spurious litigation, online threats and physical attacks have escalated. reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news/serbia-...
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As Serbia heads to the polls, independent media faces the fiercest pressure in decades
On 1 November 2024 the canopy above the entrance to the main railway station in Serbia’s second-largest city collapsed. Sixteen people died, crushed under the weight of the concrete roof that fell on ...
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Verifact Markets is a new startup that bills itself as a “prediction market for disputed facts.” www.wired.com/story/a-pred...
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A Prediction Market About the Past? Sure, Why Not!
As prediction markets surge in popularity, a new platform called Verifact Markets is pushing the concept even further, letting users trade on “disputed facts.”
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Society of Professional Journalists membership has voted to approve revisions to its Code of Ethics. www.spj.org/spj-overwhel...
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SPJ overwhelmingly approves revisions to its Code of Ethics
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A battle for the soul of public TV in Alabama continues. www.wvtm13.com/article/ivey...
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Gov. Ivey replaces 5 of 7 members of Alabama Public Television Commission following public survey
Five members of the Alabama Educational Television Commission have been replaced days after results of a public survey were released.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In the latest episode of our radio program and podcast, America at 250: Due Diligence, the evolution of the campaign promises of rum and money. newsguy.substack.com/p/a-chicken-...
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A Chicken in Every Pot
America has a long history of ‘vote-buying.’
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Society of Professional Journalists @spj-posts.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nicole DeCriscio was sworn in Friday as the 110th national president of the SPJ during the President’s Reception at #SPJ26 in Columbus, Ohio. She succeeds Chris R. Vaccaro after serving as vice president over the last year. ➡️ Read the full press release: bit.ly/4zbgj0T
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The prestigious journalism school at Columbia University announces it is pausing admissions for its M.A. degree program to reevaluate the curriculum.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
White House drops CNN from the press pool covering President Trump’s trip to Texas and Oklahoma, a move that comes after a federal judge blocked the administration’s effort to more tightly control the media outlets that have access to the president. www.washingtonsun.com/media/white-...
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
DoJ files a complaint of judicial misconduct against federal judges in Minnesota for speaking to the New York Times about immigration cases. www.justice.gov/sites/defaul...
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"College radio is uniquely positioned at the nexus of free speech, student activities, and federal oversight and interference." prismreports.org/2026/09/29/c...
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College radio stations are disappearing
Cleveland State University’s recent transfer of its radio station’s broadcast license to a conglomerate is the latest blow to independent student media
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
SCMP - Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including the founder of online media outlet Boom News, on suspicion of “incitement by spreading disinformation.” www.scmp.com/news/hong-ko...
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Boom News founder Tang Ho-wing, 1 other arrested by national security police
Journalist whose online news outlet has 60,000 Instagram followers arrested on suspicion of ‘incitement by spreading disinformation’.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, recently fired by the Pentagon, is named E&P's News Executive of the Year. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/edit...
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Editor & Publisher (E&P) names Stars and Stripes’ Max D. Lederer, Jr. ‘News Executive of the Year’ - Editor and Publisher
Max D. Lederer, Jr. is Editor & Publisher’s 2026 News Executive of the Year. Lederer is the longtime publisher of Stars and Stripes, where he spent more than three decades in leadership roles, includ...
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Forbidden Stories and UC Berkeley Journalism announce launch of a flagship, cross-border investigative lab amid mounting threats to press freedom in the United States. journalism.berkeley.edu/announce-for...
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Forbidden Stories and UC Berkeley Journalism join forces to launch a flagship, cross-border investigative lab and respond to mounting threats to press freedom in the U.S.
UC Berkeley Journalism offers a two-year Master of Journalism (MJ) degree and a summer minor, preparing students for careers in journalism.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's World News Day. worldnewsday.org/frequently-a...
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Frequently Asked Questions - World News Day
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
After 120 years, Fort Worth Star-Telegram editors have had enough of your letters. www.star-telegram.com/opinion/lett...
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What that Sydney Sweeney ad is really about — and it isn’t female athletes | Opinion
Star-Telegram readers weigh in on a racy sports-betting ad, Republicans who won’t debate, the national debt and more. | Opinion
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
America @ 250: Due Diligence today explores the women of the American Revolution who: 🖋️ Shaped political thought through writing 🏛️ Influenced the highest offices in the new nation 💰 Raised vital funds for the Continental Army 🕵️‍♀️ Gathered intelligence newsguy.substack.com/p/remember-t...
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Remember the Ladies
Mercy Otis Warren, Phillis Wheatley and Elizabeth Willing Powel helped shaped a nation that excluded them from formal political power.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One today as part of the news outlet's duties covering the president on behalf of major TV networks. www.cnn.com/2026/09/25/politi...
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White House bars CNN from covering Trump on behalf of major TV networks as he travels to Tennessee | CNN Politics
The White House is barring CNN from flying on Air Force One on Saturday as part of the news outlet’s duties covering the president on behalf of major television networks.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The only reason to put 20 to 60 times the money into an investigative report than what it would earn naturally is if they are getting cash from somewhere else. The most obvious culprit would be a company that directly financially benefits from the fallout." sgcarney.substack.com/p/theres-a-d...
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There’s a Disturbing New Trend on YouTube
Big Media and Private Equity are Taking Over the Platform
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Network cameras have resumed shooting and distributing video of President Trump, one day after CNN — one of the five members of the White House TV pool — had its press access reinstated by a court order. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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White House TV pool resumes coverage of Trump after CNN regains access
Networks banded together to suspend coverage after CNN was banned from the White House. CNN’s access was restored by a judge Thursday morning.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
BBC about to be literally decimated. www.upday.com/uk/uknews/2000-...
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2,000 BBC jobs face the axe as £500m cost cuts trigger warning of a doom spiral | The latest National and International News - upday News
The BBC faces severe warnings of an inescapable "doom spiral" as a major cost-cutting drive triggers widespread job losses and the scaling back of television and radio services. Under a plan to save £500 million, the broadcaster is eliminating up to 2,000 roles — around 10 percent of its workforce — while battling low staff morale and mounting threats of strike action. | The latest National and International News - upday News
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Trump administration has complied with a federal judge's order to restore White House access to three media ​outlets he had banned but litigation is not over. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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Why the court fight over the White House media ban isn't over
Here is what ‌to know about the next steps in the lawsuit filed by the three media outlets.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Update from the White House press room:
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Lawyers for the three banned outlets submitted filings this morning requesting an emergency hearing with Judge Kelly about the White House’s lack of compliance with his overnight order. The judge has ordered administration lawyers to respond by 12:30 EDT. - NYT
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Today's Trump–Xi meeting is being boycotted by US TV networks in the White House pool—and it won't reach hundreds of millions of people in 100+ countries who once relied on the Voice of America, according to #SaveVOA. savevoa.com/
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Update: Journalists for the three news organizations still barred from White House grounds despite judge’s temporary restraining order against the Trump administration. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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CNN, Politico, MS NOW journalists barred from White House after judge blocks Trump’s ban
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly ordered the White House to temporarily restore the journalists' credentials and said the ban was probably unconstitutional.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Federal judge orders White House to restore credentials for CNN, MSNOW and Politico journalists. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Judge orders Trump administration to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico
Judge orders Trump administration to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In a court filing, President Trump characterizes CNN, MSNOW and Politico as national security threats. www.washingtonpost.com/documents/f4...
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NYTimes Communications @nytimespr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“The New York Times will continue to withhold publication or distribution of images captured as part of the White House still photography pool, in support of the media organizations that President Trump has targeted with a ban. We’ll maintain this policy until a court has the chance to hear arguments on the legal claims filed by those media organizations. We remain committed to covering the president and his administration with thorough, unflinching news reporting.

Alongside the broadcast outlets that have suspended their video pool coverage of the president, The Times’s decision recognizes that barring these media outlets is unequal treatment and punitive retaliation for simply reporting the news.”

 — Charlie Stadtlander, a spokesperson for The New York Times
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Three major wire services, NY Times and Washington Post among news organization that are not publishing any photos of today's POTUS event until 00:00 EDT in a show of support for CNN, MSNOW and Politico, which were banned by the White House.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
White House launches “Trump TV” after the president barred reporters and photographers from three news outlets. www.whitehouse.gov/live/
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Live News
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Three news organizations whose journalists have been banned from the White House are suing President Trump and three top advisers, calling the abrupt lockout a “direct assault on the First Amendment.”
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Studiously impartial C-SPAN calls for the Trump administration to immediately restore White House access to the journalists of CNN, MSNOW and Politico.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"You have the right to remain silent..." On our latest episode of 'America at 250: Due Diligence," we explore the fascinating history of Ernesto Miranda’s confession, his landmark appeal and the case's lasting legacy. newsguy.substack.com/p/you-have-t...
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You Have the Right to Remain Silent
The complex legacy of Ernesto Miranda
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“Today’s action revoking access for journalists from CNN, POLITICO, and MSNOW violates the First Amendment. The implications extend beyond these organizations: a standard used to exclude one news outlet because of its coverage could be applied to any outlet in the future.” - WHCA
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Banning news organizations from the White House based on the administration's disapproval of their coverage is a clear attempt to control which voices are allowed to witness and report on the exercise of presidential power.” - National Press Club www.press.org/newsroom/nat...
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National Press Club Statement on President Trump’s declaration to ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from the White House
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 18 – National Press Club President Mark Schoeff Jr. released the following statement today: “The National Press Club condemns President Trump's declaration on Truth Social ...
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
President Trump bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White ‌House in his latest move to crack down on the independent press. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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Trump says he is banning media outlets CNN, MS NOW, Politico from White House
President Donald Trump said on Friday he was banning three major news ​outlets -- CNN, MS NOW and Politico -- from the White ‌House, in his latest move to crack down on the independent press.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"I don't understand how any journalist could refuse to use AI tools…that have the potential to make us better," Politico's global editor-in-chief, Jonathan Greenberger tells #ISOJ2026.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Betting sites Polymarket and Kalshi have successfully positioned themselves as new media organizations, writes Kate Knibbs for Wired. www.wired.com/story/predic...
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Polymarket’s Next Bet? It Can Also Be a Media Company
The legal battle over whether prediction markets are a form of gambling has overshadowed something else entirely: They’re already a new form of media.
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NewsLab @thenewslab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Russian media, operating almost entirely from abroad, face a twofold challenge: getting information out of Russia safely, then getting it back in. www.cjr.org/analysis/kee...
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Keeping journalism in Russia’s orbit.
Guerrilla reporters, data journalism, and VPNs.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Former Stars and Stripes publisher says the Pentagon used accusations of insubordination to justify firing three of the newspaper's staffers when the real reason, he believes, was critical reporting that angered military leaders. www.stripes.com/theaters/asia...
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Former Stars and Stripes publisher says critical coverage was ‘underlying cause’ of staff firings
The Pentagon fired three Stars and Stripes staffers for alleged insubordination, but the outlet’s former publisher believes the real reason was based on reporting.
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