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Right-Wing Figures Attack Journalist Taylor Lorenz For Revealing Creator Of ‘Libs Of TikTok’
Topline A host of right-wing figures—including Fox News personality Tucker Carlson—took aim at Washington Post journalist Taylor Lorenz on Tuesday after the reporter uncovered the creator of “Libs of TikTok,” a Twitter account with more than half a million followers that shares anti-LGBTQ+ content and has become influential in conservative media. The TikTok app is …
Ukrainian officials say Russian forces shot and killed journalist
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine reported on Saturday that Russian forces had shot and killed a Ukrainian photojournalist and that authorities had found his body. The office said in a statement on Facebook that Maxim Levin had been covering the Russian invasion, citing investigation data. Officials found his body in the Guta Mezhyhirska village. …
Viv Williams joins NewsMD as digital health care journalist
Health Fusion will be a daily podcast offering health tips while also providing weekly in-depth shows that explore subjects more deeply. The podcast debuts Wednesday, April 28. Previously, Williams worked as a TV anchor, reporter, producer and host with Mayo Clinic News Network. “We are thrilled for Viv to join the NewsMD team,” said Steve …
Kansas City journalist dies after being struck by bullet in her home
A young radio journalist for a Kansas City public radio station died Sunday after suffering a gunshot wound in her apartment, apparently from a bullet that pierced a window, her station reported. Aviva Okeson-Haberman, 24, was found in her first-floor apartment Friday afternoon, KCUR reported Sunday in announcing her death. Kansas City police Capt. Dave …
Wuhan citizen journalist jailed for four years in China’s Christmas crackdown | World news
Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old former lawyer and citizen journalist who was arrested in May while reporting from Wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in jail. Zhang was arrested for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” – an accusation commonly used against dissidents, activists and journalists – with her video and blog reports from the Wuhan …
Journalist killed in Kabul bomb blast targeting TV workers | News
A journalist and a driver were killed when a private bus carrying employees of an Afghan television station was hit by a roadside bomb in the capital, Kabul, the network’s news director and officials have said. Four other employees were wounded in Satursday’s attack, said Marwa Amini, interior ministry deputy spokeswoman. More: The pair died …
BREAKING- Veteran Journalist Gift Phiri Dies
Gift Phiri By A Correspondent- Friends and family confirmed the passing away of the veteran journalist on Sunday morning while admitted at Health Point, a private hospital in Harare’s Avondale suburb. Gift Phiri, an assistant editor at Daily News had been unwell for some time and had never quite recovered from a horrible traffic accident. …
Shiori Ito rape case: Japan civil court awards damages to journalist in landmark ruling
Although the compensation was about one-third of what Shiori Ito had sought, the verdict Wednesday marked a victory for women’s rights in Japan and for the country’s nascent #MeToo movement. Outside the court, Ito thanked her many supporters as she pursued the case in the face of a significant backlash. She said she hoped the …
BREAKING: Twitter suspends journalist Andy Ngo
On Nov. 10, a celebrated trans author wrote a viral tweet thread that received over 100,000 likes. The thread complained about the discrepancy between successful, beautiful women, and their often abusive and unkempt male partners. As it turns out, she may have been projecting. The author, who writes under the pen name “Meredith Russo,” is …
Legendary journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts dies at 75
Renowned ABC News journalist and political commentator Cokie Roberts has died at the age of 75. Roberts won countless awards, including three Emmys, throughout her decades-long career. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the 50 …