Jul. 3—GRAND FORKS — The National Newspaper Association’s move late last week to forward a series of complaints to the Postal Regulatory Commission will hopefully add impact to calls from the association and elsewhere for postal reform, the head of the North Dakota Newspaper Association said. Cecile Wehrman, executive director of the NDNA, said the […]
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Miami newspaper runs pro-Trump political ad filled with racial slurs
A newspaper in Miami, Florida is under fire after running several pro-Trump political ads filled with racial slurs. The full-page ad, which ran on the back cover of the Miami New Times’ June 13–19 print edition, features several uncensored uses of the n-word, as well as a misleading quote of President Biden using the slur […]
Putin to visit North Korea, Vietnam in coming weeks, Vedomosti newspaper says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea and Vietnam in the coming weeks, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Monday, citing a diplomatic source. Russian ambassador to North Korea Alexander Matsegora confirmed to Vedomosti that the president’s visit to Pyongyang will happen and is being “actively prepared”. The newspaper said Putin could […]
Man sentenced to 90 days for shooting at newspaper delivery driver
Man sentenced to 90 days for shooting at newspaper delivery driver A man has been sentenced to 90 days in custody after shooting at a newspaper delivery driver in 2020. According to the District Attorney’s Office, Corey Geter pleaded guilty to two charges in connection with the east Charlotte shooting. District Attorney Spencer Merriweather said […]
Ex-office manager of Dartmouth College newspaper stole $223,000
May 1—A former office manager for a student-run newspaper at Dartmouth College pleaded guilty in federal court this week to embezzling $223,000 from the publication, federal prosecutors said in a news release. Nicole Chambers, 40, of Florida, a former resident of Springfield, Vermont, served as the student paper’s office manager between 2012 and 2021. Chambers […]
Prosecutors reviewing nearly 10,000 pages to weigh charges after Kansas newspaper raid
Prosecutors in Kansas are reviewing nearly 10,000 pages of documents generated by the investigation into the raid on the newspaper in Marion. The August 11 search at The Marion County Record prompted concerns about press freedom from across the country. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation took the lead in the investigation shortly after the raid, […]
Longtime AP journalist, Port Angeles newspaper publisher John Brewer dies at age 76
John Brewer, whose coast-to-coast journalism career spanned 50 years, including nearly two decades at The Associated Press, has died. He was 76. Brewer and his longtime friend Randy Johnson were on their annual fly fishing trip in Montana on Friday when the boat Brewer was in hit a submerged log and flipped over, Johnson said. […]
Major India newspaper front page altered with bogus pre-election ‘survey’ result
A manipulated picture that surfaced online days before India began its marathon election on April 19 falsely claimed a major newspaper published a “mega survey” that found an opposition alliance was set to win in states ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s party. The Dainik Bhaskar newspaper denied publishing such a survey, while analysts said […]
Newspaper Editor Tells Readers He Must Say Truth About Trump, Even If It Offends
The editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland told readers that critical coverage of Donald Trump was necessary despite their objections. “The north star here is truth,” Chris Quinn wrote in a letter from the editor on Saturday. “We tell the truth, even when it offends some of the people who pay us for information.” […]
Kansas newspaper files lawsuit after police raided the newsroom
The owner of a Kansas newspaper outlines a litany of violations in a 100-plus page federal lawsuit claiming a police raid at the newsroom was an “intolerable violation of their constitutional rights.” It’s the fourth legal action taken in the wake of the Aug. 11 raid at The Marion County Record, which drew condemnation from […]
Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless
(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday, said Ukraine’s proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Moscow’s withdrawal from areas it has captured. Lavrov told the Moscow daily Izvestia that a proposed peace summit would not succeed until its fundamental bases were changed, […]