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Donna Brazile Flatly Denies Giving Questions to Hillary Clinton
Donna Brazile, the veteran Democratic political strategist who parted ways with CNN last year amid WikiLeaks revelations appearing to show that she provided the Hillary Clinton campaign with questions she would be asked in a televised CNN town hall, flatly denied Saturday that she had done so. “At no time did I receive or participate…
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Editorial Boards Welcome ‘a Conversation About Our Nonwhite History’
“For too long, the history of Dallas’ white majority has overpowered the stories of others who helped build the city’s culture,” the Dallas Morning News editorial board declared last week, launching a project inviting readers “to help tell the story of communities often overlooked here.” “We’ve had more than a dozen thoughtful submissions in the…
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‘Women Have Skidded Down the Power Structure’ at the New York Times
“The Swiss psychiatrist Hermann Rorschach, acclaimed for his study of inkblots, might have enjoyed doing some field work at the most recent newsroom-wide meeting of The New York Times,” Liz Spayd, public editor at the Times, wrote on Saturday for its SundayReview section. “Many in the audience saw before them top editors representing a bold…
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Fired Ex-Journalist Held in Bomb Threats
A discredited black former journalist fired last year for fabricating stories was arrested Friday and accused of conducting a months-long stalking campaign that culminated in emailed bomb threats to Jewish organizations, federal prosecutors said. They said the campaign was an effort to harass an ex-girlfriend. However, Juan M. Thompson is not believed to be the…
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1st Amendment Not for Whites Only
Donald Trump’s demonizing of the news media affects African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans and Native Americans, too, although you might not realize it from some of the conversations about the First Amendment taking place in the media and other public spaces. “The American press is stronger than any demagogue but President Trump’s attacks do present…
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‘FinTech’: A Way to Make Money From Mobile?
When entrepreneurs and policymakers interested in diversity gathered in Washington on Tuesday, they talked about computer technology — and about how people of color should be using it not just to send tweets and watch videos, but also to make money. They discussed “FinTech,” shorthand for “financial technology,” and it was presented as a way…