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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 16h

“I fought hard not to weep at one of the most decent, humane, and heartfelt gestures I've ever seen.” NPR's veteran Pentagon reporter warns new media policy stifles journalism

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Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scen...

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Texas Public Radio @texaspublicradio.bsky.social · 1d

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

Opinion: Why I'm handing in my Pentagon press pass

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 1d

Media across the ideological spectrum said they will not sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy. The Washington Post, the New York Times, the Associated Press and CNN said they wouldn’t sign, as did Newsmax and the Washington Times.
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News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 2d

Such a cool new podcast on music performed in beautiful mother nature … hosted by my childhood classmate! And Yo-Yo Ma.

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Yo-Yo Ma takes his cello outdoors to explore how music connects us to nature

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast 'Our Common Nature' from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 9d

It's been a busy week for those reporting from the holy land
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What to know as Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt

Israel and Hamas appear closer than ever to a deal to end their two-year war — but questions remain. Delegations from Israel, Hamas, the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are meeting on Monday.

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Brian Mann @brianmannadk.bsky.social · 10d

Local journalism is THE strength of public media. Please support your station today.

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South Dakota Public Broadcasting says there's an ironic result to President Trump's successful attack on public media: It will have to rely more on NPR programs.

A public broadcaster's path after losing U.S. funds: Youth sports and less local news

South Dakota Public Broadcasting says there's an ironic result to President Trump's successful attack on public media: It will have to rely more on NPR programs.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 11d

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Here's the latest on the Gaza peace plan

Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps.

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Yangyang Cheng @yangyangcheng.bsky.social · 11d

For @npr.org, I review Lou Ye's acclaimed Covid movie "An Unfinished Film," its courage in venturing into the forbidden, and limitations in what it seems unable or unwilling to confront. The Chinese people deserve better, more honest stories. The work remains unfinished.
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Ximena Bustillo @ximenabustillo.bsky.social · 19d

🚨NEW-ICE officer caught on video pushing a woman in a NYC immigration court is the same ICE officer NPR reported last month aggressively arrested a court observer.

He was placed on admin leave after this latest incident. Watch the video, hear the audio: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...

ICE officer caught on video pushing woman is placed on leave

The man appears to be the same officer who was caught last month on NPR audio aggressively arresting a court observer.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 19d

"In the early days of the war, Reuters shared with the Israeli military locations of its teams in Gaza... to try to ensure they would not be targeted...But after many journalists were killed in IDF strikes, Reuters stopped giving precise coordinates." www.reuters.com/investigatio...

Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital

Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 19d

“"I struggled to accept the possibility that Jews, the victims of genocide, could become perpetrators of genocide," Waxman said.”

Inside the debate over whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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A question of intent: Is what's happening in Gaza genocide?

As accusations of genocide in Gaza mount against Israel, NPR looks at how the term is defined legally and why previously reticent scholars have changed their minds.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 19d

“reporters must pledge not to support - report on classified or even unclassified material …If you don't agree to this, you'll lose your press pass and you can't report from the Pentagon…you'll be barred from any U.S. military base around the world.”

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Hegseth summons military top brass to unusual meeting, agenda unclear

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of general and admirals from across the globe to a meeting in Virginia. But there's no word on why the highly unusual meeting has been called.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 19d

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies

Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 21d

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从上海到华盛顿：季风书园与中国公民社会的覆灭与新生

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 22d

RIP!! A legend ❤️
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Jerome Cohen, the First American to Practice Law in China, Dies at 95

An expert on China—and a sometime critic—Cohen defended companies and dissidents.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · 28d

”Europe’s most wanted man, it is highly likely, is now a Russian combatant in Europe’s largest land war since World War II.”

Incredible investigation using Russia’s own surveillance cameras and records into Wirecard’s Jan Marsalek and a terrible hair transplant surgery: theins.ru/en/inv/284980

Our Jan in Moscow: The secret Russian life of Europe's most notorious fugitive-turned-spy

Ever since the summer of 2020, when German payments giant Wirecard collapsed after failing to account for €1.9 billion in missing assets, its former COO Jan Marsalek has been a wanted man. The Insider...

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Sep 13

The uplift I needed today

How a grandmother helped her granddaughter to find her voice

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How a grandmother helped her granddaughter to find her voice

Mary Lee McNelis suffers from a speech impediment. But her mother and grandmother never gave up on her. They reminisce with StoryCorps about Mary's long journey to finding her voice.

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 11

Kirk was killed Wednesday while speaking at a campus event in Utah. There is no suspect in custody.

What we know about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk

Kirk was killed Wednesday while speaking at a campus event in Utah. There is no suspect in custody.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Sep 7

“Japan is stable. It has rational politics. It has no Chinese nationalists…Everyone has a third term for Trump or a fourth term for Xi in their mind, and they don’t like it.” on.ft.com/3JO8WYW

How Tokyo became an unexpected haven for China’s middle class

An aspirational generation of Chinese arrivals are beginning to shape Japan’s demographic, social and perhaps even political destiny

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sasha @krassotkin.bsky.social · Sep 3

During Beijing’s, China WWII parade, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing longevity. Putin said organ transplants may lead to immortality, while Xi mused, "Some predict humans may live to 150 this century." Kim Jong Un smiled nearby.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Sep 1

“Its webs, meanwhile, are woven by machines that are owned by corporations.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

A.I. Is Coming for Culture

We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the human imagination?

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Aug 29

“The Taliban forcibly took over our joint venture oil fields and unreasonably drove our Chinese personnel out of the oil field at gunpoint.”

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China-Afghan oil deal ends amid charges of hostage-taking and contract breach

The recent collapse of a high-profile Chinese oil deal in Afghanistan sheds light on the often opaque relationship between Beijing and the Taliban.

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Aug 28

"We allowed our No. 1 ally, on our watch, to violate every single principle and pillar of humanitarian assistance and civilian protection that we created for the world," the official said. www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...

'We didn't do enough': How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza

As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S. role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?

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Emily Feng @emilyzfeng.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thanks Alex!

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Alex Leff @alexleff.bsky.social · Aug 27

Don't miss the latest installment of Far-flung postcards by the one and only @emilyzfeng.bsky.social who had the fortune of visiting this Christian archaeological site in the Negev www.npr.org/2025/08/27/g...

Greetings from the Negev desert, where traces remain of a vanished ancient civilization

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

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