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On this week's E&P Reports: Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds.

E&P Publisher Mike Blinder explores the disconnect with Peter Adams, senior vp of research and design, News Literacy Project.

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Half of U.S. teens think journalists make up quotes and do favors for sources, new report finds - Editor and Publisher
If you think young people aren’t paying attention to the news, think again — they are, and they have thoughts. A new study reveals just how skeptical today’s teens are about the press, and the results...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Spokane newspaper reveals deadline for nonprofit switch

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Spokane newspaper reveals deadline for nonprofit switch - America's Newspapers
Plans to transfer The Spokesman-Review to a nonprofit are going slower than some expected but a surge of Tuesday donations helped. The transfer is now expected to happen “in the first half of 2026,” a...
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December 6, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Charges Filed in the Case of the Missing FOIA Data
Following a Bloomberg News investigation in May, twin brothers Muneeb and Sohaib Akhter were charged with computer crimes related to the theft of government data and destruction of databases.
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December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Business Insider announces AI pilot

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Business Insider announces AI pilot - Editor and Publisher
Business Insider has been experimenting with AI, finding ways to harness it to be more efficient and effective. On Dec. 4, Business Insider kicked off a new pilot phase for one of these experiments: u...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Nonprofit led by veteran journalist David Greene to acquire LNP | LancasterOnline
Editor’s note: This story was reported and edited by independent journalists commissioned by LNP | LancasterOnline. Jeff Hawkes, a veteran reporter and columnist who retired from LNP | LancasterOnline...
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December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI for copying Times journalism to deliver it to Perplexity’s customers without permission or compensation.

#nytimes #perplexityai #artificialintelligence #copyright

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The Times Sues Perplexity AI | The New York Times Company
Today, The New York Times filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI for copying Times journalism to deliver it to Perplexity’s customers without permission or compensation.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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USA TODAY Co. and Meta Announce Multi-Year AI Licensing Partnership

#USAToday #Meta #ArtificialIntelligence #newsmedia

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USA TODAY Co. and Meta Announce Multi-Year AI Licensing Partnership
USA TODAY Co., Inc. (NYSE: TDAY), announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Meta to access new and archival content from USA TODAY, more than 200 USA TODAY Network local publications and the n...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Maurice DuBois, ‘CBS Evening News’ co-anchor, is leaving the network | CNN Business share.google/vETsJssaqTbW...
Maurice DuBois, ‘CBS Evening News’ co-anchor, is leaving the network | CNN Business
The “CBS Evening News” needs a new anchor — and soon.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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#SPJ #TrumpAdministration #FirstAmendment #journalism
SPJ urges White House to take down ‘media offenders’ webpage
Society of Professional Journalists, improving and protecting journalism since 1909
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December 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights

The lawsuit said the Defense Department’s new set of rules for journalists “violates the Constitution’s guarantees of due process, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.”

#DoD #Pentagon #journalism

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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
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December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Andy Pergam named executive director of ASU’s Knight Center for the Future of News

#newsmedia #journalism #sustainablenews #ASU #Cronkite

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Andy Pergam named executive director of ASU’s Knight Center for the Future of News | ASU News
The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University has named longtime media innovator Andy Pergam as the new executive director of the Knight Center for the Fu...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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E&P: Inside NENPA’s First Amendment Collaborative

#NENPA #FirstAmendment #PressFreedom

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Inside NENPA’s First Amendment Collaborative: Training journalists and engaging communities on press freedom - Editor and Publisher
Last May, the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) launched its First Amendment Collaborative, a regional initiative uniting newsrooms to report on threats to press freedom and offer trai...
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December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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In conversation with INMA: A global perspective on what news publishers must do next

#inma #newsmedia #artificialintelligence

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A global perspective on what news publishers must do next - Editor and Publisher
Robert Whitehead believes the news industry is entering a make-or-break era defined by AI disruption, collapsing platform traffic and growing public distrust. In a conversation with E&P, he said gener...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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THE NEW YORK TIMES: How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life

Text by Kurt Streeter
Visuals by Ruth Fremson

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How to Fix a Typewriter and Your Life
This is the story of how a man traded steady, grinding corporate security for a dying craft and, in the process, found his soul.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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"Any journalist will tell you. Sometimes you hear something so quotable that you can see the words in print in real time, right before your eyes. The room changes when deep truths are being spoken, when raw honesty is in the air."—Cameron Crowe, "The Uncool: A Memoir"

#memoir #journalism #70srock
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Print meets broadcast: Spotlight PA/Nexstar partnership expands investigative reach

by Bob Sillick for Editor & Publisher

#localnews #investigativereporting #SpotlightPA #Nexstar #Pennsylvania

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Print meets broadcast: Spotlight PA/Nexstar partnership expands investigative reach - Editor and Publisher
As digital disruption collapses old print–radio–TV silos, local collaborations like the one between Spotlight PA and Nexstar’s five Pennsylvania stations show how journalism can adapt. Led by Christop...
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November 24, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Word In Black (WIB) is in search of a CEO.

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CEO, Word In Black, PBC
The CEO will serve as the strategic, operational and cultural leader of Word In Black.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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How Trump's cuts to public media threaten the first Native American station, via Code Switch @ NPR:

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How Trump's cuts to public media threaten the first Native American station : Code Switch
On October 1, 2025, public radio stations lost all of their federal funding -- and for Black and Native American community stations, the cuts hit hard. Case in point, KYUK in Bethel, Alaska, which was...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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A Victory for the Right to Read in Missouri

Judge Overturns Law with Criminal Penalties for School Employees Over Books

#Missouri #FirstAmendment #Education #Books #Knowledge

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A Victory for the Right to Read in Missouri
“The court’s ruling is a win for librarians, educators, students, and schools,” said Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America. “Making school employees criminals over their book selecti...
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November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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AP Fund for Journalism secures over $30 million to bring AP content to local US newsrooms

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AP Fund for Journalism secures over $30 million to bring AP content to local US newsrooms - AP Fund for Journalism
AP Fund for Journalism today announced significant commitments from several organizations, including the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Lilly Endowment Inc. and the John D. and Catherine T. M...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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How SFGate turned National Parks into a national audience

by Bob Miller for Editor & Publisher

#SFGate #nationalparks #newsmedia #hearst

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How SFGate turned National Parks into a national audience - Editor and Publisher
When SFGate launched a National Parks Desk at the start of the year, it wasn’t chasing travel clicks — it was betting that real reporting from America’s most scenic places could drive serious journali...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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When government data vanishes, communities pay the price

by Diane Sylvester for E&P

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When government data vanishes, communities pay the price - Editor and Publisher
On Jan. 31, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly pulled dozens of public health datasets offline — a bureaucratic act with sweeping implications. Researchers, journalists and local o...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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NPR's David Folkenflik: CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure

#CPB #NPR #publicmedia #newsmedia

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CPB agrees to revive a $36 million deal with NPR killed after Trump's pressure
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Like all Ken Burns' documentaries, "The American Revolution" is so well done — deeply researched and sourced, but also completely captivating. Mandatory viewing!

#pbs #patriotism #USA #documentary #publicmedia
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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On this week's E&P Reports with E&P Publisher Mike Blinder:

Stars and Stripes at a crossroads: Inside its mission, press freedom challenges and digital future

#newsmedia #military #digitalpublishing #starsandstripes

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Stars and Stripes at a crossroads: Inside its mission, press freedom challenges and digital future - Editor and Publisher
For more than 160 years, Stars and Stripes has walked a razor-thin line: serving the U.S. military while holding it accountable. Publisher Max Lederer said that balance remains as vital — and as fragi...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM