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Police Footage Released Of Attack On Paul Pelosi
UPDATED, with comment from Nancy Pelosi: Police video footage of the hammer attack on Paul Pelosi, the husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was released on Friday after a judge sided with media organizations in their request to gain access to the material.
The graphic footage shows police…
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By Ted Johnson
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Correspondents Describe Challenges And Dangers Of Covering Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: “Everything Changes And Everything Is Unpredictable”
The dangers of covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have been ever apparent in multiple TV live shots during the past week, as network correspondents describe the tense situation against a backdrop of incoming missiles and falling shrapnel.
When NBC News’ Richard Engel went live on MSNBC from the outskirts of…
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By Ted Johnson
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Bill Cosby Bashes CNN, New York Times And Says “The Truth Is In The Pudding”
Despite serving time in a Pennsylvania prison, Bill Cosby has had a busy week.
The comedian, or someone tasked with managing his official Twitter account, posted a series of Thanksgiving tweets urging fans to avoid the nation’s media giants and instead support black-owned outlets that “propel the truth.”
Cosby’s…
U.S. Newsrooms Hold Moment Of Silence For Slain Capital Gazette Workers
Journalists in newsrooms across the nation participated in a moment of silence this afternoon for the five Capital Gazette newspaper employees gunned down a week ago in Maryland.
The Associated Press reported about 100 people gathered at AP headquarters in New York to observe a moment of silence. The American Society…
Hillary Clinton “Flattered” By AP Declaring Her Presumptive Dem Nominee But Says It’s Too Soon
The Associated Press raised eyebrows late this afternoon when it reported that Hillary Clinton has “reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president.” This coming one day ahead of the latest Super Tuesday, whose big fish is California. Not so fast, Clinton said in…
R.I.P. Hollywood Reporter Bob Thomas
This is sad news for me. As a former Associated Press writer-editor I had the pleasure of working with Bob Thomas, a legend not only at the AP but throughout the entertainment industry. Thomas died today of age-related illnesses at his Encino, CA home, his daughter Janet Thomas told the AP. He was 92. From the time he…
AP: Justice Department Secretly Obtained Reporters’ Phone Records
UPDATED: Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt today called the Justice Department seizure “a massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. According to attorneys for the AP, the DOJ secretly obtained two months of telephone records of its reporters and editors. The…
Reasons For 2 AP Film Critics’ Resignations
UPDATE 6:45 PM: Film critics in print are already becoming extinct. Now Associated Press duo David Germain and Christy Lemire have quit their posts this week. Which means newspapers nationwide who rely on syndicated AP reviews can’t fill out their own anemic film sections. So why did Germain after 14 years of writing…
Stock Market Briefly Slammed By Hack Attack On AP’s Twitter Feed
The news service has confirmed that its Twitter account was hacked with a false report that two explosions had taken place at the White House and that President Obama had been injured. The fake news led to a brief drop of more than 100 points in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Stocks quickly recovered and are…
New AP National Showbiz Photo Editor
Guinevere Smith has been appointed National Entertainment Photo Editor for The Associated Press. Smith had been with Getty Images since 1999, most recently as North American manager for field editing. Based in Los Angeles, Smith will direct, develop and enhance AP’s entertainment photo coverage in the United…
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By Nikki Finke
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AP Planning Massive Celebrity Coverage
At a time when major media organizations are cutting back on the most vital news coverage, how discomforting to know that some are increasing their celebrity reporting instead. I’ve learned that the venerable Associated Press is finally making good on its promise to pour major dollars into beefing up its already…
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By Nikki Finke
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