Tag: News media
UAE, Saudis summon Lebanon ambassadors over FM’s comments
BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates summoned their Lebanese ambassadors Tuesday to protest televised remarks by Lebanon’s foreign minister, in which...
CBS’ ‘Mom’ exits after 8 seasons with season ratings high
NEW YORK — The CBS comedy “Mom” signed off after eight seasons last week before 6.2 million viewers, the biggest audience of its final...
Philip Roth biography, pulled last month, has new publisher
NEW YORK — A long-awaited book about Philip Roth that was pulled last month amid allegations of sexual assault and harassment against biographer Blake...
Poet Carl Phillips wins $75,000 Jackson Prize
NEW YORK — Poet Carl Phillips has received a $75,000 honor for a body of work which displays “exceptional talent.”
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Suit: Georgia election law threatens voting, speech rights
ATLANTA — Georgia’s sweeping new overhaul of election laws threatens the fundamental right to vote, freedom of speech and the separation of powers, according...
Deutsche Welle journalist sentenced in Belarus to 20 days
MOSCOW — German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle says one of its freelance correspondents has been sentenced to 20 days in jail in Belarus.
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Media demand Israel explain destruction of news offices
NEW YORK — News organizations demanded an explanation Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices...
‘Shocking and horrifying’: Israel destroys AP office in Gaza
JERUSALEM — An Israeli airstrike on Saturday destroyed a high-rise building that housed The Associated Press office in the Gaza Strip, despite repeated urgent...
An Oscar winner, more ‘Law & Order’ for NBC next season
LOS ANGELES — Renée Zellweger is coming to network TV next season in a dramatization of a murder case recounted by “Dateline NBC."
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Morning shows extend the day to cope with viewer erosion
NEW YORK — A recent job promotion came with what seems to be a counterintuitive mandate for NBC News senior vice president Libby Leist:...
