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Aug 16 2013
Opinion
New Kid on the News Block
There’s going to be a new kid on the news block starting next Tuesday, August 20. The new comer is Al Jazeera America, and it will be a 24/7 news network, with 12 U.S. bureaus, more than 850 employees, a bunch of household names, and a mission statement that says it will play it straight down the middle, do long form journalism and investigative pieces to boot. Its launch will also be somewhat
National Press FoundationApr 21 2023
Headline Roundup
IRS Whistleblower Says Hunter Biden Probe Being Mishandled
The supervisor overseeing the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) portion of the Justice Department's investigation into Hunter Biden has reportedly told lawmakers he has information suggesting the Biden administration is mismanaging the probe.
The Details: A letter sent to Congress on Wednesday says an IRS criminal supervisory special agent has information that would contradict sworn
Wall Street Journal (News) Fox News Digital Associated PressDec 05 2015
News
ISIS: California Killers Were 'Soldiers' of Caliphate
Islamic State said on Saturday that a married couple who killed 14 people in California in an attack the FBI is investigating as an "act of terrorism" were followers of the militant group — "soldiers" who were "killed in the path of Allah." The group's declaration, in an online radio broadcast comes three days after U.S.-born Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his spouse, Tashfeen Malik, 29, a native
Newsmax (News)May 29 2019
News
Double Standards Endanger Press Freedom
The treatment of Bryan Carmody and Julian Assange reveals widespread confusion about who counts as a journalist and whether it matters.
The day after the federal government indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 charges related to his publication of secret Pentagon and State Department documents, San Francisco's police chief apologized for raiding the home of freelance
ReasonJan 26 2024
Headline Roundup
UN Staffers Accused of Participating in Oct. 7 Hamas Attack
Several employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) allegedly participated in the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. In response to these claims, the UNRWA fired the staffers in question.
The Details: According to Israeli authorities, the accused UN employees took part in a terrorist attack led by Hamas, which resulted in over 1,200 Israeli deaths. The UNRWA is set to
Associated Press BBC News New York Post (News)Apr 26 2015
News
California Airport Security Tightened Amid ISIS Fears
Officials are extending security precautions in Los Angeles and other locations in Southern California, including area airports, as a new wave of ISIS-related calls for attacks on uniformed personnel rolls in, federal authorities told NBC News Friday.
On Saturday, CNN reported that the FBI was investigating a possible threat involving ISIS.
A Federal law enforcement official who
Newsmax (News)Apr 01 2019
News
Democrats to Subpoena Former White House Official on Clearances
House Democrats said Monday they will subpoena a former official in the White House Personnel Security Office after a woman who works there told them that top-secret clearances were handled improperly, including some for top aides to the president.
Oversight and Reform Chairman Elijah Cummings wrote in a letter to the White House that his panel is working with the whistle-blower --
BloombergSep 20 2023
Headline Roundup
How Did a Fighter Jet Go Missing?
Questions remain about the F-35 fighter jet that was found destroyed in South Carolina on Monday after the pilot safely ejected.
What We Know: The jet's pilot left it on autopilot before safely ejecting at an approximate altitude of 1,000 feet on Sunday and landing in a residential area. The military then asked for the public's help in locating the plane, suggesting they had lost any
BBC News Washington Examiner ABC News (Online)Jan 13 2020
Headline Roundup
Pensacola Shooting A Terrorist Act, Says AG Barr
U.S. Attorney General William Barr labeled last month's attack by a Saudi aviation student that killed three sailors and wounded eight others at the Navy base in Pensacola, FL "an act of terrorism" Monday, while calling on technology giant Apple to supposedly aid investigations by helping to unlock the killer's phones.
Reporting outlets focused mainly on investigations into the killer'
Washington Examiner New York Times (News) Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 01 2020
Perspectives Blog
Transparency Troubles: How the Associated Press Mixes News and Subjectivity
When an article is clearly labeled as “news” or “opinion,” do you read it with that in mind?
People coming to a site or clicking on a link expecting hard news are sometimes met with subjective analyses and opinionated angles, and content is not properly labeled. AllSides has found even historically trusted news sources, such as the Associated Press, sometimes fail to properly label
Micaela Ricaforte