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Jeff Bezos revamps Washington Post opinion section, leading editor to ...
Feb 26, 2025 · Billionaire Jeff Bezos, who owns the Post, says the newspaper's editorial section will publish columns only "in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."
How lawsuits threaten freedom of the press : NPR
Apr 9, 2025 · President Trump is no fan of the free press. But he's not the only powerful person in the U.S. using the courts to silence unfavorable coverage, a New York Times editor and author tells NPR.
3 big Alabama newspapers will end print editions on the same day : NPR
Dec 29, 2022 · The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and Mobile's Press-Register will soon go all-digital. In Birmingham, where people have been reading the paper since the late 1800s, the news …
Atlanta Journal-Constitution's $150 million plan for Georgia and the ...
Nov 17, 2024 · To advertise the Journal-Constitution's coverage and its revived ambitions, it's offered for free at stores in the Georgia cities of Athens, Macon and Savannah — all places where the local ...
Local News Is Dying: What's Killing It? : 1A : NPR
Feb 26, 2024 · Local newsrooms are struggling to stay alive. Major outlets, including public radio stations, continue to lay-off journalists.While some of those layoffs can be chalked up to the …
Bezos' changes to 'Washington Post' lead to more cancellations : NPR
Feb 28, 2025 · Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.
IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates : NPR
Jul 8, 2025 · Those groups argued that some nonprofit newspapers and other publications have been allowed to endorse candidates without running afoul of the IRS, while IRS rules barred churches and …
After Slavery, Searching For Loved Ones In Wanted Ads - NPR
Feb 22, 2017 · In the Civil War's waning years, African-Americans trying to find lost loved ones used classified ads in newspapers. More than 900 of these notices are now accessible via an online …
This database could help descendants of enslaved people learn about ...
Jun 18, 2024 · Ancestry.com has released a new free database of tens of thousands of old newspaper records about formerly enslaved people. The company hopes it will help fill historical gaps for Black …