AP WSJ Reporter Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison, Employer Calls It a 'Disgraceful, Sham Conviction' The verdict "was widely viewed as a foregone conclusion, since acquittals in Russian espionage trials are exceedingly rare." By Lorri Wickenhauser July 19, 2024
Drew Angerer / Getty Images Journalist Slapped with 4-Figure Fine for Mocking Politician's Height The journalist said "these are bad times for independent Journalists and opinion leaders. Let's hope for better days ahead." By The Associated Press July 19, 2024
Andrey Mitrofanov / Getty ImagesCommentary The New Russian Hoax - Media Group Equates Not Supporting Ukraine to Being Pro-Russia These people were blacklisted for the thoughtcrime of questioning unchecked military and financial assistance to the government of Ukraine. By C. Douglas Golden June 14, 2024
@DrEliDavid / X screen shotCommentary Cover-Up Underway After Journalist Is Found Holding Israeli Hostages in His Gaza Home Hamas-friendly publications are desperately trying to cover-up their connections to a hostage-holding journalist. By Allison Anton June 10, 2024
Eric Baradat - AFP /Getty ImagesCommentary Report: Chaos in WaPo Newsroom as Executive Editor Leaves: 'I Can't Sugarcoat It Anymore' "I’ve listened to the platitudes. Honestly, it’s just not happening," the publisher reportedly told a journalist at a Monday meeting. By C. Douglas Golden June 5, 2024
Julio Aguilar / Getty Images ; Meg Oliphant / Getty Images ; Cooper Neill / Getty Images Even Sports Media Doesn't Know About the WNBA; Calls Chennedy Carter a Rookie, Despite Playing for 4 Years If you want to know why sports fans consider the WNBA to be a joke, consider that the AP's own beat writer doesn't seem to know much about it. By C. Douglas Golden June 5, 2024
@joshscampbell / X Screen Shot Award-Winning CNN Commentator Dead at 58, Lifeless Body Found in Neighborhood - 'Extraordinary Loss' The world of journalism has lost a well-respected voice with the sudden death of CNN commentator Alice Stewart. By Jack Davis May 18, 2024
The Office / Facebook It's Official: 'The Office' Will Get a Spinoff, Production to Start this Year The beloved series starring Steve Carell, Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and B.J. Novak is getting a spinoff. By Adelle Nazarian May 9, 2024
@ClutchPoints / X screen shot Reporter Suspended After Bizarre Interaction with WNBA Star Caitlin Clark An Indianapolis reporter, whose bizarre April interaction with Caitlin Clark raised a lot of eyebrows, has been suspended. By Jack Davis May 7, 2024
Menahem Kahana - AFP / Getty Images Israel Shuts Down News Outlet, Takes Them Off the Air for Being a 'Hamas Mouthpiece' Israel has taken action to punish the Al Jazeera news network for being "the biggest engine of anti-Semitism in the world.” By Jack Davis May 7, 2024