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This page hosts daily news stories about the media, social media, and the journalism industry. Get the latest Hirings and Firings, Media Transactions, Controversies, and more. CBS News Reclassified as Right-Center by MBFC Amid Editorial Shift CBS News has been moved from “Left-Center” to “Right-Center” bias by Media Bias FactContinue Reading

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Brock McGillis, widely recognized as the first openly gay professional hockey player, is pushing back against claims that HBO’s hit series Heated Rivalry could encourage LGBTQ players in the NHL to come out. While McGillis says he enjoys the show, he believes its impact on real-life hockey culture is beingContinue Reading

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Ooph. What a year. We were tempted to skip our annual tradition of tallying up top inequality victories and pretend like 2025 never happened. Instead we decided that in dark times like these, lifting up signs of hope is more important than ever. In 2025, we found those signs outsideContinue Reading

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In 2025, Truthdig chronicled the evolution and spread of climate denial, profiled activists and politicians at all levels taking on the The Traitor administration and drilled deep into the ecological cost of the burgeoning artificial intelligence tech boom. We also began partnerships with Covering Climate Now and The 89 PercentContinue Reading

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Award: The American Geophysical Union’s 2025 Open Science Recognition Prize, awarded to a person or team for outstanding work in advancing Open Science related to Earth and space science and its impact globally. Awarded to: Dr. Chelle Gentemann, senior program executive at the International Computer Science Institute on an IntergovernmentalContinue Reading

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Caley Burke Mission Manager, Launch Services Program Caley Burke is a mission manager with NASA’s Launch Services Program (LSP) at John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida. As the agency’s primary representative to LSP’s spacecraft customers, she guides them through the end-to-end launch services provided by LSP – from earlyContinue Reading

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Satellite images show Israeli forces in Gaza have continued to demolish civilian buildings during the ceasefire., Satellite images reveal Israeli demolitions in Gaza during ceasefire NewsFeed Satellite images show Israeli forces in Gaza have continued to demolish civilian buildings during the ceasefire in areas under their control, in breach ofContinue Reading

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This morning at 10:00am EST, Economic Liberties Senior Legal Fellow Katherine Van Dyck will testify in front of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education at a hearing titled, “Benched: The Crisis in American Youth Sports and Its Cost toContinue Reading

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Beijing is a crucial trading partner of Kyiv, but its political ties have been hampered by Russia’s full-scale invasion., Kyiv, Ukraine – Back in the 1990s, China’s nascent capitalism triggered demand for Ukrainian steel slabs and iron ore, corn and sunflower oil. However, the most prized export items from impoverishedContinue Reading