20 years ago, Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan, by friendly fire, as he was trying to help his platoonmates. For all this time, his mother Mary 'Dannie' Tillman, has been in search of the truth about how it happened--and why the Army misled her.

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Today is my last day at Hot Pod and The Verge. It's been a challenging and rewarding two years covering the podcasting industry, and I will miss my time here dearly. I shared some parting thoughts (and a whole lot of thank yous): theverge.com/2024/4/18/2413…

⁦ErikWemple⁩ analyzes Uri Berliner’s critique of NPR Russia collusion story as case study - and argues it falls short washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

WATCH: Our interview with ⁦Salman Rushdie⁩ on his memoir 'Knife' and the moment he was stabbed: NPR npr.org/2024/04/17/124…

NPR public editor kellymcb with a very thorough examination of the broadcaster's coverage of the conflict in Gaza. Worth a read.
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NEW: California news nonprofit CalMatters acquiring tech news nonprofit The Markup axios.com/2024/04/18/cal…

A Los Angeles ethics agency fines former CBS CEO Les Moonves $15K for misconduct in obtaining confidential police info about a sexual assault claim against him (@genemaddaus / Variety)

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At an event in DC, NPR CEO Katherine Maher responds to Uri Berliner’s criticism of NPR: “I don’t sit in our newsroom discussions,” she said, adding that NPR’s editorial side is “rigorously committed to upholding a strong culture of inquiry.”

about to join Mary Louise Kelly to talk about veteran NPR editor Uri Berliner's resignation and what his critique means for the network

on All Things Considered 4:44pm

The opposite, @drjbhattacharya

I have contractual protections to go where the facts take me in covering NPR and to do reporting insulated from any influence from corporate or news leadership.

No other outlet affords more protection for self-coverage.

new: About 50 NPR employees sign a letter to CEO Katherine Maher and top editor Edith Chapin calling for, among other things, a public rebuke of the “factual inaccuracies and elisions” in Uri Berliner’s Free Press essay.

NPR senior business editor Uri Berliner resigns, citing chief executive’s statement on his public critique of network and her past political posts.

His letter below

Hugh Grant settles case against Murdoch’s UK tabloids for major ££££

He says he doesn’t want to settle but notes - correctly - that if he does not accept, he would be liable for News Corp’s legal costs were a jury to award him even a penny less

Those fees can be extraordinary

Participant Shutting Down Operations After 20 Years: Film Studio Was Behind Oscar Winners ‘Spotlight,’ ‘Green Book’ (EXCLUSIVE) variety.com/2024/film/news… via @variety

Here's The Media Show for this week: David Rhodes on his plans for the future of Sky News - and how UK and US TV news compares, Madhumita Murgia on the next stage of AI - and Billy Boozer Joshua Tucker Yini Zhang on Truth Social. With me and Katie Razzall. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Veteran NPR editor Uri Berliner suspended as network grapples with fallout over his essay - my story npr.org/2024/04/16/124…

We’re thrilled to announce that Jennifer Forsyth will be joining The Times as investigations editor in Washington.
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R.I.P. King Charles (the show)

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JUST IN: Judge Howell upholds the jury's defamation verdict against Rudy Giuliani in a 48-page opinion.

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