David Folkenflik

David Folkenflik appears in the following:

Sarah Palin vs. New York Times

Monday, January 31, 2022

NPR's David Folkenflik on what's at stake as Sarah Palin's defamation suit against The New York Times goes to trial this week.  

Sarah Palin's defamation suit against 'The New York Times' gets its day in court

Sunday, January 23, 2022

Jury selection begins Monday in the former Alaska governor's case. A 2017 Times editorial wrongly connected an ad from her political action committee to the shooting that wounded Rep. Gabby Giffords.

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Ex-'New York Post' editor sues tabloid, alleging sexual harassment by Murdoch favorite

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

A former New York Post editor says she was fired for disclosing she had been sexually propositioned by the tabloid's former editor-in-chief. Col Allan is a favorite of media magnate Rupert Murdoch.

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NPR hosts' departures fuel questions over race. The full story is complex

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

NPR faces tough questions about race after the departures of prominent hosts Audie Cornish, Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Noel King. Yet their decisions also reflect major forces transforming the media.

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The texts Fox hosts sent during the Jan. 6 riot don't match how Fox covered it on air

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Fox hosts sent desperate messages during the Capitol riot, urging Trump to act. The messages are a stark contrast to the way Fox has covered the insurrection on air.

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What Chris Wallace's move from Fox News to CNN+ means for the future of TV news

Monday, December 13, 2021

Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace departs the nation's most-watched news network for CNN+. It's a sign of an evolution happening in TV news.

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'Fox News Sunday' host Chris Wallace to join CNN's streaming service

Monday, December 13, 2021

One of Fox News' most prominent anchors, Wallace is leaving to join CNN's new streaming service. Wallace said his next adventure would let him "go beyond politics to all the things I'm interested in."

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Chris Wallace leaves Fox News for CNN streaming service

Sunday, December 12, 2021

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace has announced he's decided to leave the network after 18 years.

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Why everyone loves to hate Kenny G, according to the jazz musician himself

Sunday, December 05, 2021

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Kenny Gorelick, best known as Kenny G, and director Penny Lane about her new documentary about the soprano saxophonist, Listening to Kenny G.

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Chris Cuomo, newly fired from CNN, faces an allegation of sexual misconduct

Sunday, December 05, 2021

"My client came forward at this time because she felt in sharing her story and related documentation, she could help protect other women," said attorney Debra Katz on Sunday.

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CNN fires Chris Cuomo for involvement in his brother's sexual misconduct allegations

Sunday, December 05, 2021

CNN has fired anchor Chris Cuomo over his involvement in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempts to overcome allegations of sexual misconduct.

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CNN suspends Chris Cuomo over his role helping his brother

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Documents show CNN's Chris Cuomo played an active role in helping former Gov. Andrew Cuomo deal with sexual misconduct allegations. The revelations have spurred scrutiny of the star and network.

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Two Fox News commentators resign over Tucker Carlson series on the Jan. 6 siege

Sunday, November 21, 2021

Stephen Hayes and Jonah Goldberg have resigned after the Fox News star hosted a series that relied on fabrications and conspiracy theories about the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

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Arrest of Steele dossier source forces some news outlets to reexamine their coverage

Friday, November 12, 2021

News groups are revisiting their coverage of allegations against candidate and then President Trump, after a Russian analyst, a key source for the Steele Dossier, was charged with lying to the FBI.

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'Off the rails': New Tucker Carlson project for Fox embraces conspiracy theories

Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Tucker Carlson's new three-part series on the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol relies on a rogue's gallery of conspiracy theorists to divert blame from supporters of former President Donald Trump.

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Tucker Carlson's Capitol insurrection series promotes disproved conspiracy theories

Tuesday, November 02, 2021

Fox News star Tucker Carlson hosts a miniseries promising the "truth" about the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. It comes as Fox is being sued over airing falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election.

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Katie Couric's ethics are questioned for concealing Justice Ginsburg's comments

Friday, October 15, 2021

Journalist Katie Couric admits that she decided not to report some comments by the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, raising questions about Couric's track record when it comes to journalism ethics.

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OZY Media CEO says he will not shut down the company

Tuesday, October 05, 2021

Ozy co-founder Carlos Watson insists the digital news outlet will rise again days after it was dissolved following accusations it had inflated audience numbers.

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Ozy shuts down after accusations of deceit, as high-profile backers peel away

Saturday, October 02, 2021

The digital media company Ozy shut down late Friday after The New York Times and other outlets documented allegations that it deceptively promoted both itself and its charismatic CEO.

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Ozy's Carlos Watson resigns from NPR corporate board after week of scandal

Friday, October 01, 2021

Ozy co-founder Carlos Watson resigned from NPR's board of directors days after The New York Times revealed that an Ozy principal had impersonated a YouTube executive in a meeting with Goldman Sachs.

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