Donald Trump’s criminal indictment and Fox News’s civil trial have nothing in common, but, combined, they delivered a rare reckoning for two forces that have transformed politics.
Tag: Freedom of the Press
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Espionage Charge Adds Hurdle to Freeing a Reporter Detained in Russia
The Biden administration recently secured the release of two Americans convicted of criminal charges in Russia, but even fabricated charges of spying can raise the stakes.
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Fox News Suffers Major Setback in Dominion Case
The judge said the case would still need to proceed to trial, for a jury to weigh whether Fox News spread false claims about Dominion Voting Systems, and to determine any damages.
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Russia Detains a Wall Street Journal Reporter, Accusing Him of Espionage
The F.S.B. security service, a successor to the K.G.B., said that the American journalist Evan Gershkovich had been detained in Yekaterinburg, a city about 900 miles east of Moscow.
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Famed Antiwar Protester Was Once Cog in Russia’s Propaganda Machine
For 20 years, Marina Ovsyannikova worked for Russian state TV. What compelled her, shortly after Ukraine was invaded, to storm a live broadcast and tell viewers they were being lied to?