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NZ Herald
2 days ago
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Why the Israel-Gaza conflict remains a ‘War of the Worst' - Thomas L. Friedman
Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel. Photo / Getty Images Opinion by Thomas L. Friedman Thomas L. Friedman is the foreign affairs Opinion columnist for The New York Times. He joined the paper in 1981 and has won three Pulitzer Prizes. He is the author of seven books, including 'From Beirut to Jerusalem,' which won the National Book Award. THE FACTS On July 26, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz ran this headline: 'Israel at War Day 659. Gaza Medical Sources: At Least 25 Killed by Israeli Gunfire, Some While Waiting for Aid.' If you had been following this Gaza story closely, you would know that Haaretz was running a
Miami Herald
23-07-2025
- Miami Herald
Black-Epstein Conspiracy
Jay Weaver writes about federal crime at the crossroads of South Florida and Latin America. Since joining the Miami Herald in 1999, he's covered the federal courts nonstop, from Elian Gonzalez's custody battle to Alex Rodriguez's steroid abuse. He was part of the Herald teams that won the 2001 and 2022 Pulitzer Prizes for breaking news on Elian's seizure by federal agents and the collapse of a Surfside condo building killing 98 people. He and three Herald colleagues were 2019 Pulitzer Prize finalists for explanatory reporting on gold smuggling between South America and Miami.
Int'l Business Times
23-07-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
White House Demands Reporters' Pulitzer Prizes Be Stripped for 'Perpetuating a Hoax'
The White House demanded that journalists who won Pulitzer Prizes for coverage of Russian interference in the 2016 election have their awards stripped for "perpetuating a hoax." Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt bashed reporters during a White House press briefing Wednesday following a release from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence claiming to have uncovered "overwhelming evidence" that the reports were "manufactured" by former President Barack Obama. "This is truly one of the greatest political scandals in American history, and reporters at legacy outlets, some of which are sitting in this room today like the New York Times and the Washington Post were ridiculously awarded Pulitzer Prizes for their perpetuation of this hoax. It is well past time for those awards to be stripped from the journalists who received them," she said. The Washington Post and the New York Times both won a Pulitzer for National Reporting in 2018 for their coverage of the interference. Despite reports and conclusions from American intelligence and Department of Justice officials, President Donald Trump has continued to claim there was no interference. He previously requested that the Pulitzer Board take back the awards, but his appeal was denied, the New York Times reported in 2022. "It is not journalism to propagate political disinformation in service of the Democrat Party and those in the intelligence community who hand over out of context and fake intelligence to push a false political narrative," Leavitt continued. While Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's office claimed the Obama administration laid the groundwork for "a years-long coup against President Trump," the Senate Intelligence Committee investigation was actually led by Republicans. The 2020 report agreed with the results of a 2017 Intelligence Community Assessment, which concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed a campaign to spread disinformation to hurt Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign. Obama's office said in a statement that although it "does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this White House ... these claims are outrageous enough to merit one," before calling the Trump administration's release "ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction." The Trump administration has been under intense fire recently over the handling of the files on Jeffrey Epstein, following a report by the DOJ and FBI declaring that he had killed himself and had no client list. However, Trump called for "Grand Jury testimony" to be procured and released with a judge's approval after the Wall Street Journal reported that the president previously sent Epstein a drawing of a naked woman in a birthday message. Trump has denied the article's claims. Gabbard defended her office's release, stating on Newsmax Tuesday night, "We will be releasing further documents tomorrow that will refute that statement." Originally published on Latin Times
The Hill
23-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Sen Johnson: Media ‘either duped or complicit' in Russia election interference ‘narrative'
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) accused the media of being 'either duped or complicit' on the interference of the 2016 election by Russians. 'I want the press to be honest. I want Pulitzer Prizes to be returned. They were either duped or complicit in pushing that false narrative that put America in political turmoil for years,' Johnson told NewsNation's Blake Burman on 'The Hill.' 'It's continuing to go on, all based on a Hillary Clinton dirty trick, the Steele Dossier that those guys knew was a dirty trick, and yet they used that to gin up the Mueller investigation, impeachments, everything else,' he added. 'Listen, this is, again election interference orders of magnitude worse than anything Russia or China ever, ever could hope to achieve,' he added. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard put out a report last week alleging that Obama administration officials manipulated intelligence linked to Russian interference in the 2016 election. Gabbard argued in a statement that former officials took part in a 'treasonous conspiracy' and said her office was turning over evidence to the Justice Department for possible criminal referrals. The report follows President Trump's March memo ordering the declassification of 'all files related to Crossfire Hurricane,' the name given to the FBI's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump has long denied that Russia influenced his successful White House bid in 2016 against Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. On Tuesday, Former President Obama denied the Trump administration's assertions that he manipulated evidence linked to Russian interference in the 2016 election. 'These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction,' Obama spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush said in a statement to The Hill's sister network NewsNation. 'Nothing in the document issued last week undercuts the widely accepted conclusion that Russia worked to influence the 2016 presidential election but did not successfully manipulate any votes. These findings were affirmed in a 2020 report by the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee, led by then-Chairman Marco Rubio,' he added.
Chicago Tribune
22-07-2025
- Business
- Chicago Tribune
Billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times says he will take the newspaper public in the coming year
LOS ANGELES — Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times since 2018, said this week that he intends to take the newspaper public in the coming year. During an interview on Monday's 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,' Soon-Shiong said the move would allow the Times 'to be democratized and allow the public to have ownership of this paper.' Soon-Shiong said he's working with 'an organization that's putting that together right now.' He didn't identify the organization or say whether the deal would involve an initial public offer to sell shares of the company or another investment arrangement. 'Whether you're right, left, Democrat, Republican, you're an American. So the opportunity for us to provide a paper that is the voices of the people, truly the voices of the people, is important,' he said. Soon-Shiong, a biotech billionaire, acquired the Times as part of a $500 million deal, returning it to local ownership two decades after the Chandler family sold it to Tribune Co. Soon-Shiong's purchase raised hopes after years of cutbacks, circulation declines and leadership changes. But like much of the media industry, the Times has continued to face financial difficulties, losing money and subscribers. Last year the company said it would lay off at least 115 employees — more than 20% of the newsroom — in one of the largest staff cuts in the newspaper's history. Also in 2024, executive editor Kevin Merida suddenly stepped down after a 2 1/2-year tenure at the newspaper that spanned the coronavirus pandemic and three Pulitzer Prizes, as well as a period of layoffs and contentious contract negotiations.
