Apr 25 Watch 6:45 ‘The Rulebreaker’ reveals how Barbara Walters’ professional success came at personal cost By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Barbara Walters became an icon of the industry, rising through the ranks to become one of the country’s first and most successful female television journalists. But her enormous professional success often came at great personal cost. It’s the focus of… Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch 5:45 As journalist deaths climb in Israel-Hamas war, what can be done to protect them By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Kaisha Young, Lana Green The Israel-Hamas war is inflicting a devastating toll on civilians. The Committee to Protect Journalists says it’s also the deadliest conflict for reporters, photographers and camera operators since the group began tracking casualties in 1992. Ali Rogin speaks with CPJ… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 9:31 Sister of Evan Gershkovich discusses fight to free him from Russian detention By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Thursday marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian police. He has remained in detention ever since on espionage charges, an accusation both the U.S. and Journal strongly deny. Nick Schifrin speaks with Gershkovich's… Continue watching
Mar 28 What family and supporters have said about U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich’s year in Russian prison By Emma Burrows, Associated Press When Gershkovich was arrested a year ago — the first U.S. journalist taken into custody on espionage charges since 1986 at the height of the Cold War — it came as a shock, even though Russia had enacted increasingly repressive… Continue reading
Feb 07 Russia says former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has interviewed Putin By David Bauder, Emma Burrows, Associated Press It's Putin's first interview to a Western media figure since his full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago. Continue reading
Feb 05 U.S. rolls out visa restriction policy on people who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists By Aamer Madhani, Frank Bajak, Associated Press The new policy will apply to individuals who've been involved in the misuse of commercial spyware to target people including journalists, activists, perceived dissidents, members of marginalized communities, or the family members of those who are targeted. Continue reading
Jan 07 Al Jazeera accuses Israel of deliberately targeting reporters killed in southern Gaza airstrike By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press An apparent Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian journalists in southern Gaza on Sunday, including the son of veteran Al Jazeera correspondent Wael Dahdouh, who lost his wife, two other children and a grandson — and was nearly killed himself —… Continue reading
Dec 31 Australian journalist John Pilger, known for his films about Cambodia, dies at 84 By Associated Press John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84. Continue reading
Dec 23 Israeli strikes on 2 homes kill more than 90 Palestinians, including journalist and UN employee, officials say By Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy, Associated Press More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned again that nowhere is safe in Gaza and that… Continue reading
Dec 15 Israeli strike on school kills Al Jazeera cameraman in Gaza, network says By Jack Jeffery, Associated Press An Israeli strike killed a Palestinian cameraman for the TV network Al Jazeera and wounded its chief Gaza correspondent Friday as they reported at a school in the south of the besieged territory, the network said. Continue reading