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Florida’s Upcoming Legislative Session, Thanksgiving Etiquette During COVID, Jane Wood Reno’s 'Extraordinary Life'

Suria Rimer

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Florida lawmakers gear up for 2021. Etiquette for a different kind of Thanksgiving. And remembering one of Miami’s greatest journalists.

Journalists wearing face masks — in an effort to protect against the coronavirus — gather for a news conference earlier this year in Beijing. Early Wednesday, China said it was planning to pull the press credentials of certain journalists employed by a handful of major U.S.-based newspapers.

China Pulls Credentials From Journalists At 3 Major U.S. Publications

Colin Dwyer

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Beijing ordered certain staff at The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to halt reporting inside China, in retaliation for a State Department move against Chinese outlets.

"That reporter couldn't have done too good a job on you yesterday," President Trump told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Tuesday. He added, "Think you did a good job on her, actually."

NPR Seeks 'Clarification' From State Department About Reporter Dropped From Trip

Bill Chappell

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President and CEO John Lansing is sending a letter "demanding answers." Earlier Tuesday, President Trump appeared to praise Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for yelling at another NPR reporter.

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Miami Herald To Move Printing Operations To Broward County And Close Production Plant

The Miami Herald Media Company announced Tuesday it will move its printing and packaging operations to Broward County. The South Florida Sun Sentinel will…

Journalist Glenn Greenwald, shown here during a press conference last July, has been accused by Brazilian federal prosecutors in a hacking probe.

Glenn Greenwald Accused By Brazilian Prosecutors In Hacking Probe

Merrit Kennedy

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The U.S. journalist decried the accusation as an "obvious attempt to attack a free press in retaliation for the revelations we reported." A judge will decide whether the case moves forward.

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks with reporters after a vote. Journalists' normal access is being constrained for the impeachment trial.

Reporters Challenge New Restrictions In Trying To Cover Senate Impeachment Trial

NPR Staff

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Authorities are cracking down on the places correspondents may go, with whom they may talk and for how long. News outlets don't want to go along.

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This Middle Schooler From Fort Lauderdale Wants To Save The Environment. So She Became A Reporter.

Caitie Switalski Muñoz

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Meet Iniyah Jones. The 12 year-old is in 6th grade at Seminole Middle School, in Plantation. And she's already pursuing a career in journalism. Jones is…

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Citrus County Commission Catches Florida's Attention Over New York Times Flap

Citrus County Commissioners will decide later this month whether to purchase a digital subscription to The New York Times for the county’s library system.…

Steven Sotloff was a freelancer in Syria at the time of his death. COURTESY STEVEN SOTLOFF MEMORIAL 2LIVES FOUNDATION

Floridian Steven Sotloff Is Remembered In President Trump’s Announcement Of Al-Baghdadi Death

Danielle Prieur

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President Donald Trump announced today that U.S. special forces had killed Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Northern Syria. In a speech...

Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday of complications from breast cancer.

'The Personification Of Human Decency': Nina Totenberg Remembers Cokie Roberts

Nina Totenberg

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Journalist Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday. Fellow NPR "Founding Mother" Nina Totenberg says Roberts was an "always polite political reporter, willing to ask the impolitic question if necessary."

Cokie Roberts was one of NPR's most recognizable voices and is considered one of a handful of pioneering female journalists who helped shape the public broadcaster's sound and culture. She died Tuesday.

Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies At 75

Bobby Allyn

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Roberts, who joined the fledgling network in 1978, was a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice as a reporter and commentator for both NPR and ABC News.

A Dead Cat, A Lawyer's Call And A 5-Figure Donation: How Media Fell Short On Epstein

David Folkenflik

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Why did it take some of the nation's biggest news organizations so long to take seriously the accusations against the late Jeffrey Epstein? Allegations about his behavior go back more than a decade.