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2016 wasn’t the worst of it
This year. I started out as a managing editor of the L.A. Times. I end it as a vice president at CNN. We lived in Los Feliz, under the hills of Griffith Park and…
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Hoping to earn rental income, The New York Times is redesigning its office
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Nearly a quarter of Americans say they have shared fake political news
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Marty Baron on ‘Spotlight,’ Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump and the slow death of printed news
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Elizabeth Ailes sells Putnam County newspapers
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Hamil Harris is leaving The Washington Post
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Peter Baker will return to the United States to cover the White House
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The New York Times now has more reporters covering the White House than ever in its history
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What does great sportswriting look like in 2016? Meet the man who decides.
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How 4 public radio stations in California collaborated to cover the election
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