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Columnist Gallagher Received Payments from Health Department

January 26, 2005 • The Washington Post reports that conservative columnist Maggie Gallagher received $21,500 under the terms of a 2002 contract that required her to act as an expert adviser to the Department of Health and Human Services on the benefits of marriage. Gallagher has appeared in the media in support of the administration's policies.

Columnist Gallagher Received Payments from Health Department

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William Safire Retires 'Times' Op-Ed Column

January 20, 2005 • William Safire has been a staple of The New York Times op-ed page since 1973. His last regular column for the Times will run on Monday, January 24. The former Nixon speechwriter has been one of the more conservative voices for the paper, but his civil libertarian streak has sometimes put him at odds with Republican talking points.

William Safire Retires 'Times' Op-Ed Column

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Questions Arise on 'Post' Story of Iraqi's Anguish

January 19, 2005 • In the latest edition of Media Circus, David Folkenflik says questions have arisen about an Iraqi woman's harrowing account of jailing and torture that was reported by The Washington Post in 2003.

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CBS Considers Future of 'Evening News'

January 19, 2005 • CBS President Les Moonves says he's thinking outside the box on how to replace outgoing anchor Dan Rather and perhaps reinvent the network's flagship evening news program. Moonves also says he is standing by embattled news chief Andrew Heyward.

CBS Considers Future of 'Evening News'

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CBS Moves Fail to Quell Critics of Bush Guard Report

January 14, 2005 • The CBS report released this week has not put an end to the questions and criticisms of the flawed story on President Bush's National Guard service and how CBS handled the firestorm caused by the story. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

CBS Moves Fail to Quell Critics of Bush Guard Report

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Q&A: The CBS 'Memogate' Mess

January 12, 2005 • Four CBS News staffers are fired after an independent panel blasts the network for a Sept. 8 report on President Bush's Texas National Guard service. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik analyzes the scandal -- and CBS' culpability.

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CBS and Those Pesky National Guard Memos

January 11, 2005 • NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik says the National Guard memo scandal has robbed CBS News of what should have been a triumphant year for its investigative journalists.

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Report: Rather Not Involved in Vetting Bush Story

January 11, 2005 • CBS News fires three executives and a producer over their roles in a flawed story about President Bush's National Guard service. An independent review gives a detailed look at how the story came to be broadcast on that edition of 60 Minutes Wednesday. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

Report: Rather Not Involved in Vetting Bush Story

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Four Fired Following Report on CBS News Story

January 10, 2005 • CBS announces it has fired four staffers as a result of a story on George W. Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam era. The story relied on documents that turned out to be questionable. Hear NPR's David Folkenflik.

Four Fired Following Report on CBS News Story

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Pundit Paid for DoE Coverage

January 7, 2005 • Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams admits he was paid to provide favorable coverage of the No Child Left Behind Act and Education Secretary Rod Paige through a contract between the Department of Education and a public relations firm. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

Pundit: Contract Tied to Coverage Promoting Administration

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CNN Lets Tucker Carlson Go

January 6, 2005 • Pundit Tucker Carlson says his goodbyes at CNN, and the cable news network plans to drop his debate show Crossfire. Carlson is in talks with MSNBC. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

CNN Bids Farewell to Tucker Carlson

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Washington Post Buys Slate

December 21, 2004 • Microsoft has reached a deal to sell its online magazine Slate to the Washington Post for an undisclosed sum. Slate is the first major Web publication to migrate inside the fold of the traditional media. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

Washington Post Agrees to Buy Online Magazine Slate

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Reporters Face Contempt Charges in CIA Leak

December 8, 2004 • A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. hears arguments in the case of Time magazine reporter Mathew Cooper and New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who have been held in contempt of court for refusing to reveal their sources in an investigation of how the name of a covert CIA agent was leaked to the press. NPR's David Folkenflik reports.

Reporters Face Contempt Charges in CIA Leak

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Newspaper Reports of Balco Testimony May Spark Legal Wrangling

December 3, 2004 • The San Francisco Chronicle made headlines across the country this week by reporting details of grand jury testimony that is supposed to be kept secret. U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan has called for investigation on the leak, raising another possible battle between the government and the press over whether reporters can keep their sources secret. David Folkenflik reports.

Newspaper Reports of Balco Testimony May Spark Legal Wrangling

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Broadcasting Group Airs Politically Sensitive Film

October 19, 2004 • Sinclair Broadcasting affiliates begin airing the controversial documentary Stolen Honor this week. The one-hour movie is critical of Sen. John Kerry's antiwar activities during Vietnam. David Folkenflik, media reporter for the Baltimore Sun, discusses the story.

Broadcasting Group Airs Politically Sensitive Film

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