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CBS Puts Lara Logan On Leave After Review Of Flawed Benghazi Report

NPR has obtained the findings of a CBS internal investigation of an inaccurate 60 Minutes report by Lara Logan. CBS was forced to admit that one of the story's central figures fabricated an eyewitness account.

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In Reversal, CBS Retracts Account From '60 Minutes' Benghazi Source

On Friday, CBS News retracted a key element of an investigative report about the deadly attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, saying the network had been misled. CBS had defended its story for days despite growing doubts about the credibility of the British security contractor it presented as an eyewitness to the attack.

In Reversal, CBS Retracts Account From '60 Minutes' Benghazi Source

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Hacking Trial Puts U.K. Press, Politicos, Police On Defense

Former News International chief executive Rebekah Brooks has pleaded not guilty to five charges related to the phone hacking scandal. Sang Tan/AP hide caption

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Hacking Trial Puts U.K. Press, Politicos, Police On Defense

British news executives go to trial Monday following the phone hacking and bribery scandal that sank Rupert Murdoch's News of the World. The trial is expected to reveal details of the uncomfortably cozy relationship between the media and political elites.

Hacking Trial Puts U.K. Press, Politicos, Police On Defense

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AP Firings Leave Many In News Media Scratching Their Heads

A brief Associated Press story that wrongly claimed Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe had been accused in court documents of lying to a federal investigator has resulted in the firings of several AP journalists.

AP Firings Leave Many In News Media Scratching Their Heads

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Why's eBay's Pierre Omidyar Bankrolling A Journalism Startup?

Glenn Greenwald's series of national security scoops throughout the summer for the NSA convinced him he wanted to do more reporting, and needed a place beyond the reach of the British authorities to do it. He has found a partner in Pierre Omidyar, the billionaire co-founder of eBay who has taken an interest in investigative journalism.

Why's eBay's Pierre Omidyar Bankrolling A Journalism Startup?

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Monitoring For Signs Of Bias In Media's Shutdown Reporting

The federal government has been partially closed for four days now. While covering the shutdown, newsrooms are struggling with how to be even-handed while accurately explaining what's happening.

Monitoring For Signs Of Bias In Media's Shutdown Reporting

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Why Outlets Often Get It Wrong In Breaking News Coverage

Coverage of the Navy Yard shootings has been intensive and sometimes inaccurate. David Folkenflik talks with Audie Cornish about the pressures at work in covering a breaking story.

Why Outlets Often Get It Wrong In Breaking News Coverage

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Media Weighs Competition, Collaboration In Snowden Coverage

British paper The Guardian announced last Friday that it would share classified documents acquired from Edward Snowden with The New York Times. News organizations pursuing the disclosures made by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden have seesawed between rivalry and collaboration — resentment and achievement.

Media Weighs Competition, Collaboration In Snowden Coverage

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Al Jazeera Offers Americans An Alternative For News

The cable news channel Al Jazeera America launched on Tuesday, and is now available in more than 40 million households. But there are many people inside the industry skeptical that its promise of thoughtful and serious news coverage can convince Americans to tune in.

Al Jazeera Offers Americans An Alternative For News

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NPR CEO Knell To Leave After 2 years On The Job

CEO Gary Knell announced on Monday that he is leaving NPR to take the helm at National Geographic Society. The offer was too good to refuse, Knell told NPR staffers, giving him the chance to lead a larger educational and publishing and television organization on a "global stage."

NPR CEO Knell To Leave After 2 years On The Job

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A Lover Of Horse Races, And Horses: Remembering Jack Germond

Journalist Jack Germond in August 2000 on NBC's Meet the Press. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption

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It's All Politics

A Lover Of Horse Races, And Horses: Remembering Jack Germond

It's something you don't find much among reporters today, but Jack Germond actually liked politicians. That doesn't mean he suffered phonies. The longtime political journalist, who died Wednesday at 85, was one of the legendary "boys on the bus," who also liked to spend time at the real racetrack.

A Lover Of Horse Races, And Horses: Remembering Jack Germond

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NPR, Ombudsman Differ On S. Dakota Indian Foster Care Series

NPR's ombudsman has found serious failings in the network's 2011 investigative series on South Dakota's foster care system for Native American children. NPR has admitted some shortcomings but stands by the findings of the series.

NPR, Ombudsman Differ On S. Dakota Indian Foster Care Series

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With An Industry In Turmoil, Why Buy A Newspaper Company?

The Washington Post is now in its seventh straight year of declining revenues, says the paper's chairman, Donald Graham. Rather than continue to watch the paper struggle, Graham and Publisher Katharine Weymouth decided to look for a buyer. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters /Landov hide caption

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With An Industry In Turmoil, Why Buy A Newspaper Company?

The news that billionaire Jeff Bezos has purchased The Washington Post came shortly after Red Sox owner John Henry agreed to buy The Boston Globe. That's left many scratching their heads as to why a successful businessperson would take on a paper when revenues are plummeting.

With An Industry In Turmoil, Why Buy A Newspaper Company?

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Jeff Bezos To Buy 'Washington Post' From Graham Family

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is buying The Washington Post and its sister papers. The Graham family, which has controlled the Post for decades, is selling the flagship paper.

Jeff Bezos To Buy 'Washington Post' From Graham Family

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Amazon CEO To Buy 'Washington Post' And Sister Papers

The Washington Post Company announced Monday that it has sold its newspaper business including the Post and its sister papers to Jeffrey Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. Bezos is buying the Washington Post properties as an individual not as part of Amazon.

Amazon CEO To Buy 'Washington Post' And Sister Papers

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