The media would be better off highlighting the latest Freedom House report on press freedom.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Comcast tops 21st Century Fox’s offer to buy British broadcaster Sky TV
A bidding war is expected as the two media giants compete for Sky’s pay-TV operations across Europe and a chance to expand abroad.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: ‘Fake news’ accusations backfire on U.S. as world joins in
If President Trump set out to debase the very notion of truth, it’s a mission he’s accomplished.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Heavy volume straining space for letters to the editor in print
Too many good letters were not getting read at all, until we started publishing some only online.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: In room full of adults in suits, Zuckerberg struggles to be one of them
When senators’ questions get tough, his answers are akin to saying, ‘I’ll see what my parents say and let you know.’
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Government has journalists in its sights, defying First Amendment
The Department of Homeland Security’s plan to build a news article database flies in the face of a free state with freedom of the press.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Tariffs on newsprint from Canada put U.S. newspapers in jeopardy
The tariffs raise costs for an industry already in financial straits, and if made permanent could lead to the demise of printed news in many small communities.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Newspaper launched to improve communication between immigrants and Mainers
Amjambo Africa! will be published in four languages, including English.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: To Facebook, we users are not the customers, but the products
To make your account more secure – instead of just eliminating it – stop using it to log in to other sites.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Facebook putting users’ privacy at great risk
A voter-profiling scandal makes chillingly clear that it’s a big problem to have so much personal data in one place.