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Jeff Zucker: CNN Staff Can Say ‘Black Lives Matter’ on Social, but Not ‘Defund the Police’
The network chief outlined best practices for employees’ self-expression in the wake of unrest of the police killing of George Floyd
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Drew Dixon Tells Russell Simmons to ‘F– All the Way Off’ After Radio Interview Again Denying Assault Accusations
“Teaching your daughters to have ‘boundaries’ and say ‘no’ won’t protect them from rapists like you,” former Def Jam Records exec writes
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Bon Appétit Offers ‘Long-Overdue Apology’ After Adam Rapoport Steps Down
“The deeply offensive photo circulating of Adam is horrific on its own, but also speaks to the much broader and longstanding impact of racism at these brands,” says statement
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Anna Wintour Says Vogue Has ‘Made Mistakes’ with Diversity and Race
The editor in chief sent a letter to staff last week and specifically addressed Black employees
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White House Press Secretary Defends Trump’s Attack on 75-Year-Old Protester: They Were ‘Questions That Need to Be Asked’ (Video)
Kayleigh McEnany appeared on Fox News as condemnation of Trump’s tweet continued for a second day
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Joe Scarborough Calls Out GOP for Not Condemning Trump’s Tweet on 75-Year-Old Protester: ‘So Damning’ (Video)
The MSNBC host tore into the president for promoting a conspiracy theory that an elderly protest was an “Antifa provocateur”
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Fox News’ Chris Wallace Calls Trump’s ‘Campaign’ Against Media ‘Awful’
“I think that some of the media has gone too far in response,” adds Wallace on “The View”
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Former Condé Nast Employees Skeptical That Publisher Didn’t Know About Diversity Complaints
Company to conduct “internal studies” about diversity and pay, CEO Roger Lynch said during Tuesday town hall
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Axios Allows Reporters to Join Protests, Offers to Pay Bail if Arrested
“We proudly support and encourage you to exercise your rights to free speech, press, and protest,” co-founder and CEO Jim VandeHei says in company email
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Trump Suggests 75-Year-Old Buffalo Protester Was ‘Antifa Provocateur’ Based on Unsubstantiated OAN Report
“Could be a set up?” POTUS tweets, without any factual basis
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RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel Dismisses Trump Rally Social Distancing Concerns: ‘They’ll Be Full’
She waved off concerns during an appearance on Fox News
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Trump Hires New Pollster to Counter Latest ‘Fake’ Polls That Show He’s Falling Further Behind Joe Biden
Trump labeled CNN’s new poll “FAKE” after it showed his approval down seven points in the last month
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‘The View’ Takes on ‘Watershed Moment’ in History and America’s ‘Responsibility’ to Confront Racism (Video)
ABC’s daytime talk show returned from a hiatus and made a point to address ongoing unrest over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery
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New Meek Mill Song on Police Brutality Features CNN’s Michael Smerconish
CNN host responds to surprising addition to rap song
