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This combination photo shows Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio in New York on March 2, 2017, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., listens as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. A day after Carlson aired a segment describing her congressional district as “filled with garbage,” Ocasio-Cortez criticized the network on Wednesday for airing “unmitigated racism" with no accountability. less This combination photo shows Tucker Carlson, host of "Tucker Carlson Tonight," poses for photos in a Fox News Channel studio in New York on March 2, 2017, left, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., ... more Photo: AP Photo: AP Image 1 of / 1 … [Read more...] about Ocasio-Cortez says Fox News airs ‘unmitigated racism’

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo Robert Charmak, center, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 11. FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo Robert Charmak, center, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 11. Photo: Richard Drew, AP Photo: Richard Drew, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo Robert Charmak, center, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 11. FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2019, file photo Robert Charmak, center, works with fellow traders on the floor … [Read more...] about US stocks edge higher as Wall Street watches for trade news

Photo: Courtesy Of Vice Photo: Courtesy Of Vice Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Photo: Courtesy Of Vice Vice News Hires Susie Banikarim to Head Newsgathering Operations (EXCLUSIVE) 1  /  1 Back to Gallery Susie Banikarim, a journalist with nearly two decades of experience in digital and TV news, is joining Vice News as one of its top editorial execs. Vice Media Group tapped Banikarim as executive VP and global head of newsgathering for Vice News, a newly created role. She will be based out of Vice’s Brooklyn headquarters and report to Jesse Angelo, president of global news and entertainment. More from Variety Vice News Sells Spotify Three Podcast Series (EXCLUSIVE) Vice Media Is Eliminating Its Multiple Web Channels, Consolidating Them Into … [Read more...] about Vice News Hires Susie Banikarim to Head Newsgathering Operations (EXCLUSIVE)

(CNN)A new promo campaign from the conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group is raising concerns about the message the company is promoting through the 173 local stations it owns or operates. A video montage of news anchors at Sinclair stations across the country regurgitating the same company-mandated script decrying "false news" went viral over the weekend. Sinclair says the promos are focused on unsubstantiated stories like "Pope Endorses Trump" or "Pizzagate," but media critics noted that the promos also echoed some of the same anti-media sentiment pushed by President Donald Trump. Most of Sinclair's stations are CNN affiliates -- meaning CNN shares content and resources with them and vice versa. Sinclair is the largest owner of local TV stations in the US, but it's not just its size that makes it influential, it's also how the US audience views local news compared to other media. More people still get their news from local television stations than from any other source. … [Read more...] about Why Sinclair matters: Local news is Americans’ No. 1 news source

Sinclair Broadcasting Corp. is requiring news anchors at its local TV stations to take part in a new promotional campaign that slams national media outlets for sharing “fake stories,” according to a new report.CNN reported on Wednesday that the script for the promotional campaign begins with local anchors praising the “quality, balanced journalism” produced by local stations, but then pivots to the “troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided news stories plaguing our country.”"The sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media," the script reads, according to CNN. "More alarming, national media outlets are publishing these same fake stories without checking facts first.”ADVERTISEMENT“Unfortunately, some members of the national media are using their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control 'exactly what people think' ... This … [Read more...] about Sinclair requiring anchors to read new promo slamming ‘one-sided news stories’: report